THE FUN and GAMES- Elephant Candy (1969)

"The Fun and Games' "Elephant Candy" is an exemplary harmony pop and bubblegum album dating back to the late '60s. Its popularity today (especially among soft pop collectors, who have helped pushed copies of the LP into the upper strata of the marketplace) can be traced directly to the group's involvement with über-talented Los Angeles singer/songwriter/producer Gary Zekley. Zekley (who passed away in 1996) had previously struck gold as a songwriter/producer for a group called the Yellow Balloon, co-writing eight of that group's 11 LP tracks, including the hit song "Yellow Balloon." Zekley had already written or co-written (often with his songwriting partner, Mitchell Bottler) numerous soft pop hits, including "Like a Summer Rain" for Jan & Dean and the original version of "Superman" by the Clique (later covered by R.E.M.). By 1968, Zekley's success had led him to be introduced to a California-by-way-of-Texas group called the Fun and Games. Unlike several of Zekley's groups -- which were mostly a vehicle for Zekley and Bottler's songs, and mostly utilized session musicians -- the Fun and Games were a real group. Nevertheless, Zekley took control of their destiny, and ended up producing the group's sole album, 1969's Elephant Candy, co-writing seven of the 12 songs featured on the album. "- All Music Guide

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• The Fun And Games
• Elephant Candy
• The Fun & Games
• 60s music
• bubblegum rock
• sunshine pop
• psychedia
• Gary Zekley
• The Clique
• Yellow Balloon

[CarloFabiane]

Does anybody has the lyrics????

[hedonismbeast]

DID YOU KNOW THAT ELEPHARNTS CAN BE FUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

[sydneyzekley]

my dad wrote and produced this song. he would have enjoyed this video. thanks for posting it

[TeleNikon]

Excellent video, very tasty tune!

[letseeitplease]

thanks for this wonderful video, i got this record 40 years ago ,thanks for posting,

[zoggy1950]

Great song!! Senior in high school when this came out. Great memories and thx for posting this!!!