Last Train to Clarksville - Clarksville MO
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N 39° 22.279 W 090° 54.246
15S E 680543 N 4360078
The Monkeys "Last Train to Clarksville" will be stuck in your head when you see this.
Waymark Code: WMYC85
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2018
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The Monkeys "Last Train to Clarksville" will be stuck in your head when you see this arch next to the train tracks. A little known fact is the song is a war protest song by songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart.
"According to the song's authors, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, the song is their protest of the Vietnam War and tells the story of a young man who has been drafted. He is waiting for the train that will take him to an army base, and he knows he may die in Vietnam. At the end of the song he states, "I don't know if I'm ever coming home." Like many early Monkees songs, Micky Dolenz is the only member of the group to actually appear on the record, though later Monkees recordings would feature more "true" group input." (
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