Play it Again, Sam #14a - "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"

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'Ello, 'ello, 'ello, and welcome, welcome, welcome ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! We are at #14a in Play it Again, Sam, a two part discussion consisting of an original song followed by a cover of that song. Today, I'm throwing an unexpected changeup, because I have confidence that hardly anyone is going to guess where I'm going with this. We are at the "original" portion: "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" by Paul Revere and the Raiders. "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" is so closely associated with The Monkees that anyone could be forgiven for assuming that it's their tune. It was, however, written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, and recorded by Paul Revere and the Raiders for their 1966 album, Midnight Ride, which featured the Top 5 hit, "Kicks." Oddly, baffling, in fact, "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone," a hard rocking, psychedelic classic, was not released as a single. I say "classic," because you oughta see the long list of bands that have covered it, a list longer than Lindsay Lohan's rap sheet! Here's the wind-up, and here's the pitch... Stay tuned! (Info verified by Wikipedia)