Zor and Zam

"Zor and Zam"
Song by The Monkees
from the album The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
LanguageEnglish
ReleasedApril 22, 1968
RecordedJanuary 7, 13, 18 and February 14, 17, 1968
GenreRock
Length2:10
LabelColgems
Songwriter(s)Bill and John Chadwick
Producer(s)The Monkees

"Zor and Zam" is a song written by Bill and John Chadwick and recorded by The Monkees for their 1968 album The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees. It was also featured in the final episode of season 2 of the band's popular television series, entitled "The Frodis Caper". The song involves the preparations for a war between two monarchs of rival kingdoms; however, when it comes time to fight, no one shows up and the war never happens.[1]

The song appeared in a markedly different mix on the television show than it did on The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees, featuring an alternate vocal take, and lacking the horn and string overdubs.

Personnel

  • Micky Dolenz – lead vocal, percussion
  • Keith Allison, Bill Chadwick – electric guitars
  • Chip Douglas, Richard Dey, Max Bennett – bass
  • Michael Melvoin – piano
  • Eddie Hoh – drums
  • Hal Blaine, Milt Holland, Stan Levey – drums, percussion, gong, timpani
  • Henry Diltz – percussion
  • Milt Bernhart, Richard Leith, Lew McCreary, Frank Rosolino – trombones
  • Buddy Childers, Clyde Reasinger, Jack Sheldon, Anthony Terran – trumpets
  • Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick, Alex Murray, Erno Neufeld, Ambrose Russo – violins
  • John Lowe – saxophone, woodwind
  • Shorty Rogers – arrangement

See also

References

  1. ^ James E. Perone (2001). Songs of the Vietnam Conflict. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 53. ISBN 9780313315282.