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
Last Train to Trancentral a sampled American-accented voice saying "Okay, everybody, lie down on the floor and keep calm," reportedly spoken by KLF publicist Scott Piering. "Record Mirror" noted the "ethereal atmospherics" of the "Pure Trance" version, but the single was poorly received by "Melody Maker", who interpreted it as a joke: "'Look how mischievous we are', the fatheads giggle!" In comparing "Last Train to Trancentral (Live from the Lost Continent)" to the KLF single "Justified and Ancient", "NME" called the former a "sheer frantic rush". "NME" also named the single as 15th best of 1991. "Splendid" Magazine said of the LP version: "The