Such a moody, dreamy lounge song. One of my very favorites. You think of Mike mainly as "country pop/rock", then he manages to write songs like this and Daily Nightly. Such a talent.
His best song ever. According to Songfacts he originally wrote and recorded the song as a demo in 1963. The demo version is even more beautiful. If the year is correct then he was using chords that no one was using at the time and though it sounds like Gerry And The Pacemakers a little bit with the chords it was recorded a year before Don't Let the Sun
I do also have one other thing I have to admit to you; I recorded a small portion of the Reverend Dr. Tony Evans' sermon, he was preaching about patience, commitment and what a real marriage is.
@@cherylhulting1301 As far as I know none exists. The demo was on youtube about 5 years ago but was removed for copyright reasons. The song is on a Monkees cd called Go Ape which I think was a bootleg but a great cd. It not only includes the demo but other rare songs.
I think its the best song I've ever heard. It rivals anything that is put out today. The melody alone is worth it. The irony of the lyrics placed in the Monkees in Paris episode with the Monkees having a good time with their on-screen girlfriends. Mike Nesmith is a very gifted songwriter. and that's what I liked about his presence in the group.
LOVED your comments and thanks for sharing!!! This is my FAVORITE song by Mike and one of my favorite Monkee songs. Mike is supposed to FINALLY play it live in concert on their final tour coming up and too bad that it was not played on their past tours years ago. Better much late than never, I guess. Cheers from New Mexico!
Rest in Peace, Mike. I had a huge crush on him and Micky growing up. Now, Mike is gone. Just weeks after completing a farwell tour with Micky Dolenz. My heart is sad today.
I've always found this to be one of the most beautiful Mike Nesmith songs. And this video showing them with girlfriends has a nice romantic touch, something that's definitely missing in videos today.
I thought it was their real life wives of girl friends as a kid, but found out they were models. Wow, I bet they have cool things to tell their grandkids or great grands now. I was just a baby in their heyday.
No matter how young or how old Mike Nesmith still sounds great.i wish I was able to see him when I was young but couldn't afford to go and see him.thats always been my dream is to meet him I can listen to him all day everyday.love you Michael
That's Pump Room. Folks in the past have mistakenly thought it was a fictitious made up place. It wasn't. It was name of the restaurant inside the Palmer House Hotel.
They spent an off day in Chicago during the 1964 Summer Tour filming the famous "Rainbow Room" videos for several of their songs. They probably stayed in that hotel during that time. (Fun Fact: The Rainbow Room would later become the home studio for the Oprah Winfrey Show!)
I always loved this video when they played it on one of the Monkees shows. I was a little kid in 60’s but this always reminds of how things were and how chill everything was back then. Love this song.
One of the most beautiful songs I ever heard. Definitely my favorite monkee's song. Can't stop listening to it. Thanks for the upload so I can download to Itunes.
Watching the mini videos I have watched of the Monkees from days gone by all I can say it just seems like a very magical time that those for young men had back then.
One of my favorite songs. Interestingly Mike wrote and demoed this in 1963.. A year later "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" came out from Gerry and the Pacemakers in England - Sound so much alike...
The first 2 opening chords are the same with the 2nd chord afterwards being different. Interestingly Mike recorded this song in the form of a demo back in 1963 using the same chords. This predates Gerry And The Pacemakers. I like the demo version much better because it is just him with the guitar along with high reverb in the vocals. Sadly the demo has yet to be legitmately issued. Someone has posted the version previously but it was removed for copyright violations. I am hoping Mike eventually releases all his early recordings. He has quite a few and I am sure all Monkees fans would buy it.
One of the "models" was actress Francoise Dorleac, just days after filming, she died in a horrible auto accident. Francoise Dorleac was also the older sister of actress Catherine Deneuve.
...Hey it isn't always about beauty....after all John Lennon married Yoko Ono...and it definitely wasn't for her looks! There are lots of Glamorous Women who without the make-up and the designer clothes are very plain and ordinary looking.Also Peter Tork is now an old old man who's more interested in staying regular than in chasing girls!
Por falar nisso, alguem sabe quem eram essas garotas? Não, não eram as namoradas e nem as "esposas" deles naquela época. Despertou a minha curiosidade.
Dolenz may have been the VOICE of the Monkees but Nesmith was definitely the talent! He started out as Michael Blessing and wrote some great songs including Different Drum that was recorded by Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys back in the '60s. Joanne which he recorded on a solo album and many, many more with the Monkees! This was not his best song ever but it gave us a clue to his versatility as a musician and writer. Unfortunately, the most popular Monkee was actually the LEAST talented, Davey Jones. But, hell, he was cute as a bug's ear!
That depends upon how you define talent. During the 60’s, Davy didn’t play an instrument (musical talent) but he had the most theatrical talent (singing, dancing). Peter could play numerous instruments (don’t remember exactly how many). Micky had the comedic chops. IMHO they all had good voices; they ALL had talent, just different types. Let’s face it, we (the fans) got lucky when these 4 lads were chosen!
This tune had that total 60s dream pop vibe sound right down to the video clips, better then the Beatles Something promo that came out a year later with that same concept of flowers and walks with their ladies, sadly they ( the Beatles ) looked tired and burnt out like they weren't having a good time buy then
Very much like Gerry And The Pacemakers' Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying. I looked this up because Bob Rafaelson is listed as playing piano on the track...I can't hear it!
+jennifur sun Which Rascals songs are you referring to, Jennifer??? And for some reason, this song reminds me of the Casinos' memorable song, "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye". Anyhow, this is one of the Monkees' BEST songs and a very underrated one, too! Too bad it was not released as a single and Mike sure excels with his vocals, too, with this tune. We will never hear music like this again and all we have are these cherished memories of almost 50 years ago by the phenomenal Monkees!!!
+Doug Celeste it won't come to me right now. if you go to their(Rascals tunes) on youtube you will probably find it.it might be It's A Beautiful Morning, although the tempos are different
+jennifur sun Yah, that is one of the Rascals' BEST songs but the tempo of that is more upbeat than Mike's song. Maybe you are thinking of "How Can I Be Sure??" which is slower-paced???
+Doug Celeste maybe its just a few notes now and then in the song, with that pretty organ that triggers off the gee i've heard this on one of the Rascals tunes
+jennifur sun Yes, I also LOVE the organ, tempo, background music and, of course, Mike's GREAT vocals in this song! It takes me back to 1967 when I was an 8th grader and discovering not only the Monkees but the new girl in school, Barbara! It takes me back to a VERY cherished time in my life that I wish would never have ended.
The song was a remake of a song Mike wrote and recorded during his Michael Blessing days. This version appeared on Pisces Aquarius Capricorn & Jones Ltd later in the year. This was only episode that ever officially used this song, although in Monkee Mother Mike and Peter play an acoustic instrumental version while serenading Millie and her date.
Michael Nesmith is a excellent musician.hes not as funny as the rest of the monkees.i see him as a business man.more serious.i wish he would smile More guess why I had a heavy 💓 crush on him 😂
Actually Nez is meant to be the straight man in the show but he is funny too, if you watch for it. His humor is more about wit and absurdism (like watching him prune the bobble of his hat). In real life Michael is a riot. Micky says in his biography that Mike is the funniest man he's ever met.
@@Voirreydirector Actually Susan, while it's true that Michael loved that country and blues twang, have you ever heard him sing folk music? His vocal tone and styling there can be very sweet. Out here on RUclips you can hear him sing folk songs in some concert excerpts from San Antonio in 1963. His voice can be quite delicate. He again crooned his way through a cover of Buffy Saint Marie's "Until It's Time for You to Go," which is even prettier than "Don't Call on Me." You can hear that out here too. It's funny to hear him absolutely belt his way through his cover of Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love?" and then hear this material. He's more versatile as a vocalist than I think people might be aware. I love his voice.
But that was not their real life partners, someone stated they were actresses or models. I thought they were wives and girlfriends as well as a kid in the late 70'"s.
Is that…….Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorleac? No…the dates are wrong for both of them as they were in the South of France at the time (and the were big stars at the time to have these tiny parts) It could be Veronique Duval, who looked similar to Françoise ( and also appeared in Two Young Girls of Rochefort in a tiny part). Yes guys, I need a proper hobby.
More likely it was just four random girls hanging around the hotel who got lucky and were cast as Monkee Girlfriends that day! Certainly cheaper than hiring actual actresses would have been
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Such a moody, dreamy lounge song. One of my very favorites. You think of Mike mainly as "country pop/rock", then he manages to write songs like this and Daily Nightly. Such a talent.
His best song ever. According to Songfacts he originally wrote and recorded the song as a demo in 1963. The demo version is even more beautiful. If the year is correct then he was using chords that no one was using at the time and though it sounds like Gerry And The Pacemakers a little bit with the chords it was recorded a year before Don't Let the Sun
I do also have one other thing I have to admit to you; I recorded a small portion of the Reverend Dr. Tony Evans' sermon, he was preaching about patience, commitment and what a real marriage is.
I mixed Dr. Tony Evans' sermon; along with Robert Mike Nesmith's, 'Don't Call on me.'
@@nosedrip007 Is there a sound file available of Mike's original demo, to your knowledge? I've always wanted to hear it.
@@cherylhulting1301 As far as I know none exists. The demo was on youtube about 5 years ago but was removed for copyright reasons. The song is on a Monkees cd called Go Ape which I think was a bootleg but a great cd. It not only includes the demo but other rare songs.
I think its the best song I've ever heard. It rivals anything that is put out today. The melody alone is worth it. The irony of the lyrics placed in the Monkees in Paris episode with the Monkees having a good time with their on-screen girlfriends. Mike Nesmith is a very gifted songwriter. and that's what I liked about his presence in the group.
LOVED your comments and thanks for sharing!!! This is my FAVORITE song by Mike and one of my favorite Monkee songs. Mike is supposed to FINALLY play it live in concert on their final tour coming up and too bad that it was not played on their past tours years ago. Better much late than never, I guess. Cheers from New Mexico!
Rest in Peace, Mike. I had a huge crush on him and Micky growing up. Now, Mike is gone. Just weeks after completing a farwell tour with Micky Dolenz. My heart is sad today.
This tune is totally 60s magic!!! Way to go, Nez!!! Love Mike.....what a great pioneer and artist!! RIP DAVY, MIKE AND PETER
I hear some Gerry and the Pacemakers - Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin
I love Nesmith !
What a talent!!!
Next to Pleasant Valley Sunday, this is my favorite song from this album. I remember hearing it for the first time
I've always found this to be one of the most beautiful Mike Nesmith songs. And this video showing them with girlfriends has a nice romantic touch, something that's definitely missing in videos today.
I thought it was their real life wives of girl friends as a kid, but found out they were models. Wow, I bet they have cool things to tell their grandkids or great grands now. I was just a baby in their heyday.
This time period in history was just beautiful.
No matter how young or how old Mike Nesmith still sounds great.i wish I was able to see him when I was young but couldn't afford to go and see him.thats always been my dream is to meet him I can listen to him all day everyday.love you Michael
"And now, from the elegant Pomp Room of the magnificent Palmer House high over Chicago asking that musical question..."
That's Pump Room. Folks in the past have mistakenly thought it was a fictitious made up place. It wasn't. It was name of the restaurant inside the Palmer House Hotel.
They spent an off day in Chicago during the 1964 Summer Tour filming the famous "Rainbow Room" videos for several of their songs. They probably stayed in that hotel during that time. (Fun Fact: The Rainbow Room would later become the home studio for the Oprah Winfrey Show!)
Rest In Peace, Michael Nesmith. 1942-2021.
I always loved this video when they played it on one of the Monkees shows. I was a little kid in 60’s but this always reminds of how things were and how chill everything was back then. Love this song.
Today is the complete opposite of the 1960s .
One of the most beautiful songs I ever heard. Definitely my favorite monkee's song. Can't stop listening to it. Thanks for the upload so I can download to Itunes.
Watching the mini videos I have watched of the Monkees from days gone by all I can say it just seems like a very magical time that those for young men had back then.
Moonkees in Paris, such an amazing city!
Love you 💕 Michael Nesmith. Rest in peace
One of my favorite songs. Interestingly Mike wrote and demoed this in
1963.. A year later "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" came out from
Gerry and the Pacemakers in England - Sound so much alike...
Good call !
This is what made the Beatles and Monkees and others, they could sing and play all types of music.
deep house?
Thanks for posting.... this is my favorite song and video of the Monkees...
I thought I knew the monkees pretty well, but this is the first time I heard this song. Beautiful, but slightly melancholy mood.
One of Mikes best pinned songs.
And this was the man who wrote Joanne! 🎶
RIP Peter Tork 😿
Rip Davy Jones and Mike Nesmith
This is so beautiful! It made me cry!!! :')
This song reminds me of "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" by Gerry & The Pacemakers.
Wow it does sound the same! Another good song.
Well, it does but only in the first, "Don't call on me...." words-after that it's a completely different tune.
Compare the ending of this song to 'Easy To Be Hard' by the Three Dog Night.
The first 2 opening chords are the same with the 2nd chord afterwards being different. Interestingly Mike recorded this song in the form of a demo back in 1963 using the same chords. This predates Gerry And The Pacemakers. I like the demo version much better because it is just him with the guitar along with high reverb in the vocals. Sadly the demo has yet to be legitmately issued. Someone has posted the version previously but it was removed for copyright violations. I am hoping Mike eventually releases all his early recordings. He has quite a few and I am sure all Monkees fans would buy it.
RIP Mike! 🙏
Absolutely gorgeous 💕
💓love this song💓
great vocals by mike..he recorded it in chicago.
Watch who you hurt ladies and gentlemen, sometimes you don't get a second chance.
This song made me dream...
Mee too.
Wonderful song, wonderful video, wonderful little “party” later that night.
Wow I can imagine the actresses or models have some fond memories to tell their grandkids!
One of the "models" was actress Francoise Dorleac, just days after filming, she died in a horrible auto accident. Francoise Dorleac was also the older sister of actress Catherine Deneuve.
I have seen Catherine in a few films. I read about her sister dying so ypung, but did not know it was after filming with the Monkees.
Great video
Joanne is my favorite Mike Nesmith song 🎵
Look how nice & clear that is! Makes me wish iTunes would hurry up & carry all the episodes & “Head” already...
Ugh, I wish I could be as beautiful as these girls. Then maybe Peter Tork would actually notice me! 😂
...Hey it isn't always about beauty....after all John Lennon married Yoko Ono...and it definitely wasn't for her looks! There are lots of Glamorous Women who without the make-up and the designer clothes are very plain and ordinary looking.Also Peter Tork is now an old old man who's more interested in staying regular than in chasing girls!
Ditto.
Be dreamy be beautiful be magic. I know you'll . . . just your kind.
Por falar nisso, alguem sabe quem eram essas garotas? Não, não eram as namoradas e nem as "esposas" deles naquela época. Despertou a minha curiosidade.
lovely tunes
Oh my god has it really been two years since I came to this video? God, how I have changed XD
RIP Peter and Davey 💔😢💔💔
And Mike Nesmith
Dolenz may have been the VOICE of the Monkees but Nesmith was definitely the talent! He started out as Michael Blessing and wrote some great songs including Different Drum that was recorded by Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys back in the '60s. Joanne which he recorded on a solo album and many, many more with the Monkees! This was not his best song ever but it gave us a clue to his versatility as a musician and writer. Unfortunately, the most popular Monkee was actually the LEAST talented, Davey Jones. But, hell, he was cute as a bug's ear!
That depends upon how you define talent. During the 60’s, Davy didn’t play an instrument (musical talent) but he had the most theatrical talent (singing, dancing). Peter could play numerous instruments (don’t remember exactly how many). Micky had the comedic chops. IMHO they all had good voices; they ALL had talent, just different types. Let’s face it, we (the fans) got lucky when these 4 lads were chosen!
Falar que Davy Jones era o Monkee "menos" talentoso foi uma afronta. Acho que lhe faltou muitos conhecimentos...Fazer o quê, né!
@@fadaleda2024 Davy Jones got talent
@@yourekittenme. I agree with you 100%!!! ALL OF THEM had talent and combined it to give us memories that we will cherish forever!
A shame that this song remains a "deep cut". It should be as well known as The Associations "Never My Love". 🤖
Talent
RIP, mike.
Rip Davy and Peter
This tune had that total 60s dream pop vibe sound right down to the video clips, better then the Beatles Something promo that came out a year later with that same concept of flowers and walks with their ladies, sadly they ( the Beatles ) looked tired and burnt out like they weren't having a good time buy then
Very much like Gerry And The Pacemakers' Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying. I looked this up because Bob Rafaelson is listed as playing piano on the track...I can't hear it!
Javier,no te olvido hermano.
The music of this song sounds a little bit of this song dont let the sun catch you crying
I wish I could have been one of those lucky girls...but then at that time, I was busy getting born....
Same here. I was 1 that year.
don't know why but this is my forver fav song by the guys doesn't the organ part sound a little like one of the old Rascals tunes
+jennifur sun Which Rascals songs are you referring to, Jennifer??? And for some reason, this song reminds me of the Casinos' memorable song, "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye". Anyhow, this is one of the Monkees' BEST songs and a very underrated one, too! Too bad it was not released as a single and Mike sure excels with his vocals, too, with this tune. We will never hear music like this again and all we have are these cherished memories of almost 50 years ago by the phenomenal Monkees!!!
+Doug Celeste it won't come to me right now. if you go to their(Rascals tunes) on youtube you will probably find it.it might be It's A Beautiful Morning, although the tempos are different
+jennifur sun Yah, that is one of the Rascals' BEST songs but the tempo of that is more upbeat than Mike's song. Maybe you are thinking of "How Can I Be Sure??" which is slower-paced???
+Doug Celeste maybe its just a few notes now and then in the song, with that pretty organ that triggers off the gee i've heard this on one of the Rascals tunes
+jennifur sun Yes, I also LOVE the organ, tempo, background music and, of course, Mike's GREAT vocals in this song! It takes me back to 1967 when I was an 8th grader and discovering not only the Monkees but the new girl in school, Barbara! It takes me back to a VERY cherished time in my life that I wish would never have ended.
Does anyone know the name of the park they walked in?
what was the song when 4 women had stars in their eyes?
But now he’s gone to join Davy and Peter in Rock & Roll Valhalla.
Interesting mix. Where did this version appear?
This footage is from their Monkees in Paris episode!
The song was a remake of a song Mike wrote and recorded during his Michael Blessing days. This version appeared on Pisces Aquarius Capricorn & Jones Ltd later in the year. This was only episode that ever officially used this song, although in Monkee Mother Mike and Peter play an acoustic instrumental version while serenading Millie and her date.
Michael Nesmith is a excellent musician.hes not as funny as the rest of the monkees.i see him as a business man.more serious.i wish he would smile More guess why I had a heavy 💓 crush on him 😂
Actually Nez is meant to be the straight man in the show but he is funny too, if you watch for it. His humor is more about wit and absurdism (like watching him prune the bobble of his hat). In real life Michael is a riot. Micky says in his biography that Mike is the funniest man he's ever met.
Yes, Mike is generally the straight man but he is also responsible for some of the funniest moments on the show! Need I remind you of Princess Gwen? 😂
seatbelts ? /
Does anyone know the year and background of this track?
Thanks ! I just couldn't place it. Mike did not smooth out like this often. Like Tim Russ today he was always proud of that southern Texas delivery.
@@Voirreydirector Actually Susan, while it's true that Michael loved that country and blues twang, have you ever heard him sing folk music? His vocal tone and styling there can be very sweet. Out here on RUclips you can hear him sing folk songs in some concert excerpts from San Antonio in 1963. His voice can be quite delicate. He again crooned his way through a cover of Buffy Saint Marie's "Until It's Time for You to Go," which is even prettier than "Don't Call on Me." You can hear that out here too. It's funny to hear him absolutely belt his way through his cover of Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love?" and then hear this material. He's more versatile as a vocalist than I think people might be aware. I love his voice.
1967 or 68.
To me the video to this is pretty much similar to what the beatles when they did something having their women in the video with them
But that was not their real life partners, someone stated they were actresses or models. I thought they were wives and girlfriends as well as a kid in the late 70'"s.
@@cocoaorange1 if you're talking about the beatles someone has lied to you but if you are talking about the monkees then it's a possibility
wow..Mikey kissing on a gal other than me? Im jealous!
I'll bet his wife was too! (Cause that darn sure ain't her!)
Is that…….Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorleac? No…the dates are wrong for both of them as they were in the South of France at the time (and the were big stars at the time to have these tiny parts) It could be Veronique Duval, who looked similar to Françoise ( and also appeared in Two Young Girls of Rochefort in a tiny part). Yes guys, I need a proper hobby.
More likely it was just four random girls hanging around the hotel who got lucky and were cast as Monkee Girlfriends that day! Certainly cheaper than hiring actual actresses would have been
Don't hear any female voices in the bar...
What an awful song 😂😂🎉