Last Train to Clarksville episodes of the band's television series, the most for any Monkees song. The song, written by the songwriting duo Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, has been compared to The Beatles' "Paperback Writer", particularly the "jangly" guitar sound, the chord structure, and the vocal harmonies. The Beatles song had been number one in the US charts three months earlier. The lyrics tell of a man phoning the woman he loves, urging her to meet him at a train station in Clarksville before he must leave, possibly forever. There was no explicit reference to war in the song but its last line,
Train (band) Sakai Smith (backing vocals, percussion) also became touring members of Train. In April 2012, Train released their sixth studio album titled "California 37". The first single from the album entitled "Drive By" reached number 10 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and was a Top 10 hit in the UK, their first Top 20 single since 2009. In June 2014, Scott Underwood left the band, and was replaced by Drew Shoals. Train released their seventh studio album titled "Bulletproof Picasso" in September. It reached number 5 on the "Billboard" Top 200 and received positive reviews from critics, but only the single