Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn March 5th 1967, Senator Bobby with Senator McKinley's covered version of "Mellow Yellow" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart for a one week stay at position #99.I'm pretty sure the person who said the word is "fourteen" is having us on. Goes well with the "mad about saffron " line. Dell from St Louis, IdI think the controversial line goes "I'm just mad about FONTINE."įontine is defined as a "pale yellow" cheese on Wiktionary.Dell from St Louis, IdPut me down as someone who has listened closely to this song and agrees that the person whooping it up in the middle of the song (1) doesn't sound like Donovan and yes, now that you mention it, (2) does sound like Paul McCartney.George from Vancouver, CanadaIt appears as if Georgie Fame sang this & made a hit of it before Donovan, on UK Blues chart.Saffron - aphrodisiac, Electrical banana - vibrator, Fourteen - fourteen year old girls, mellow yellow - the color of saffron and bananas, and him being mellow maybe. Dina from CaliforniaI just found out that saffron is an aphrodisiac, then it dawned on me that this song is more about sex than drugs.However, I don't remember I've had a chance to hear it in 2000's, obviously due to modern political correctness. Przgzr from Zagreb, HrI can confirm Lyz' and Steve's comments, this version has not only been played on concerts but one of these concerts has been recorded and I have heard this version several times on the radio.Blacktaff from Cardiff Uk Maybe, while the Rolling Stones were blatantly singing about Valium as being " mothers little yellow helpers " Donovan was just being more mellow on the same subject. ![]()
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