Monkees are pretty lame (just an opinion no hate for real. Its ok if you like them. Lots of people love them) but this song is pretty good id say. Mr Jamal, id like to recommend Modest Mouse - Ocean Breathes Salty in the spirit of keeping great music alive. ruclips.net/video/yhOSuA0ARfs/видео.html
I wasn't born early enough to see the show first run. Next Tuesday I will be 50. I only had the privilege of watching this great show in reruns. Watched every chance I could. I loved it. I have three or four of their vinyls. The fast motion was funny as hell.
@@etonbachs4226 You got plenty of those during the musical romp/chase bits during the episode (when you'd usually get the first featured song of the episode)
I remember in 1986, MTV started a Monkees revival for their 20th anniversary by showing reruns of the show (and then their sister channel Nickelodeon started showing it as well). Created a whole new generation of fans. I saw them on the 20th anniversary tour and it was actually a lot of fun. Sad that Davy & Peter are no longer with us (my boyfriend actually got to jam with Peter once or twice in the 80s). I remember right after Davy passed, he was supposed to play some shows at EPCOT at Walt Disney World. Micky stepped in and did the dates in his place. I went to one of the shows and he was awesome. He performed "Daydream Believer" and dedicated it to Davy. Please check out "Pleasant Valley Sunday" and for a laugh "Gonna Buy Me A Dog".
So The Beatles were 1st. The Monkees were a made up group for TV. They hired 4 guys with musical abilities who weren't related and put them together to make a TV group.
@@iancpowell extra Fun Fact: when they added Chekov to the Star Trek cast, Roddenberry specifically stated he was looking for a "Davey Jones type." Walter Koenig had to wear a "Beatles wig" the first season. :)
@@Caseytify There is an episode of "Mannix" where I thought one of the guest stars was Davey Jones until a moment later I realized it was Walter. I almost couldn't tell them apart.
They were after the Beatles (who were referred to as the Fab four), and the media used to call them the 'Pre-Fab Four'. In the end, the Monkees proved themselves to be very talented musicians.
I was fortunate enough to see them in their first revival tour at age 16. Mike Nesmith was being a prima donna and refused to tour with them then but Micky, Davy and Peter were there and it was incredible.
the first part the first created bands is wrong, Jackson 5 was one of the firsts, to have their own TV show, maybe as didn't Sonny & Cher & The Osmonds also have tv shows
In the pilot episode of the tv series they use a picture of the Beatles as a dartboard. Pure jealousy on the part of the characters. The actors/musicians quite liked the Beatles, and it became mutual. Watch the Beatles' video for "A Day in the Life" and you'll see Mike Nesmith among the guests.
Mickey Dolenz ( the drummer) had never played the drums before being selected for this show. He had been a child star on tv in his youth and could act which was why he was picked for the show. Peter Tork and Michael Naismith were the only cast members with prior musical experience. The producers of the show didn't allow them to play most of the time, almost all of the instrumentals heard on the show were studio musicians. This pissed off Michael Naismith and Peter Tork somewhat. They eventually became quite good later and played several live performances. There's also an amusing story about Michael Naismith showing up to the audition with a bag of dirty laundry because the audition was in the same direction as the laundromat and he didn't want to waste the trip. He really didn't think he was going to get the gig anyway. He was wearing the same knit cap that he wore all during the series and refused to take it off later when requested to when they started taping the show.
@@caseyparker6375 You did not mention Davy Jones. He had the MOST experience. He was a Broadway star. As a teen, he was the star of OLIVER. I saw him. I remember him singing as he went up and down the aisles of the orchestra level. He had a good voice and charisma. Because of his short size, he played a child when he was a teenager. I still remember "More?" I was a few years younger, and got a teen crush on him. That he never reached his full stardom potential. That he died while not yet really old. These are the sad parts of life. RIP Davy! You gave us joy. Thank you!
I wasn't born until 1971 but I love these guys. There music is so enjoyable. I enjoyed the rebirth of The Monkees in the 1980s on MTV. They make you feel so good in such a chaotic world we're living in today. R.I.P to great music.
@@klaytonvonkluge4905 He was producing videos and had put out one called Elephant Parts, which won the first Grammy for a music video. So, video pioneer; but, did not have a hand in MTV.
@@jeffnettleton3858 Sorry, but you are wrong about Nesmith and MTV. Nesmith created a music video program called PopClips (with Vee Jays [Howie Mandle was one of them)) in 1979 as a promotional vehicle for Warner Records. The show was owned by Warner\Amex Cable and produced by Warner Television and released on Nickelodeon from 1980-1981. Warner\Amex then evolved the program into MTV.
I gave you a thumbs up not because I'm seven again but because every day to and from work I pass a road called Pleasant Valley and I usually start singing that song. "And Mrs. Gray she's proud today because her roses are in blooooom. And Mr. Green he's so serene, he's got a TV in every rooom. Just another Pleasant Valley Sunday, Sundayyyyyy, here in status symbol laaaannnnddddd". Good tune. Sorry for the long comment. I'll see myself out. Stay safe and keep watching.
Jamal, the funny thing about this "simple song" is that it has a ton of chord changes. I was surprised when I learned to play it. Major artists such as Neil Diamond and Carol King wrote songs for them.
And, The Wrecking Crew played all the instruments on their recorded music, but gave them pointers, and taught them how to be more believable musicians when they(The Monkees) played live, yet, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork, and Mike Nesmith could play musical instruments(Tork and Nesmith could both play guitar(then again, so could Dolenz), but Nesmith was a better bass player, and Dolenz, while the better singer of the four, was made the drummer. Peter Tork could also play keyboards, and wrote and played the intro to Daydream Believer.
The Monkees are very underrated, yes they were a product of tv but they toured without a back up band from the beginning. Their 3rd album Headquarters was totally them alone. They wrote a number of their songs and were very VERY good singers. The Monkees produced new albums as recent as 2019/20. Long after most of their contemporaries had long called it quits. These guys deserve to be in the HOF. Oh by the way they brought the Jimi Hendrix Experience to the states as their opening act and was the first to use the MOOG synthesizer.
"The Monkees" was a TV show about a fictional band that was inspired by The Beatles movie "A Hard Day's Night". As the show progressed The Monkees ended up becoming more of an actual Band. "Leonard Nimoy actually became a Vulcan" as Mickey Dolenz likes to say in interviews.
And BTW, John Lennon was crazy about them! He thought their show was hilarious. He described the Beatles as a music group while they were more like the Marx Brothers. Watch the show repeats they were hilarious! And unfortunately they did have a fall out. Mike Nesmith always wanted to be taken more seriously as a musician and he complained the most apparently. For years he refused to do a reunion show with fellow band members.
@@johnszostowski767 I have The Partridge Family CD that I bought just a few months ago. I forget where I found it if it was Walmart or Target or Amazon but I got it online. It's really fun all the old hits
This may be my on-and-off favorite song of all time. The piccolo trumpet in the background near the end is lovely. The youthful innocence is endearing.
Oh my Jamel, The Monkees were put together especially for a TV sitcom called "The Monkees". It was about their everyday life with musical numbers. Some channels that run old sitcoms still will run it. Thanks for this Monkees memory.
I love how when you stop the video, you always go back a few seconds when you start it back. It's a small detail, but it makes a difference so you don't miss anything. Keep up the great work!
@@daveingrey2615 Hendrix was more popular in England than the US. Mickey Dolenz suggested he open for them after seeing him perform. Out of the 28 date tour. Jimi only lasted 8 walking throwing his guitar onto the floor and walking off stage at Forest Hills Stadium in New York, either July 16 or 17, 1967.
The Monkees sold more records than the Beatles or Stone's in 67 was started by Mike in an interview he said it as a joke and people actually believed it Mike has omitted in latter interviews it was a joke they didn't outsell the Beatles or stones in 67
They got sick of the dissing, and determined to learn how to play, and they did. This video was chock full of Mickey doing lots of Adam West/ Bill Shatner level camera hogging. Their musicianship developed tremendously over the course of the show.
I got to see what's left of The Monkees in concert a few years ago. Micky did most of the talking, and when it came time for this song, he announced that nobody but Davy could possibly sing it, so with the assistance of the Wayback Machine, they put this video on the screen and separated out Davy's vocals. In effect, he sang from beyond the grave. And for the last chorus, Micky held his microphone out to the audience and said, "YOU sing it!" And we did.
We flew down to Hot Springs Arkansas in 2016 to see them perform. We were going to wait until the Branson concert. Glad we didn't as it was canceled. That's one I wouldn't heard the end of. Lol 🙄 🤠🐂🏞️🛩️
The guy playing the guitar with the glasses is Mike Nesmith. At one time he was one of the richest men in America because his mother invented the type writer correction fluid WhiteOut. He inherited her fortune when she passed.
Not to nit pick...but it was Liquid Paper. Originally called Mistake Out by Nesmith's mother, then changed later. Yes, I know too much about this. Why?? LOL
Davy Jones was on Brady Bunch. Marcia Marcia Marcia Brady wrote a letter to get Davy Jones to sing at her prom and didn't think it was going to happen and then it did. It's quite acute episode.
@@JimDorman That little shuffle dance Davy did was popular back then. It was called "The skate" because it looked like you were roller skating. Another dance that was popular was "The Pony ". Check out Paul Revere and the Raiders video of them singing "Kicks" and you will see Go-Go dancers dancing like that.
@@marycad1160 Thanks so much! I have been trying to figure that out. They don't show him enough to really get it. I just found an instructional video. Woohoo! Can't wait for the quarantine to be over.
@@AJ17_ Yep. I'm aware. It's cuz they were assembled and manufactured solely to make money....on TV and with records and publishing (looking at you, Don Kirshner)!! Kirshner was a music publisher (Aldon Music) in the early '60s. He sold it to Screen Gems-Columbia Music. You can see from their name how they puzzled together the Monkee's label, Colgems, of which Don was president. He was asked by the show's producers to provide music for this newly-green-lighted wacky show. Kirshner later used his Monkees experience to do much of the same with The Archies....provide music written by seasoned tunesmiths to, now, a cartoon band with instruments played by studio musicians. It's well-documented how the Monkees' early records were filled with studio musicians, and later, of course, by the boys themselves.
Of course this also fills me with joy. I was like eight years old when the Monkees were big and this was the highlight of my life, to watch them on TV.
Classic Rock! Grew up with the Monkee’s and loved the show. I hope learned more about Monkee’s and how song writers wrote their hits and how they got together for a TV show.
When _Star Trek_ was going into its second season, it was decided that the show needed a cast member who would attract a younger, hipper audience, someone like "that smallish fellow who looks to be a hit on _The Monkees_ " - and thus was the origin of Ensign Pavel Chekov.
@@kabluey_louie1718 I love that movie so much! Especially because it shows off my beloved San Francisco so nicely - particularly that scene, when they're hanging out on Columbus Street at the edge of North Beach, a block or so up from the Pyramid/ Financial District.
had that as my ringback tone for a few years..people would get mad when I answered "we just wanted to hear the song,not actually talk to you" was quite common
I watched the hell out of their show when I was a kid. They were manufactured music. They all were musicians but at this point, they were actors. All the music early as "The Monkees" was done by studio musicians with them singing. Once the Monkees took over more as an actual band, their careers took a sharp downturn. I've read that Charles Manson was among those who auditioned for the Monkees and Jack Nicholson was a screenwriter on a movie they did called Head, which was a weird, trippy film that had little in common with the show. They were formed by television producers who wanted to make a tv version of Beatles movies...but sillier. Mike Nesmith left the Monkees and would be a pioneer in the music video industry, having a role in the creation of MTV. The band did have a career that spanned 40 years (mostly without Nesmith) but the tv show was their heyday.
I met Davey briefly in the mid 90's when he was appearing on a tv episode through my work. He was very nice to talk with and work for.. So i have fond memories of him and the Monkees. RIP
Micky had one of the best voices of the 60s. I’m a believer, last year to Clarkesville, She, Mary Mary, Pleasant Valley Sunday, On and on .. great stuff.
Jamel thanks for doing this song. I was a very small child watching and listening to The Monkees with my milk and cookies and all. It was great music to start off with, truly blessed.
Was a youngster when these guys were at the top of their game. Funny how we saw the music and video experience as over the top, wild, and cutting edge. Thanks for resurrecting some of the good sounds of yesterday. I appreciate how you approach the music objectively and in the context of that day. Lead on! Mark Oklahoma
"Pleasant Valley Sunday" is great, as are other songs that weren't as well known like "Don't Call on Me", "The Door into Summer" and "Goin' Down" (brilliantly done by Mickey Dolenz).
Omigosh! I love The Monkees, have since I was about 14, when they had their 20 year reunion. Got to meet Peter Tork once! Seen them in concert several times, including one of Davy’s last performances before he died. So awesome to see them here! And their history is long and very complicated....
Another fun fact: Jimi Hendrix was the opening act for The Monkees 1967 tour. Despite the Monkees' endorsement, Jimi was dropped after just 7 of 29 dates due to impatient immature Monkees fans unable to pay attention to the genius they might have been treated to.
Michael Nesmith's mother invented typewriter correction fluid known as Liquid Paper. When she died he inherited a multi-million dollar company. Davy Jones was from Manchester (UK) and appeared in Corrie as Ena Sharples' grandson. Peter Tork died of cancer. Mickey Dolenz was a child star. He had to learn how to play the drums when he joined The Monkees. Peter Tork was my favourite :)
From what I was told The Beatles were just as much a tooled band as any other at that time, and they had a TV series, too, it was just a cartoon instead of live-action. The Monkees were more of the USA's response to "the British Invasion"
Thanks!! I'm happy that you played this. I had all there pictures on my walls. Later in life I was in college working on a homecoming float and started to sing this song, next thing I knew all my classmates were singing along. People who have dished the monkees do not have a clue
The Monkees have some of the best songs. I grew up on re-runs of their show in the 80's. A few of the best videos they have are "Goin' Down", "Cuddly Toy", "Gonna Buy Me A Dog" and "She Hangs Out"
Before his time with the Monkees, Davy Jones, who is singing this song, was nominated for a Tony award for his portrayal of the 'Artful Dodger' in the Broadway musical "Oliver".
@@phillipharrison2836 I used to watch Circus Boy when I was a wee lad, when the show was first aired. In the show credits Micky was listed as Micky Braddock because his father, also and actor, was also Micky Dolenz and Micky the younger thought the name change would cause less confusion.
One of the cool things about the Monkees were all the "who who's" who composed their songs. Daydream Believer was composed by John Stewart who at the time was part of the Kingston Trio. Some other composers of their songs: Neil Sadaka, Neil Diamond, Carole King, Harry Nilsson, plus a lot of other "behind the scenes" composers that other groups used back then. They also wrote some of their own songs, but initially were considered only actors. I use to watch and enjoy the TV show and the music has definitely had staying power.
The Monkees had a sitcom back in the seventies. Beatles came first. Monkees were a produced band, a kin to the boy band genre. Thanks for listening to them , The Monkees give me great memories of my younger days.
this was my sisters song !!!,played at her funeral last year as the coffin went through the curtains,still brings a smile to my face she was called Jean mad as a box of frogs but you could,nt meet any one with a bigger heart , love this song
The Rainbow Room!! They filmed for hours in that room so there are more videos like this. Love the Monkees! The songs back then were kept to under 3 minutes for radio. They have many videos and every one is fantastic. Thanks for the reaction.
Jamel you made my day! The Beatles came first of course. The Monkees were made for TV - a music/sitcom show but they had some great songs. A good one is Pleasant Valley Sunday.
The Beatles were before The Monkees. The Monkees came from two TV producers who saw The Beatles film Help and then thought it could make a good tv show so they put out a public casting call.
@@blubeetle3 I was mistaken, both films were a year apart, and both before The Monkees TV show aired. Even the sale to Screen Gems was before the release of Help. Even though Bob Rafelson's idea for the Monkees predates both Beatles films having originally trying in 1962 to sell it, but than after the success of "A Hard Day's Night" in 1964 they tried again and it did sell.
Loved your reaction Jamal.Respectful. and hilarious,so entertaining.The song will stay in your head,so catchy.Wonderful to hear you got it,clear and simple,you got it kid
I grew up watching the Monkees tv show and was SO much fun and really never forgot them. Super fun good vibes lots of love their way! This song still gives me chicken skin! Not simple PURE. 🙏🏾
The Beatles came first and were known as "the Fab Four;" the Monkees, a band formed for a TV show, were known as "the Pre-Fab Four" not because they came before the Beatles, but because of the way they formed. Contrary to expectations, the Monkees produced several hit songs, such as "Daydream Believer," "Last Train to Clarksville," etc. Thank you for another trip down Memory Lane.
Their version of Neil Diamond's "I'm a Believer" is fantastic, so it Last Train to Clarksville. And the Monkeys were the first to sing this song as it was written for them
Untrue. Chip Douglas(Monkees producer) knew John Stewart from the Kingston Trio/MFQ days. He asked John if he had any new songs. John gave him this one, but they would only do it if Stewart agreed to a lyric change. That's why precious little Davy doesn't sing "Now you know how FUNKY I can be". That verse makes a lot less sense with the change. It was the first recording. Stewart released in himself in 1971.
@@joshuafuller9898 when I mentioned the Monkees cover of a song, I was referring to I'm a Believer, which they covered, but was written and recorded by Neil Diamond first. Daydream Believer was written by John Stewart, but the first recording and release was by The Monkees in 1967. John released his own version in 1971
I thought Chip Douglas will still in junior high school at the time...??? Robbie had started college, Mike had gotten married and left home, and Ernie was in, like, 5th grade or something. Just ask Uncle Charley (since Bub was gone)! Later, of course, Mike started his own daytime talk show... ;)
Supposedly they were told to do the song seriously but just couldn't stop joking because the song is really silly. So the released version is full of goofing around.
I saw the Monkees a couple years after Davy passed. When they got to this song, the surviving 3 members didn't sing Daydream Believer... the fans sang it. During the song, they had videos of Davy, including the video for the song. At the end, as Davy was walking toward the back in the video, they had him fade out. Very touching moment. Search out Daydream Believer Warner Theater Washington DC to see it.
Yay! Seriously one of my favorite bands. I watched this show compulsively in the 70s and early 80s. Love Mike Nesmith! His mother invented white out or liquid paper and he kind of invented MTV. RIP Peter and Davy ❤️
I am from that era use to watch The Monkees on tv...the group was put together for the tv show ...Beatles were first thanks for bringing back 70's memories sadly the singer of this song Davy Jones passed away a few years ago may he rest in peace
@@lrsrosebud I got to see him in 2019. He tours now. He was really good. Hope he tours in 2021. I’d recommend the show. He tells stories, sings, plays piano and guitar. Susan Dey was in the audience the night I saw him. Such a weird trip back to the mid 70’s.
Oh, I loved the Monkees, when I was a little girl.(Mommas old) I used to put on their records and dance around the room with my best friend for hours. Micky's singing voice, (Last Train to Clarksville) was my favorite.
Man I’m 42 and I grew up listening to this music because of my parents- not quite sure how you haven’t heard this song thou - I still love listening to 60s music it’s my go to genre when I want to pick my self up and feel good!
It's interesting you're seeing the TV show "official version" of this song. From what I recall, they had to fight tooth and nail to be allowed to play their instruments in public on tour. They were supposed to be a television show band only, not taken as serious musicians who wanted to write and perform what turned out to be really good music.
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WOW, love this, and haven't heard it in 20 years. thanks so much for this. hope you and the family are having a great week, man.
Monkees are pretty lame (just an opinion no hate for real. Its ok if you like them. Lots of people love them) but this song is pretty good id say. Mr Jamal, id like to recommend Modest Mouse - Ocean Breathes Salty in the spirit of keeping great music alive. ruclips.net/video/yhOSuA0ARfs/видео.html
Last Train to Clarksville and Pleasant Valley Sunday are their best.
Beatles were first by a couple of Years.
Fun fact Mike Nesmith's mum invented "Tipex"
Their sitcom used every technique...jump cuts, captions, breaking the fourth wall, fast motion...it was all on the table...and funny as heck😎
And it won 1he 1967 Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy series!
And, was WAY more influential on movies and TV shows for decades following, far more so than many hip directors and DPs will admit!
I wasn't born early enough to see the show first run. Next Tuesday I will be 50. I only had the privilege of watching this great show in reruns. Watched every chance I could. I loved it. I have three or four of their vinyls. The fast motion was funny as hell.
@@etonbachs4226 You got plenty of those during the musical romp/chase bits during the episode (when you'd usually get the first featured song of the episode)
I remember in 1986, MTV started a Monkees revival for their 20th anniversary by showing reruns of the show (and then their sister channel Nickelodeon started showing it as well). Created a whole new generation of fans. I saw them on the 20th anniversary tour and it was actually a lot of fun. Sad that Davy & Peter are no longer with us (my boyfriend actually got to jam with Peter once or twice in the 80s). I remember right after Davy passed, he was supposed to play some shows at EPCOT at Walt Disney World. Micky stepped in and did the dates in his place. I went to one of the shows and he was awesome. He performed "Daydream Believer" and dedicated it to Davy.
Please check out "Pleasant Valley Sunday" and for a laugh "Gonna Buy Me A Dog".
FYI: The Monkees, an American pop-rock group that was created as a made-for-television answer to the Beatles in the mid-1960s
added trivia that David Jones was on the Ed Sullivan show that the Beatles were on as the Artful Dodger from the stage version of Oliver
So The Beatles were 1st. The Monkees were a made up group for TV. They hired 4 guys with musical abilities who weren't related and put them together to make a TV group.
Every Saturday and then American Bandstand...
@@iancpowell extra Fun Fact: when they added Chekov to the Star Trek cast, Roddenberry specifically stated he was looking for a "Davey Jones type." Walter Koenig had to wear a "Beatles wig" the first season. :)
@@Caseytify There is an episode of "Mannix" where I thought one of the guest stars was Davey Jones until a moment later I realized it was Walter. I almost couldn't tell them apart.
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One of my best friends is just now beginning her battle with lymphoma. My best wishes to your Mother and to you.
Sending much Love & prayers to her.
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They were after the Beatles (who were referred to as the Fab four), and the media used to call them the 'Pre-Fab Four'. In the end, the Monkees proved themselves to be very talented musicians.
The Monkees are a very underrated band. Their music was fun and uplifting. They are all very talented. I love them!
I was fortunate enough to see them in their first revival tour at age 16. Mike Nesmith was being a prima donna and refused to tour with them then but Micky, Davy and Peter were there and it was incredible.
"I'm not your Steppin' Stone" is the next one to check out by the Monkees. "Valleri" is another great song by them.
Absolutely! 👍🏾
I love all their songs but good choices.👍🏻
Yeah, oh yeah... "I'm not your Stepping Stone" one of my all-time favorites from the Monkees (good choice)
The Sex Pistols cover of Stepping Stone is awesome.
Papa Gene’s Blues is cool too
The Monkees were one of the first created bands and had their own TV show. RIP Davy Jones and Peter Tork.
They were sooo young but had soo much talent..awesome......!
And as of today, Michael Nesmith. Mickey Dolenz is the sole remainder.
Loved the monkeemobile!
A tricked-out GTO
@@jonasalden29201 Only Mickey now.
the first part the first created bands is wrong, Jackson 5 was one of the firsts, to have their own TV show, maybe as didn't Sonny & Cher & The Osmonds also have tv shows
The Beatles came first. The Monkees were created as a sitcom band that was a play on The Beatles but took off in their own right. They're fantastic.
In the pilot episode of the tv series they use a picture of the Beatles as a dartboard. Pure jealousy on the part of the characters. The actors/musicians quite liked the Beatles, and it became mutual. Watch the Beatles' video for "A Day in the Life" and you'll see Mike Nesmith among the guests.
Mickey Dolenz ( the drummer) had never played the drums before being selected for this show. He had been a child star on tv in his youth and could act which was why he was picked for the show. Peter Tork and Michael Naismith were the only cast members with prior musical experience.
The producers of the show didn't allow them to play most of the time, almost all of the instrumentals heard on the show were studio musicians. This pissed off Michael Naismith and Peter Tork somewhat.
They eventually became quite good later and played several live performances.
There's also an amusing story about Michael Naismith showing up to the audition with a bag of dirty laundry because the audition was in the same direction as the laundromat and he didn't want to waste the trip. He really didn't think he was going to get the gig anyway. He was wearing the same knit cap that he wore all during the series and refused to take it off later when requested to when they started taping the show.
@@caseyparker6375 You did not mention Davy Jones. He had the MOST experience.
He was a Broadway star. As a teen, he was the star of OLIVER. I saw him. I remember him singing as he went up and down the aisles of the orchestra level. He had a good voice and charisma.
Because of his short size, he played a child when he was a teenager.
I still remember "More?"
I was a few years younger, and got a teen crush on him.
That he never reached his full stardom potential. That he died while not yet really old. These are the sad parts of life.
RIP Davy! You gave us joy. Thank you!
I wasn't born until 1971 but I love these guys. There music is so enjoyable. I enjoyed the rebirth of The Monkees in the 1980s on MTV. They make you feel so good in such a chaotic world we're living in today. R.I.P to great music.
It's been 54 years and I'm still in love with Davy Jones!
Dudes like 5'2"
Me, too, Kathy!!
My most embarrassing teenage moment was standing on my seat in the Buffalo Auditorium screaming Micky Dolenz's name. 😊
@@randybobandy9828 so???
@@ambermeanswell he's short.
Michael Nesmith on guitar, his mother invented White Out.
LiquidPaper
And he (Nesmith) had his hands in on the MTV thing when it kicked off, somehow, some way.....
, they've made small fortunes, between 'em!
@@klaytonvonkluge4905 He was producing videos and had put out one called Elephant Parts, which won the first Grammy for a music video. So, video pioneer; but, did not have a hand in MTV.
Technically, developed a new solution of opaquing fluid, which artists had used for years.
@@jeffnettleton3858 Sorry, but you are wrong about Nesmith and MTV.
Nesmith created a music video program called PopClips (with Vee Jays [Howie Mandle was one of them)) in 1979 as a promotional vehicle for Warner Records. The show was owned by Warner\Amex Cable and produced by Warner Television and released on Nickelodeon from 1980-1981. Warner\Amex then evolved the program into MTV.
lol...the monkees, feel like I'm 7 again...."Pleasant Valley Sunday"
Amen! Takes me back to way simpler times!
Written by Carol King and I'm a Believer was written by Neil Diamond.
I remember then from when I was a kid also. Loved them!!!
I gave you a thumbs up not because I'm seven again but because every day to and from work I pass a road called Pleasant Valley and I usually start singing that song. "And Mrs. Gray she's proud today because her roses are in blooooom. And Mr. Green he's so serene, he's got a TV in every rooom. Just another Pleasant Valley Sunday, Sundayyyyyy, here in status symbol laaaannnnddddd". Good tune. Sorry for the long comment. I'll see myself out. Stay safe and keep watching.
@@etonbachs4226 That's another awesome Monkees song. ☺
Jamal, the funny thing about this "simple song" is that it has a ton of chord changes. I was surprised when I learned to play it. Major artists such as Neil Diamond and Carol King wrote songs for them.
Also Harry Nilson and Paul Williams
This one was written by Neil Diamond.
Although Neil Diamond wrote some great songs for the Monkees...Daydream Beliver was written by John Stewert (formally of the Kingston Trio).
And, The Wrecking Crew played all the instruments on their recorded music, but gave them pointers, and taught them how to be more believable musicians when they(The Monkees) played live, yet, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork, and Mike Nesmith could play musical instruments(Tork and Nesmith could both play guitar(then again, so could Dolenz), but Nesmith was a better bass player, and Dolenz, while the better singer of the four, was made the drummer. Peter Tork could also play keyboards, and wrote and played the intro to Daydream Believer.
Steve Pulford Neil Diamond wrote I’m a Believer.
The Monkees are very underrated, yes they were a product of tv but they toured without a back up band from the beginning. Their 3rd album Headquarters was totally them alone. They wrote a number of their songs and were very VERY good singers. The Monkees produced new albums as recent as 2019/20. Long after most of their contemporaries had long called it quits. These guys deserve to be in the HOF. Oh by the way they brought the Jimi Hendrix Experience to the states as their opening act and was the first to use the MOOG synthesizer.
"The Monkees" was a TV show about a fictional band that was inspired by The Beatles movie "A Hard Day's Night". As the show progressed The Monkees ended up becoming more of an actual Band. "Leonard Nimoy actually became a Vulcan" as Mickey Dolenz likes to say in interviews.
And then there was a movie about a fictitious group who ended up releasing albums and doing concerts.
@@mjklein ah yes. "Spinal Tap".
And BTW, John Lennon was crazy about them! He thought their show was hilarious. He described the Beatles as a music group while they were more like the Marx Brothers. Watch the show repeats they were hilarious! And unfortunately they did have a fall out. Mike Nesmith always wanted to be taken more seriously as a musician and he complained the most apparently. For years he refused to do a reunion show with fellow band members.
Basically the 1st assemble boys band before NSYNC or Boyz to men
Last train to Clarksville or I’m a believer are even better
Yup.
Just going to say last train to clarksville too. The guy in blue hats mom invented liquid paper too
Yes, agreed. Last Train is a classic of the period IMHO.
Steppin' Stone is another one.
@@82ndairproud Yes!! Steppin Stone!!
Definitely check out "I'm a Believer" and "Last Train to Clarksville. "
And steppin stone
@@maegliinvalantor6441 And Little Bit Me Little Bit You.
@Maria Ramirez Does "Check It" mean you really like their song: Little Bit Me? 😊
I always would watch them and The Partridge Family shows when I was young.
j szostowski oh, Laurie Partridge. 😍
One of several made-for-tv musical acts from that era:
THE MONKEES
THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY
THE ARCHIES
THE BRADY BUNCH (yes, they made records too)
Partridge Family I Think I Love You. He should do some Partridge Family that would be fun
@@l.t.w8985 -- I woke up in love this morning
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@@johnszostowski767 I have The Partridge Family CD that I bought just a few months ago. I forget where I found it if it was Walmart or Target or Amazon but I got it online. It's really fun all the old hits
This may be my on-and-off favorite song of all time. The piccolo trumpet in the background near the end is lovely. The youthful innocence is endearing.
Oh my Jamel, The Monkees were put together especially for a TV sitcom called "The Monkees". It was about their everyday life with musical numbers. Some channels that run old sitcoms still will run it. Thanks for this Monkees memory.
I love how when you stop the video, you always go back a few seconds when you start it back. It's a small detail, but it makes a difference so you don't miss anything. Keep up the great work!
The Beatles were first. However, one year (1969?) The Monkees sold more records than The Beatles AND The Rolling Stones COMBINED. They were popular.
And I believe Jimi Hendrix first tour was opening for the Monkees. Talk about mismatched groups!
1967
@@daveingrey2615 Hendrix was more popular in England than the US. Mickey Dolenz suggested he open for them after seeing him perform. Out of the 28 date tour. Jimi only lasted 8 walking throwing his guitar onto the floor and walking off stage at Forest Hills Stadium in New York, either July 16 or 17, 1967.
The Monkees sold more records than the Beatles or Stone's in 67 was started by Mike in an interview he said it as a joke and people actually believed it Mike has omitted in latter interviews it was a joke they didn't outsell the Beatles or stones in 67
@@victorpetroff830 funny as hell and it persists to this day
Now that you've seen The Monkees, now you know where Axel Rose from Guns & Rkses got his dance moves
Yep! Just said the same thing!
Scrolling through comments looking for this one.
True dat
That is hilarious 😁. And spot on!
For a prefabricated "made for TV" band the boys did pretty well in the end..
They got sick of the dissing, and determined to learn how to play, and they did. This video was chock full of Mickey doing lots of Adam West/ Bill Shatner level camera hogging. Their musicianship developed tremendously over the course of the show.
Actually peter and mickey were actual musicians and we're offended that they were supposed to "pretend" to be a band ..
Mike....was a musician
Davy Jones was "The Artful Dodger" in the West End production then the Broadway production of "Oliver". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Jones_(musician)
Three of them also went on to do repeating guests rolls on Boy Meets World. They even played together in one episode.
So glad people are rediscovering The Monkees. They were my mom's favorite when she was a kid and she raised my sister and I on them.
I got to see what's left of The Monkees in concert a few years ago. Micky did most of the talking, and when it came time for this song, he announced that nobody but Davy could possibly sing it, so with the assistance of the Wayback Machine, they put this video on the screen and separated out Davy's vocals. In effect, he sang from beyond the grave. And for the last chorus, Micky held his microphone out to the audience and said, "YOU sing it!" And we did.
I got to see them in concert literally months before Davy passed, so I was lucky enough to see both him and Peter Tork preform.
We flew down to Hot Springs Arkansas in 2016 to see them perform. We were going to wait until the Branson concert. Glad we didn't as it was canceled. That's one I wouldn't heard the end of. Lol 🙄
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I remember looking forward to Saturday mornings so I could watch the Monkeys. Such a different time. Great memories.
The guy playing the guitar with the glasses is Mike Nesmith. At one time he was one of the richest men in America because his mother invented the type writer correction fluid WhiteOut. He inherited her fortune when she passed.
He is also an accomplished musician as was Peter Tork (R.I.P )
@@gilliansnook5583 Absolutely! Did not mean to give that impression. He won a Grammy and was an amazing guitar player.
Not to nit pick...but it was Liquid Paper. Originally called Mistake Out by Nesmith's mother, then changed later. Yes, I know too much about this. Why?? LOL
It was Liquid Paper. WhiteOut was a competitor.
Well I learnt something today!!
Now you know where Axle Rose gets his dance moves.
Dude i just realized your right
Absolutely
That's no shit.
Axels moves was because his pants were so tight! He couldn’t move more. Davy was just grooving.
@@nancyanne1402 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Davy Jones was on Brady Bunch. Marcia Marcia Marcia Brady wrote a letter to get Davy Jones to sing at her prom and didn't think it was going to happen and then it did. It's quite acute episode.
That’s nothing his first gig was on Coronation Street but you need to be British to appreciate that fact
Yep. I loved that episode!
Ah, racing home after school to watch The Monkees. Check out Stepping Stone!
The original 45 sounds awesome
My friend's band does this song, and before the pandemic, I used to get called up to do the Davy Jones dance.
It's absolutely killer garage rock. Mickey delivers an amazing vocal too.
@@JimDorman That little shuffle dance Davy did was popular back then. It was called "The skate" because it looked like you were roller skating. Another dance that was popular was "The Pony ". Check out Paul Revere and the Raiders video of them singing "Kicks" and you will see Go-Go dancers dancing like that.
@@marycad1160 Thanks so much! I have been trying to figure that out. They don't show him enough to really get it. I just found an instructional video. Woohoo! Can't wait for the quarantine to be over.
Beatles came first, out of Liverpool in the early 1960’s. The Monkees were a made for tv band from about 1966 onwards.
Monkees Randy Scouse git was a tribute of sorts to the Beatles
The Pre-Fab Four definitely followed the Fab Four!
@@bradsmack1 "Pre-Fab" meant "prefabricated".
@@AJ17_ Yep. I'm aware. It's cuz they were assembled and manufactured solely to make money....on TV and with records and publishing (looking at you, Don Kirshner)!! Kirshner was a music publisher (Aldon Music) in the early '60s. He sold it to Screen Gems-Columbia Music. You can see from their name how they puzzled together the Monkee's label, Colgems, of which Don was president.
He was asked by the show's producers to provide music for this newly-green-lighted wacky show. Kirshner later used his Monkees experience to do much of the same with The Archies....provide music written by seasoned tunesmiths to, now, a cartoon band with instruments played by studio musicians. It's well-documented how the Monkees' early records were filled with studio musicians, and later, of course, by the boys themselves.
I'm having a Marcia Brady moment crushing on Davy Jones.
I was so sad when I heard he passed away. 😞
You know it!
Same here!
I Love Davy Jones on the Brady Bunch show.
Exactly!! 🥰😍🥰😘
Of course this also fills me with joy. I was like eight years old when the Monkees were big and this was the highlight of my life, to watch them on TV.
Classic Rock! Grew up with the Monkee’s and loved the show. I hope learned more about Monkee’s and how song writers wrote their hits and how they got together for a TV show.
When _Star Trek_ was going into its second season, it was decided that the show needed a cast member who would attract a younger, hipper audience, someone like "that smallish fellow who looks to be a hit on _The Monkees_ " - and thus was the origin of Ensign Pavel Chekov.
Now say "Nuclear Wessles"🤣🤣
@@kabluey_louie1718 I love that movie so much! Especially because it shows off my beloved San Francisco so nicely - particularly that scene, when they're hanging out on Columbus Street at the edge of North Beach, a block or so up from the Pyramid/ Financial District.
You need to react to "Last Train to Clarksville" and "I'm a Believer"
I highly recommend the theme song from their show. Hey, Hey We're The Monkees
had that as my ringback tone for a few years..people would get mad when I answered "we just wanted to hear the song,not actually talk to you" was quite common
I watched the hell out of their show when I was a kid.
They were manufactured music. They all were musicians but at this point, they were actors. All the music early as "The Monkees" was done by studio musicians with them singing. Once the Monkees took over more as an actual band, their careers took a sharp downturn.
I've read that Charles Manson was among those who auditioned for the Monkees and Jack Nicholson was a screenwriter on a movie they did called Head, which was a weird, trippy film that had little in common with the show.
They were formed by television producers who wanted to make a tv version of Beatles movies...but sillier.
Mike Nesmith left the Monkees and would be a pioneer in the music video industry, having a role in the creation of MTV.
The band did have a career that spanned 40 years (mostly without Nesmith) but the tv show was their heyday.
MORE MONKEYS! Everything they sang was magic! SOOOO many songs to choose from. :D
Jamel, they even had their own TV show!! Lots of fun. "I'm a Believer" and "Last Train to Clarksville" are next for you!!
I'm a Believer was a big hit for The Monkees and it was famously written by Neil Diamond before he became famous in his own right....
I met Davey briefly in the mid 90's when he was appearing on a tv episode through my work. He was very nice to talk with and work for.. So i have fond memories of him and the Monkees. RIP
Best era to grow up in. Music was simpler back then, it was called talent. Didn't need all the digital stuff. What you heard is what you got.
Cleaner, simpler, not over produced, and more.
If you liked that one, Last train to Clarksville is a killer hit too.
Davy’s voice is lovely but Micky singing Goin’ Down is impressive to this day.
Micky had one of the best voices of the 60s. I’m a believer, last year to Clarkesville, She, Mary Mary, Pleasant Valley Sunday, On and on .. great stuff.
@@illusionclassicrock6742 still does, mickys voice is still one of the best in pop rock. Davy was broadway. Pete folk, and mike country based vocals
I'm not your stepping stone, is a rocker.
Jamel thanks for doing this song. I was a very small child watching and listening to The Monkees with my milk and cookies and all. It was great music to start off with, truly blessed.
The Monkees . The greatest group ever !!!!!!!
Davey Jones, who had his dance moves stolen by Axl Rose, in the “Sweet Child Of Mine” video...... 🤣
So true!!!
Yup, lol
I noticed that too.
Original David Jones fan here. Will have to check that out. He loved saying that he was the one who made David Bowie change his name
I call that "Doing the Marcia!!!"
SInger was Davy Jones, passed a few years ago. David Bowie's real name was David Jones, he changed it to Bowie to not be confused with Davy Jones.
Peter passed away recently. RIP
Listen their "Last Train To Clarksville"- knowing that Clarksville, Tn, was where draftees for the Vietnam war were processed.
Was a youngster when these guys were at the top of their game. Funny how we saw the music and video experience as over the top, wild, and cutting edge.
Thanks for resurrecting some of the good sounds of yesterday. I appreciate how you approach the music objectively and in the context of that day.
Lead on!
Mark
Oklahoma
Life long Monkees fan here. They deserve much more respect!!!
Mickey Dolenz doing "Going Down" is an R&B masterpiece!
I think Micky is one of the best vocalists of the rock era. He sure can scat and he is so easy to listen to.
"Pleasant Valley Sunday" is great, as are other songs that weren't as well known like "Don't Call on Me", "The Door into Summer" and "Goin' Down" (brilliantly done by Mickey Dolenz).
Love Door into Summer and it's fun trying to sign along to Goin Down.
Oh, YES! Kingsford charcoal, weber grills, and houses that look the same. Awesome.
So many u mention are from the album Pisces Aquarius Capricorn & Jones. Probably my favorite Monkees album.
"Goin' Down" is a killer song, very well done. Mickey Dolenz rapping before it was a thing
I loved them and their show! My youngest son, when he was a baby, I could set him in front of the tv and he would watch them all evening!
The little guy singing and dancing is Davy Jones which was David Bowie’s birth name, Bowie changed his name to avoid confusion.
😍 David Bowie, older David Bowie, sleepy Jean has been my ring tone for years, Davey Jones is adorable 🕺 tiny dancer 😄😀.
I never knew that!
Omigosh! I love The Monkees, have since I was about 14, when they had their 20 year reunion. Got to meet Peter Tork once! Seen them in concert several times, including one of Davy’s last performances before he died. So awesome to see them here! And their history is long and very complicated....
Another fun fact: Jimi Hendrix was the opening act for The Monkees 1967 tour. Despite the Monkees' endorsement, Jimi was dropped after just 7 of 29 dates due to impatient immature Monkees fans unable to pay attention to the genius they might have been treated to.
The Monkees were a sitcom version of the Beatles. Just like The Partridge Family was a sitcom version of The Cowsills.
That's not a bad thing!
Michael Nesmith's mother invented typewriter correction fluid known as Liquid Paper. When she died he inherited a multi-million dollar company. Davy Jones was from Manchester (UK) and appeared in Corrie as Ena Sharples' grandson. Peter Tork died of cancer. Mickey Dolenz was a child star. He had to learn how to play the drums when he joined The Monkees. Peter Tork was my favourite :)
He had to learn the drums because they thought he was the least attractive Monkee and they want the others in front of the band!
@Maria Ramirez What?
From what I was told The Beatles were just as much a tooled band as any other at that time, and they had a TV series, too, it was just a cartoon instead of live-action. The Monkees were more of the USA's response to "the British Invasion"
I’ve always liked “What am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round”. They’ve got a good number of songs you find yourself going back to.
Mike Nesmith wrote some of their best songs. Also "Papa Gene's Blues", "Mary, Mary", and "You Just May Be the One", among others.
Damn good song!
@@debd353 my favorite Monkees song is the Nesmith-written but Dolenz-singing The Girl That I Knew Somewhere
Nesmith was a very underrated writer, his songs are some of the best Monkees tunes
@@debd353
Mike also wrote "Different Drum" that helped propel The Stone Ponies to stardom.
Thanks!! I'm happy that you played this. I had all there pictures on my walls. Later in life I was in college working on a homecoming float and started to sing this song, next thing I knew all my classmates were singing along. People who have dished the monkees do not have a clue
The Monkees have some of the best songs. I grew up on re-runs of their show in the 80's. A few of the best videos they have are "Goin' Down", "Cuddly Toy", "Gonna Buy Me A Dog" and "She Hangs Out"
“The Girl I Knew Somewhere” and “What Am I Doing Hanging ‘Round?”
Michael Nesmith is the man
He's not wearing his navy blue toboggan.
He’s basically playing his tie in this video! He was so funny!
Mike 🥰
Hard to choose, but these may be my two favorite Monkees songs. Mike was SO the man of all men. :)
Before his time with the Monkees, Davy Jones, who is singing this song, was nominated for a Tony award for his portrayal of the 'Artful Dodger' in the Broadway musical "Oliver".
In fact, Davy and the cast for Oliver was on Ed Sullivan the night the Beatles made their debut.
I like “Fartful Dodger” better, unless you prefer Chryslerer
Yes! And Mickey Dolenz was the title character of 50s TV show as Circus Boy
@@phillipharrison2836 I used to watch Circus Boy when I was a wee lad, when the show was first aired. In the show credits Micky was listed as Micky Braddock because his father, also and actor, was also Micky Dolenz and Micky the younger thought the name change would cause less confusion.
And he also appeared in a long running British soap Coronation Street as the grandson of Ena Sharples 😀
One of the cool things about the Monkees were all the "who who's" who composed their songs. Daydream Believer was composed by John Stewart who at the time was part of the Kingston Trio. Some other composers of their songs: Neil Sadaka, Neil Diamond, Carole King, Harry Nilsson, plus a lot of other "behind the scenes" composers that other groups used back then. They also wrote some of their own songs, but initially were considered only actors. I use to watch and enjoy the TV show and the music has definitely had staying power.
The Monkees had a sitcom back in the seventies. Beatles came first. Monkees were a produced band, a kin to the boy band genre. Thanks for listening to them , The Monkees give me great memories of my younger days.
this was my sisters song !!!,played at her funeral last year as the coffin went through the curtains,still brings a smile to my face she was called Jean mad as a box of frogs but you could,nt meet any one with a bigger heart , love this song
Thank you for reacting to The Monkees!!
Still one of my all time favourite bands 🥰 I'm 42 so wasn't old enough to appreciate them the first time round but have loved them for 30 years ❤
Last Train to Clarksville and I'm Not Your Stepping Stone are their best songs probably.
Try 'Randy Scouse Git' starts: "She's a wonderful lady" and features lots of kettle drums!
The Rainbow Room!! They filmed for hours in that room so there are more videos like this. Love the Monkees! The songs back then were kept to under 3 minutes for radio. They have many videos and every one is fantastic. Thanks for the reaction.
One of my favorite ways to relax after work on a Friday is to have a drink and watch one of your videos. Thanks for all the entertainment!
Remember watching old reruns back in the 80’s. Loved the show
Jamel you made my day! The Beatles came first of course. The Monkees were made for TV - a music/sitcom show but they had some great songs. A good one is Pleasant Valley Sunday.
The Beatles were before The Monkees. The Monkees came from two TV producers who saw The Beatles film Help and then thought it could make a good tv show so they put out a public casting call.
It was "A Hard Day's Night" that the producers saw. "Help" came out later.
@@blubeetle3 I was mistaken, both films were a year apart, and both before The Monkees TV show aired. Even the sale to Screen Gems was before the release of Help.
Even though Bob Rafelson's idea for the Monkees predates both Beatles films having originally trying in 1962 to sell it, but than after the success of "A Hard Day's Night" in 1964 they tried again and it did sell.
Loved your reaction Jamal.Respectful. and hilarious,so entertaining.The song will stay in your head,so catchy.Wonderful to hear you got it,clear and simple,you got it kid
I grew up watching the Monkees tv show and was SO much fun and really never forgot them. Super fun good vibes lots of love their way! This song still gives me chicken skin! Not simple PURE. 🙏🏾
The Beatles came first and were known as "the Fab Four;" the Monkees, a band formed for a TV show, were known as "the Pre-Fab Four" not because they came before the Beatles, but because of the way they formed. Contrary to expectations, the Monkees produced several hit songs, such as "Daydream Believer," "Last Train to Clarksville," etc. Thank you for another trip down Memory Lane.
in 1968 the Monkees outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined in terms of album sales.
Their version of Neil Diamond's "I'm a Believer" is fantastic, so it Last Train to Clarksville. And the Monkeys were the first to sing this song as it was written for them
Monkeys? Dude! Please learn how to spell Monkees. No disrespect but dude, they're The Monkees.
Untrue.
Chip Douglas(Monkees producer) knew John Stewart from the Kingston Trio/MFQ days. He asked John if he had any new songs. John gave him this one, but they would only do it if Stewart agreed to a lyric change.
That's why precious little Davy doesn't sing "Now you know how FUNKY I can be". That verse makes a lot less sense with the change.
It was the first recording. Stewart released in himself in 1971.
@@etonbachs4226 LOL, my mistake... and I actually own the debut album, so I should know better
@@joshuafuller9898 when I mentioned the Monkees cover of a song, I was referring to I'm a Believer, which they covered, but was written and recorded by Neil Diamond first. Daydream Believer was written by John Stewart, but the first recording and release was by The Monkees in 1967. John released his own version in 1971
I thought Chip Douglas will still in junior high school at the time...??? Robbie had started college, Mike had gotten married and left home, and Ernie was in, like, 5th grade or something. Just ask Uncle Charley (since Bub was gone)! Later, of course, Mike started his own daytime talk show... ;)
The Monkees also added
a little humor with this
gem of a song:
*"Gonna Buy Me a Dog"*
Such a fun song! Love the silly jokes at the end... 🤣
Supposedly they were told to do the song seriously but just couldn't stop joking because the song is really silly. So the released version is full of goofing around.
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Yeah, it sure worked out okay then
Love gonna buy me a dog!!
how about Auntie Miralda (I think that's what it was called)
You're always so positive no matter what you're listening to. I really enjoy your videos. The Monkees were GROOVY!
I saw the Monkees a couple years after Davy passed. When they got to this song, the surviving 3 members didn't sing Daydream Believer... the fans sang it. During the song, they had videos of Davy, including the video for the song. At the end, as Davy was walking toward the back in the video, they had him fade out. Very touching moment. Search out Daydream Believer Warner Theater Washington DC to see it.
Dude, thanks for sharing that.
Mickey Dolenz ,the guy in blue, was a child actor. He was in a show called Circus Boy in the 50's.
And Mike Nesmth's Mom invented White Out / Liquid Paper
So was Davy Jones (adolescent any way). He played The Artful Dodger in the original run of Oliver! on stage in London
Wasn't Davey Jones also a child actor?
There was even a Monkees episode set in a circus where Mickey kept singing the Circus Boy theme under his breath.
Sorry but,Circus boy was a Disney show with Kurt Russell,not Micky Dolenz.
Yay! Seriously one of my favorite bands. I watched this show compulsively in the 70s and early 80s. Love Mike Nesmith! His mother invented white out or liquid paper and he kind of invented MTV. RIP Peter and Davy ❤️
She invented White Out.
Brother man, This was the soundtrack of my early years, makes me smile.
We were all in love with Davey Jones! Such wonderful memories!.
I am from that era use to watch The Monkees on tv...the group was put together for the tv show ...Beatles were first thanks for bringing back 70's memories sadly the singer of this song Davy Jones passed away a few years ago may he rest in peace
The Dave Clark Five was a great band from that era. Favorite songs from them are "Any Way You Want It" and "Glad All Over".
"Last Train to Clarksville" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
Listen to the Band.
“Pleasant Valley Sunday”....co-written by Carole King.....I think you may need to react to The Partridge Family or Shaun Cassidy....
OMG! I had such a crush on Shaun Cassidy! LOL. That was the first concert I ever went to, I was about 14yrs old.
@@lrsrosebud I got to see him in 2019. He tours now. He was really good. Hope he tours in 2021. I’d recommend the show. He tells stories, sings, plays piano and guitar. Susan Dey was in the audience the night I saw him. Such a weird trip back to the mid 70’s.
@@laurakali6522 That’s so cool!
Oh, I loved the Monkees, when I was a little girl.(Mommas old) I used to put on their records and dance around the room with my best friend for hours. Micky's singing voice, (Last Train to Clarksville) was my favorite.
Man I’m 42 and I grew up listening to this music because of my parents- not quite sure how you haven’t heard this song thou - I still love listening to 60s music it’s my go to genre when I want to pick my self up and feel good!
*"Goin' Down"* which was a solo sung
by Micky Dolenz (very catchy tune)
My older cousin saw them with Jimi Hendrix opening. She's still complaining about having to sit through "that guitar player."
That is AMAZING and hilarious!
If you’re so inclined to do more of The Monkees”, you have to do “Last Train to Clarksville”!💜
It's interesting you're seeing the TV show "official version" of this song. From what I recall, they had to fight tooth and nail to be allowed to play their instruments in public on tour. They were supposed to be a television show band only, not taken as serious musicians who wanted to write and perform what turned out to be really good music.