Last Train to Clarksville "Clarkesville", which is a much more rare spelling, now used only for a town in Georgia. Hart got the idea for the lyrics when he turned on the radio and heard the end of The Beatles' "Paperback Writer". He thought Paul McCartney was singing "Take the last train", and decided to use the line when he found out McCartney was actually singing "Paperback Writer". Hart knew that "The Monkees" TV series was being pitched as a music/comedy series in the spirit of The Beatles movie "A Hard Day's Night", so he was hoping that by emulating The Beatles, this song
Clarksville High School (Clarksville, Texas) band also placed 1st in the Texas STATE Marching Championship on November 7th, 2017, making them the current reigning State Marching Champion. "All hail Alma Mater" "Thy queen of all the rest" "In all our fond memories" "Thy name we love the best" "And as we walk the path of life" "And sail the storm-tossed seas" "Our beacon of light shall ever be" "Our days at Clarksville High School" "C*H*S!!!" The tune of the school song is based on the Piu Andante theme from the Fourth Movement of Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 1. A recording by the Columbia University Orchestra