Elenore

"Elenore"
Single by the Turtles
from the album The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands
B-side"Surfer Dan"
ReleasedSeptember 1968
GenrePop rock
Length2:31
LabelWhite Whale
SongwritersHoward Kaylan, Mark Volman, Al Nichol, Jim Pons, John Barbata
ProducerChip Douglas
The Turtles singles chronology
"The Story of Rock and Roll"
(1968)
"Elenore"
(1968)
"You Showed Me"
(1969)

"Elenore" is a 1968 song by the Turtles, originally included on The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands. Although written by Howard Kaylan, its writing was co-credited to all five members of the band: Kaylan, Mark Volman, Al Nichol, Jim Pons, and John Barbata. The song was written as a satire of their biggest pop hit "Happy Together."