Strawberry Alarm Clock
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Strawberry Alarm Clock
There is a rather convoluted backstory behind the creation and crediting of this song and how the lead vocals ended up being sung by someone who was never a member of the band.
In early 1967, the band was still known as Thee Sixpence and had released four singles under that name. Keyboardist Mark W...
[Intro]
Ba-ba, ba-ba
Ba-ba, ba-ba
[Verse 1]
Good sense, innocence, cripplin' mankind
Dead kings, many things I can't define
Occasions, persuasions clutter your mind
Incense and peppermints, the color of time
[Chorus]
Who cares what games we choose?
Little to win, but nothin' to lose
[Bridge]
Incense and peppermints, meaningless nouns
Turn on, tune in, turn your eyes around
Look at yourself, look at yourself, yeah, girl
Look at yourself, look at yourself, yeah, girl, yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
To divide the cockeyed world in two
Throw your pride to one side, it's the least you can do
Beatniks and politics, nothin' is new
A yardstick for lunatics, one point of view
[Chorus]
Who cares what games we choose?
Little to win, but nothin' to lose
[Verse 3]
Good sense, innocence, cripplin' mankind
Dead kings, many things I can't define
Occasions, persuasions clutter your mind
Incense and peppermints, the color of time
[Chorus]
Who cares what games we choose?
Little to win, but nothin' to lose
[Outro]
Incense, peppermints
Incense, peppermints
Sha-la-la
Sha-la-la
Sha-la-la
Sha-la-la
Sha-la-la
Sha-la-la
Incense and Peppermints was written by Tim Gilbert & John Carter (USA).
Incense and Peppermints was produced by Frank Slay.
Strawberry Alarm Clock released Incense and Peppermints on Fri May 19 1967.