“Zor and Zam”

Lyrics Permalink
The king of Zor, he called for a war
And the king of Zam, he answered
They fashioned their weapons, one upon one
Ton upon ton, and they called for a war at the rise of the sun
Out went the call to one and to all
That echoed and rolled like the thunder
Trumpets and drums, roar upon roar
More upon more, rolling the call of come now to war
Throughout the night, they fashioned their might
With right on the side of the mighty
They puzzled their minds, plan upon plan
Man upon man, and at dying of dawn, the great war began
They met on the battlefield, banner in hand
They looked out across the vacant land
And they counted the missing, one upon one
None upon none, the war, it was over before it begun
Two little kings playing a game
They gave a war, and nobody came
And nobody came
And nobody came
And nobody came
Nobody came
Personnel Permalink
Musicians (27) Permalink
- Micky Dolenz: Lead Vocal [1]
- Micky Dolenz: Percussion [1]
- Keith Allison: Electric Guitar [1]
- Bill Chadwick: Electric Guitar [1]
- Michael Melvoin: Piano [1]
- Rick Dey: Bass [1]
- Chip Douglas: Bass [1]
- Max Bennett: Bass [1]
- “Fast” Eddie Hoh: Drums [1]
- Hal Blaine: Drums [1]
- Hal Blaine: Percussion [1]
- Hal Blaine: Timpani [1]
- Hal Blaine: Gong [1]
- Milt Holland: Drums [1]
- Milt Holland: Percussion [1]
- Milt Holland: Timpani [1]
- Milt Holland: Gong [1]
- Stan Levey: Drums [1]
- Stan Levey: Percussion [1]
- Stan Levey: Timpani [1]
- Stan Levey: Gong [1]
- Buddy Childers: Trumpet [1]
- Tony Terran: Trumpet [1]
- Clyde Reasinger: Trumpet [1]
- Jack Sheldon: Trumpet [1]
- Lew McCreary: Trombone [1]
- Milt Bernhart: Trombone [1]
- Frank Rosolino: Trombone [1]
- Dick Leith: Trombone [1]
- John Lowe: Saxophone [1]
- John Lowe: Woodwinds [1]
- Erno Neufeld: Violin [1]
- George Kast: Violin [1]
- Nathan Kaproff: Violin [1]
- Marvin Limonick: Violin [1]
- Alex Murray: Violin [1]
- Ambrose Russo: Violin [1]
- Henry Diltz: Unknown [1]
Producers (1) Permalink
Writers (2) Permalink
Recordings (5) Permalink
- Jan 7, 1968 — RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) [unverified]
- Jan 13, 1968 — RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) [unverified]
- Jan 18, 1968 — RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) [unverified]
- Feb 14, 1968 — RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) [unverified]
- Feb 17, 1968 — RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) [unverified]
Sources Permalink
- The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the ’60s TV Pop Sensation (2005), Andrew Sandoval, p. 303.
- The Birds, the Bees & The Monkees (1994) (CD).