Which band wrote the song that was kept at #2 behind Mark Barkan's 1966 #1 hit?
Paint It Black "Paint It Black" (originally released as "Paint It, Black") is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, written by the songwriting partnership of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and first released as a single on 6 May 1966. It was later included as the opening track to the US version of their 1966 album, "Aftermath".
Old John Robertson "Old John Robertson" is a song by the American rock band The Byrds, written by band members Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn, and included on their 1968 album "The Notorious Byrd Brothers". The song was also released as the B-side to the non-album "Lady Friend" single on July 13, 1967 in the United States and Europe, but in the United Kingdom the B-side was switched to "Don't Make Waves", another Hillman and McGuinn penned song. The version of "Old John Robertson" featured on the flip-side of "Lady Friend" is a substantially different mix from the version that would later appear on "The Notorious Byrd Brothers".