Yellow Balloon was not on the recording, having been in a recent near-fatal car accident. The week of May 20, 1967, the Yellow Balloon's version placed at #25 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, while Jan & Dean's version placed at #111. This was due largely to the fact that many disc jockeys around the United States played only the Yellow Balloon version of the song. The B-side was the song played backwards, entitled "Noollab Wolley". However, several radio stations banned the song in fear that the song was about yellow hallucinogenic pills for a drug trip, just like the Donovan song "Mellow
Bob Mellow and hold a political office. He was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison on November 30, 2012. Mellow's state funded pension was $138,958 free of state and local income taxation. He forfeited his pension when he was sent to federal prison after his political corruption and tax evasion convictions. After serving his sentence, in 2014 all charges were dismissed. Bob Mellow Robert J. "Bob" Mellow is a Democratic politician and former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, who represented the 22nd District from 1971 to 2010. He also served as the Minority Floor Leader and President pro tempore. Mellow