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Artist: Donovan
Track: Mellow Yellow

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I'm just mad about Saffron
Saffron's mad about me
I'm just mad about Saffron
She's just mad about me

They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow

I'm just mad about Fourteen
Fourteen's mad about me
I'm just mad about Fourteen
She's just mad about me

They call me mellow yellow
They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow

Born high forever to fly
Wind velocity nil
Wanna high forever to fly
If you want your cup our fill

They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow

(So mellow yellow, he's so mellow)

Electrical banana
Is gonna be a sudden craze
Electrical banana
Is bound to be the very next phase

They call it mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow

Saffron, yeah
I'm just mad about her
I'm just mad about Saffron
She's just mad about me

They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow

(Oh so yellow, oh so mellow)
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Donovan – Mellow Yellow
“Mellow Yellow” is Donovan’s second of five top 10 singles in the US, peaking at #2 in late 1966. It was also certified Gold. The song was also a top 10 hit in the UK and Australia
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Q:When did Donovan release “Mellow Yellow”?
Donovan released “Mellow Yellow” on October 24, 1966.
Q:When did Donovan release Mellow Yellow?
Donovan released Mellow Yellow in February 1967.
Q:Who wrote “Mellow Yellow” by Ciao Bella?
“Mellow Yellow” by Ciao Bella was written by Donovan.
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Scottish singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Donovan Leitch, is one of the most influential figures in the Sixties' explosion of musical creativity. His 2002 induction into the Rock
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