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Tommy Smothers and Lana Turner introduce viewers to The Electric Prunes performing the Annette Tucker-Jill Jones composition "Get Me to the World on Time" on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour broadcast of April 16, 1967 on CBS-TV. The single release reached No. 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The entire episode (with guests Lana Turner, Robert Morse and The Electric Prunes) from April 16, 1967 is available here:
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"Get Me to the World on Time" is a song written by Annette Tucker and Jill Jones for the American garage rock band, The Electric Prunes. The song was released in March 1967 following the success of the band's previous single, "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)." Although the follow-up did not have the same success, "Get Me to the World on Time" still charted at No. 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The single also fared slightly better in Canada where it reached No. 15. In the UK it reached No. 42.

History - Recording:
The song was recorded at American Recording Company with multiple sound effects, and recording techniques which were highly complex. Similar to "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)", the composition begins in low-range tones until the sudden shift. Singer James Lowe explained that the opening to the track is actually "[producer] Dave Hassinger groaning through a mike, into the tremolo of a Fender amp. It creates pulse-like overtones that sound like strings." Vocals by Lowe were initially soft until climbing to higher notes alongside the instrumentals. The instrumentals featured a Bo Diddley-styled riff (added by the band) played in the percussion, and given a psychedelic effect with a fuzz-distorted guitar. The band added in the rhythm while recording it in studio, one of the few times the group's input was accepted. They had sought to expand the track by including more electronic instrumentals and effects, but it was not allowed. The ending of the song, deemed the "spaceship," by playing the high E note on guitar until it reached the last fret, and an oscillator matched the peak.

Songwriting:
Tucker and Jones wrote the song specifically for the Electric Prunes, deliberately including highly sexual (for the time) lyrics ("one kiss from you and my whole body starts to actin' strange, you shake up all my hormones, you put me through a change" etc.) The title refers to the song "Get Me to the Church on Time" from the 1956 musical "My Fair Lady."

Release and performances:
The track was released in March 1967, a few weeks after its inclusion on their debut album, and reached Top 40 success in the United States. It was the band's last single to chart in the Top 40. Despite the band's difficulty in mimicking the studio version at live performances, the song was a favorite among their fans. To compensate for the lack of sound effects, the band normally expanded the composition beyond its regular track length.

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