What role did Tennessee play in a controversy around a song by The Monkees?
The song “The Last Train to Clarksville” by The Monkees became an unlikely and somewhat accidental anti-war anthem in the 1960s thanks to a little quirk in geography. Plus, the local news for November 5, 2025, and this week’s edition of What, Where, Whens-day.
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