# The Standells | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-standells
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/the-standells/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 05:48 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-standells
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/the-standells/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/the-standells/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: The Standells
- Visible lyric pages: 3

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `the-standells`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 05:48 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-eb374cd737a0a4cd
- Visible lyric pages: 3
- Pages with stored lyric text: 3
- Video-backed song pages: 3
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 3438
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 5
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Why Pick On Me?, Dirty Water, and Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

The Standells formed in 1962, originally calling themselves The Ravens. They were a Boston band that put out their first single, "Dirty Water," in 1966. That song, with its rough-edged guitar and a chorus that stuck, became their calling card. It's still the track people know them for. They released a handful of albums in the late 1960s, including 'The Standells' and 'Try It.' Other songs like "Sometimes Good Guys...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Why Pick On Me? — https://lyroverse.com/the-standells/why-pick-on-me
2. Dirty Water — https://lyroverse.com/the-standells/dirty-water
3. Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White — https://lyroverse.com/the-standells/sometimes-good-guys-don-t-wear-white