The Lovin' Spoonful perform Do You Believe In Magic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtQpZysa7UA (followed by You Didn't have To Be So Nice)
Essential. A great version from the legendary TNT show. John and his autoharp, Zally clowning around. One of my all-time favorite songs and bands. To be successful, R&R and R&B had to capture more than the usual boy/girl thing. They had to encompass the whole of our lives, successes and failures, danger and daring, and also a certain innocence and longing. The Spoonful provided that last part. I can only echo some old liner notes from one of their albums, listening to these old tunes and when they were written and wonder how the hell we got to where we are today.