Popular Culture
- In the season 4 episode "To Live and Let Diorama" of Gilmore Girls, the song is heard playing at the music store owned by Sophie Bloom (a character played by Carole King, who co-wrote the song).
- The Wedding Present covered the song on their 1992 RCA release Hit Parade 1.
- In the episode "McStroke" from Family Guy, this song plays in the background during a classic hallway chase scene.
- The pop punk band The Mr. T Experience covered it on their record Everybody's Entitled to Their Own Opinion.
- Neal Morse, lead singer of Transatlantic, and former lead singer of Spock's Beard, covered the song on his 2006 album Cover to Cover.
- The track "Pleasant Valley Monday" from the album Puroland by noise artist Merzbow was inspired by this song.
- In 2002, Mark Mothersbaugh covered the song for the TV show Hidden Hills.
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