Take a Giant Step (song) Take a Giant Step (song) "Take a Giant Step" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and released by the American band The Monkees in 1966. It was also covered in 1969 by singer Taj Mahal. The song was released as the B-side to the band's single "Last Train to Clarksville" and also as the closing track on side 1 of their debut album "The Monkees". Micky Dolenz sang the lead vocal. The song is presented as a plea to a heartbroken girl to move on from her past romantic disappointments, and to "learn to live again
Lonely Train group's Southern rock-style sound. The video's use of black and white evokes a dark, gloomy feeling. In it, the band play in a warehouse in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, which they considered an appropriate setting for the song's sentiment. The song was featured in the wrestling game "WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007". It was used as the theme song for the 2006 The Great American Bash PPV. Lonely Train "Lonely Train" is the debut single by hard rock band Black Stone Cherry, from their self-titled album, which was released on July 18, 2006. It peaked at #14 on the Mainstream