Wow--- video shows how the Monkees should've been arranged all along--- Davy was the best drummer, but considered too short. They actually could all sing at least as well as 90% of all other bands at the time... also, check out Mike Nesmith's later "Joanne" (terrific song). RIP Davy...
@MrBassoProfundo Wrong. The track-by-track credits are on the Rhino reissue CDs, so there's no need for you to make up facts (much less give Kaye ANOTHER credit for a record she didn't play on). Peter Tork plays bass on the released version (on PISCES, AQUARIUS, CAPRICON & JONES, LTD). This version, which was cut during the MORE OF THE MONKEES sessions, has Larry Taylor (then playing with Boyce & Hart's Candy Store Prophets) on bass.
@verbusen The funny thing is that his stick is hitting right where the crash cymbal would be. They didn't put one there because they didn't want to block his face.
I love the fact that Davy's death was covered by all three networks on the Nightly News -- and even the PBS Newshour. That's better treatment than 99.9% of the bands these guys were considered inferior to.
haha! love Davey absolute all consuming joy and mickeys soft shoe dance! mickeys got a great voice and mike is as always cool as can be. they were great.
@ronshirt I am one of those multi-generation fans. But just an FYI: Davy Jones was born in Lancashire, England. He was just as English as Ringo was/is.
@kmstang No! English? And here I was thinking that he was just an actor. Sarcasm aside, Ringo was considered (unfairly) the musical weak link for the Beatles. I have always respected the musical talents of the other three Monkees, they got a bad rap. However--even though Davy could sing, why did they ever trust him with a set of Maracas?
We're all getting a bit older now ,....Today is a Rock n Roll Shocker of A DAY ,....it'l hit us all tomorrow hard ,... I'm thinkin' about the Health of Mick, Keith, Pete Townshend, and Bowie right now ,... I hope they're all doin' fine ,..Rip Davey ...
Did anyone ever see the video of the two girls in the convertible doing a perfect lip-sync to "Gonna Buy Me a Dog"? It's my favorite thing that was ever on YouTube but it's gone. I would love to get my hands on it...in loving memory of course!
Note how they traded instruments. Peter's on guitar, Mike on bass, Davy on drums and Micky on tambourine. This was the B-side of Pleasant Valley Sunday. The credits list Davy as playing a tree. It's apparently those chimes. This song still holds up well. The Bee Gees' Words song was very different. If you could copyright titles, there'd be less confusion but even fewer songs, books, and movies.
Thank you so much for this video - it was so great to see them perform again. I loved the Monkees then and I still do - they may not have been in the Beatle's league but I had so many laughs watching their show every week - not to mention listening to their albums that it didn't matter. To me they were my teenage heart throbs. Good music never dies.
The Monkees are AS responsible for me having ended up a musician as The Beatles. Love em and always will. But NO ONE can, or will touch The Beatles. From Davy's own lips..."If we could just be one quarter as good as The Beatles or even a tenth"
The Monkees really are a hybrid. Nothing quite like them had happen before. Rick Nelson might be a kind of like them, but nothing else from that time comes to mind. With a multi-dimensional corporate machine behind them they're hard to ignore. They tapped into little boy and little girl fantasies of being "special" long before that was common school house learnin'.
at least the monkees sung and wrote some of their own material , other product bands like boney m and Milli Vanilli did not sing their own songs just mimed to canned music but were famous
JUST MISSED!!! "Words" just missed making the Billboard's Top 10 chart; it peaked at No. 11 and spent a total of 9 weeks in the Hot Top 100 in 1967... The A/side of this record, titled "Pleasant Valley Sunday", reached No. 3...
The Monkees did get better as time went on. The album this came form is decent, but they're not quite on the level of The Beatles, Beach Boys, or even the Hollies for that matter.
@dakert40 maybe you should listen to some stuff like Django Django, Errors, First Aid Kit, Guided By Voices, Hospitality, Josh Ritter, Of Montreal, Stuck In The Sound, Sharon Van Etten, or even Mark Lanegan! ;)
These were four nice young actors drawing a paycheck. I loved their stuff when I was a kid, but let's not fool ourselves. 3 of the Beatles played together for years before hitting it big, whereas it's not clear from this video that the Monkees ever did.
This appears to be a semi-live, or perhaps a demo version of the song because it is definitely different from the released track. Mickey apparently didn't really like drumming much and preferred to be out in front just singing. Davy was probably a better drummer but he was cast as the cute baby face of the group and being hidden behind the drums did fit well with this image. Mike could definitely play bass and Pete was a great guitarist
@nunuloki It's the original take, cut during the MORE OF THE MONKEES sessions. Neither Boyce and Hart (the composers and producers) nor the group were happy with the arrangement, so they shelved it. They switched instruments here because they were trying to look realistic by this point and it's so bloody hard to sing and play either drums or bass (although you're correct that Davy was a better drummer than Micky and Peter was a better guitarist than Mike, as they all admitted)..
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Nesmith was the only musician in the formal sense. All the songs were written by others. Loved the series but some people compare this "group" to the Beatles....oh bother. Kudos to Micheal. The others grew to talent but the show as much as a lark as the first Star Trek.
@MarioFanAidan Many groups started out with no more talent than the Monkees. The Beach Boys were just a bunch of kids who put together a band with a lot less vetting than the Monkees. So what? They became an excellent band. Were they as good as the Beatles? No, but very few bands were. I happen to think the Beach Boys were better than the Beatles but that's just an opinion.
@John1948NineC I Happen to think that they were as good as the Beatles and many other groups who supposedly played their own instruments. The Monkees got better musically with tme. It is too bad that they are still underrated as a legitimate Rock Group. The Monkees: Rock Legends and very special! Monkees will always Rock!
Beach Boys better than Beatles? What planet were you on in the 60's- not even close! The Beatles not only changed rock music but the culture as well.Come one- Surfin vs Sargent Pepper no contest!!
@MCAPPhysics2204. Both bands were unarguably comprised of genius. Wilson's writing even influenced some of The Beatle's writing. Ultimately, they are different styles of music, overall, and The Beach Boys and The Beatles stand apart from each other AND all other groups. Personal preference is just that --- *personal preference* --- it's not a competition.
@wttwmusic It should be noted that even McCartney said there would have been no Sgt Pepper's album if the Beach Boys hadn't released "Pet Sounds"....So even the masters have their influences. :)
@indyracingnut. Oh, so true, and aren't we glad that particular influence occurred?! I also love albums like "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver," and I am happy beyond words The Byrds and Dylan influenced them in both cases! The Beatles just had incredible musical taste, in addition to being able to write, themselves. They instinctively knew what was good, and they, naturally, imitated what *they* loved to hear. Amazingly, The Beatles were able to lasso these sounds and make them their own!
@John1948NineC Ahh, I see by the numbers in your name you are 3 years younger than I am. I knew you had to be close to my age when you can remember this group, the Beach Boys, the Beatles, etc. I love both the Beatles and the Beach Boys. Different sound. John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson are musical geniuses. And that's all I can think of off the top of my head!
@napachild I'm 29 and know all those great bands and many more. (Hence my username, WHOgirl.) I grew up on this music, thanks to a man who's also around your age - my father. :-) The first music I remember hearing were all you mentioned, along with Lou Reed, Donovan, Moody Blues, Grass Roots, The Mamas & The Papas, etc. Saw them all live & met the GR and M&P backstage!
I wish more people my age and younger were exposed to the greats, as well as some of the obscure bands from that time. :-)
@MarioFanAidan Davy Knew How To Play Drums/Guitar Mike Knew How To Play The Guitar/Bass Peter Knew All Of Them Except The Drums Micky Guitar/Bass then the Drums later on
Not only that...this is the only true representaion of the band...Davey was an excelent drummer...Mike a good bassplayer and pete an excellent guitarist....
@MarioFanAidan yes but we do have albums by both william shatner and lenard nimoy,..to suggest this is an illusion like the "Jim" would be illogicall"
@MarioFanAidan in pre-monkees days, peter was a musician in greenwich village, mickey was with a band called the missing links, & davy released an album. and of course, mike did a few singles, e.g. "until it's time for you to go."
@MarioFanAidan Peter was also a working musician and had been teaching guitar for a good while before the show started. Davy and Mickey had both done musical theater. Not only that but all four guys did write songs for the band; Goin' Down, What Am I Doing Hanging 'Round?, For Pete's Sake (the closing theme of the show), etc.
real groovy, man - - i've never heard or seen this version before. it's not the one i heard on the "pisces, aquarius, capricorn&jones ltd." album. did this segment air on the program?
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I love all The Monkees' songs, of course, but this one has this haunting quality to it that just . . . gets to me, especially Peter's voice! I can't really explain it.
Many people don't know this...and I guess I am the bearer of bad news of sorts, but the MONKEES were a Studio Musician's Band, which meant, that they hired studio cats, who played and sung all the songs..Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork played, but the others, the voices, the instruments, were unnamed musicians, that the others impersonated....LIP SYNCed....sad but true. - Ed
@emcaraccioli Go to a concert of the Monkees and after they sing and yes all play instruments...you will see that they are the real deal! I saw them at The Greek (on The Monkees 45th reunion summer tour) and they played for over 3 hours and sang every last song all three of them and played Guitars, Micky drums, Peter keyboards, even a french horn by Pete. MICKY, PETER, MIKE, and DAVY SANG EVERY LAST SONG ON EVERY MONKEES ALBUM EVER PUT OUT!
@emcaraccioli So did all the LA bands like the Byrds, the Beach Boys and the Turtles. They all used the same session musicians as the Monkees. It was common back then. The main group of session musicians they all used was the Wrecking Crew. They played on Good Vibrations. Actually by their 3rd album, Headquarters, the Monkees played on all the tracks. Frank Zappa asked Micky Dolenz to play with the Mothers of Invention but he couldn't due to contractual reasons. Just learn your facts please.
@emcaraccioli WRONG!! They always sang their own songs. They were forbidden by Don kirchner to play on the recordings. So they dumped Don and Played all the instruments on the "Headquarters" album... save for the bass, played by their producer... and a little French horn and cello on that album. Mike played the main riff on "Pleasant Valley Sunday" because none of the studio cats could get the odd timing right, but Mike could. I am pretty sure that "Writing Wrongs" is all them, too...
@AvocadoTomato , I humbly beg to differ ~ while appeared on British TV soap operas & BBC TV series, he also had a singing career, He starred in the musical "Oliver" as the Artful Dodger, both in London and even on an Ed Sullivan show appearance.
@pause10two4 That gives you some idea of the quality of the talent that these guys had. Of course they were chosen first for their ability to perform on the TV show but they had some great musical talents too.
@wildcatter63 You're right; Stills did recommend folk musician friend Peter Thorkelson whom he had known since his Greenwich Village days. The producers didn't like Stills' looks for TV, especially his teeth, and asked for a referral of a better-looking musician...lol
@wildcatter63 and @pause10two4, Even if Stephen Stills (Peter Tork's identical friend) got the part to be one of The Monkees, he would have to sign his music to Screen Gems and he refused to do that and he would have withdrawal himself being a member of the group.
@pause10two4 Yes, that fact is in Eric Stoltz's book, "The Monkees' Tale"...Stills lost out to Peter Tork due to his hairline and teeth(or a tooth). That's if my memory of the book serves me correctly. Also, if one saw the "Behind The Music" on VH-1 on the Monkees, Micky Dolenz put it clearly that the Monkees "were not ALLOWED to play their own instruments." Although I was not living during the height of Monkeemania, I've learned a lot about the band and have seen them perform 8X.
@1GodOnlyOne i read that manson was incarcerated at terminal island during the '65 auditions & wasn't released until feb.'67. but there was a connection. peter tork auditioned for the monkees after being encouraged to do so by his roommate stephen stills, who'd also auditioned but was turned down. in '68, dennis wilson of the beach boys introduced manson to neil young, who had been stills' bandmate in buffalo springfield since '66. &young was very impressed with manson's music.
@wallofvideo True! The Manson thing was based on a remark by Davy that took on a life of it's own. Davy was asked about various people auditioning for the Monkees (maybe Stephen Stills). Jokingly, he said "Yeah, well, everybody tried out for The Monkees. Even Charlie Manson tried out for The Monkees!!!" No true, but Charlie Manson was an aspiring rock musician. He recorded some music and was actually connected to the Beach Boys or tried to get into the Beach Boys or something like that.
@sitarbob that's something, i never heard about that davy interview. but right, the manson family crashed at dennis wilson's place for awhile. the beach boys single "never learn not to love" is a reworking of manson's "cease to exist" - - both versions are on youtube. if you google "inside the LC" there's a series of articles that touch on the subject.
Stephen Stills actually got the job but turned it down when he found out that he wound't own the publishing rights to any songs written by himself while he was in The Monkees.
i think this song should be evidence enough that the Monkees were a bonofied rock band who should be respected and revered as such. this is not a pop song. great lyrics music / fusion progressive rock music before it had a name. Love Peter he was always my favorite / i do wish he could have sung more songs but non the the less i love the monkees they were a great group \ long live the monkees
@bluecatky The studio wouldn't let them play their own instruments for the recording of the songs. They filmed things long after their recorded the songs.
@TheMonkeesRock That's because it's a different (later) recording to this one. The Monkees re-recorded the song for 'Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.' after they left Don Kirshner (they re-recorded quite a few other songs after leaving Kirshner). The version here is the first recording from the sessions of 'More of the Monkees'.
@TheMonkeesRock It was a while ago, you said that the version of 'Words' on the album was different to the version here, which it is because they re-recorded it. Nothing horrible!
this is the coolest because i think its the only time you see peter tork on guitar and mike nesmith on bass true rare but i did dig the monkees .................
@joebonni I actually read somewhere that this was actually the lineup that they wanted to do for their live shows. Mickey actually thought that Davy was a better drummer than him. And Mike thought that Peter was the better guitar player. But alas the record company wouldn't have it. It had to look like it did on the show.
That is great! I actually keep hearing this performed by another band (The Leaves) on my Pandora station. But the Monkees got it nailed. Mickey's got such a huge voice!
when I was growing up my girlfriend and I use to play house- she pretended to be married to Peter and I pretended to be married to Mickie- that's why the guys were never around they were on tour...at times to be 6 yrs old ago...
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but Tork and especially Nesmith were both proficient guitarists BEFORE they auditioned for the band. Tork also played piano/keyboards beforehand I think and then learnt bass guitar AFTER joining.
Dolenz could play a bit of guitar too prior to joining, but was forced to learn drums (quickly!) before their first tour.
Davy was an excellent clapper prior to joining The Monkees and then eventually learnt tambourine.
lol 1:32
diekodrei 15 hours ago
Wow--- video shows how the Monkees should've been arranged all along--- Davy was the best drummer, but considered too short. They actually could all sing at least as well as 90% of all other bands at the time... also, check out Mike Nesmith's later "Joanne" (terrific song). RIP Davy...
Jbacks57 16 hours ago
Their coolest tune
peopleofthecircle 21 hours ago in playlist YouTube Mix for The Monkees
Until Micky pointed it out, I never noticed that they've all switched instruments here.
LeChatonAvecUnFouet 21 hours ago in playlist YouTube Mix for The Monkees
Head was an acid trip while being stone cold sober!!!I was a child when the tv series was on ...but my mom(an old elvis fan)liked them too!!!
gimmiesomtruth 1 day ago
Check your local cable TV channels for Antenna TV. They show The Monkees on Saturdays and Sundays from 4 to 5 pm.
TheRichcraft 1 day ago
i almost forgot how great their music was.....and is. RIP davy. you are still the cutest ever.
TheOriginalbingbang 2 days ago 2
awesome Monkees song & video, cheers! x0]
tornmask1 2 days ago
This is a great bass track, BTW. Joe Osborne or Carol Kaye are most likely the players
MrBassoProfundo 2 days ago
@MrBassoProfundo Wrong. The track-by-track credits are on the Rhino reissue CDs, so there's no need for you to make up facts (much less give Kaye ANOTHER credit for a record she didn't play on). Peter Tork plays bass on the released version (on PISCES, AQUARIUS, CAPRICON & JONES, LTD). This version, which was cut during the MORE OF THE MONKEES sessions, has Larry Taylor (then playing with Boyce & Hart's Candy Store Prophets) on bass.
RohitSatoskar 2 days ago
I love the chimes hanging from the drum overhead mic
MrBassoProfundo 2 days ago
I've been revisiting The Monkees since Davy passed away. I forgot just how great their songs were. RIP Davy.
MsJCBurke 2 days ago
DAVY JAMMING HARD ON THE AIR DRUMS! RIP MAN!
verbusen 2 days ago
@verbusen The funny thing is that his stick is hitting right where the crash cymbal would be. They didn't put one there because they didn't want to block his face.
I love the fact that Davy's death was covered by all three networks on the Nightly News -- and even the PBS Newshour. That's better treatment than 99.9% of the bands these guys were considered inferior to.
RohitSatoskar 2 days ago
I love Davy's phoney wind chime playing.
bryantaber 2 days ago
haha! love Davey absolute all consuming joy and mickeys soft shoe dance! mickeys got a great voice and mike is as always cool as can be. they were great.
LithProductionz 2 days ago
Just struck me that The Monkees were Beatles meet the Beach Boys...
houseofcharm 3 days ago in playlist YouTube Mix for The Monkees 2
Pity, had the Monkees pushed past their stigma, perhaps Davy Jones could have gone on to be America's answer to Ringo Starr.
ronshirt 3 days ago 2
@ronshirt I am one of those multi-generation fans. But just an FYI: Davy Jones was born in Lancashire, England. He was just as English as Ringo was/is.
kmstang 2 days ago
@kmstang No! English? And here I was thinking that he was just an actor. Sarcasm aside, Ringo was considered (unfairly) the musical weak link for the Beatles. I have always respected the musical talents of the other three Monkees, they got a bad rap. However--even though Davy could sing, why did they ever trust him with a set of Maracas?
ronshirt 2 days ago
RIP Davy.Sad to hear that you are gone. Keep on sing up in Heaven
rw8449 3 days ago 2
this song is a grunge classic
TheJUNGLESURFER 3 days ago
this is an awesome :-)
KaristaSwiss 3 days ago
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Kids today have Justin Bieber.
I thank God I had Davy Jones.
George Vreeland Hill
GeorgeVreelandHill 3 days ago
We're all getting a bit older now ,....Today is a Rock n Roll Shocker of A DAY ,....it'l hit us all tomorrow hard ,... I'm thinkin' about the Health of Mick, Keith, Pete Townshend, and Bowie right now ,... I hope they're all doin' fine ,..Rip Davey ...
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Did anyone ever see the video of the two girls in the convertible doing a perfect lip-sync to "Gonna Buy Me a Dog"? It's my favorite thing that was ever on YouTube but it's gone. I would love to get my hands on it...in loving memory of course!
mattmonteverde 3 days ago
loved this
Monza62000 3 days ago
J'aime les paroles et le rythme.
JRondeauYUL 3 days ago
Le son est mauvais.
JRondeauYUL 3 days ago
awwww davy :/ rest in peace babe
mrspaulmccartney69 3 days ago
Were we really that young? It's nice to honor Davy Jones ~ although it makes me cry..
MsKoali 3 days ago 6
Rest in peace David :(
DVDFreaker 3 days ago 2
nice moves davey.... nice moves
boilerup92 3 days ago
so nice to see the videos simplier times loved this guys so much
lizziecam1 3 days ago 2
Davey on the drum:) how cool....R.I.P sweet man <3
JaneineKiwisRule 3 days ago
rare to see Davey playing the drums... RIP Davey Jones!
psteinheiser 3 days ago
Still like this song! I always watched The Monkeys after school in grades 2-4 in the 60's. Sorry to hear about Davy Jones today.
marlist1 3 days ago
davy it sure was fun man.....sorry you have to go.
TheBabyboomkidof53 3 days ago
One of their most underrated, and best songs I have to say....RIP Davy. We were all Daydream Believers back then. Thanks for the music.
indyracingnut 3 days ago 3
@indyracingnut Yeah I agree this song is killer, Valleri...actually for being a bit of a "silly" band. they made alot of people smile thats for sure
Barnabus007 3 days ago
RIP Davey
kjmg65 4 days ago 24
peter really puys alot of energy in this cool song.
SIGNALSTAT 1 week ago
so they didnt write ALL there songs.......How many did Elvis write?
As long as it sounds good it doesnt mean a thing to me...
I have heard many Covers of Monkee songs....but they never compare....that proves they were good, Cos they DID sound amazing.
IRoosterManI 2 weeks ago
Note how they traded instruments. Peter's on guitar, Mike on bass, Davy on drums and Micky on tambourine. This was the B-side of Pleasant Valley Sunday. The credits list Davy as playing a tree. It's apparently those chimes. This song still holds up well. The Bee Gees' Words song was very different. If you could copyright titles, there'd be less confusion but even fewer songs, books, and movies.
orangehornet57 2 weeks ago
Thank you so much for this video - it was so great to see them perform again. I loved the Monkees then and I still do - they may not have been in the Beatle's league but I had so many laughs watching their show every week - not to mention listening to their albums that it didn't matter. To me they were my teenage heart throbs. Good music never dies.
TheMrsgrumpy 2 weeks ago
I LOVED THERE SHOW:)
pasy2006 3 weeks ago
The Monkees are AS responsible for me having ended up a musician as The Beatles. Love em and always will. But NO ONE can, or will touch The Beatles. From Davy's own lips..."If we could just be one quarter as good as The Beatles or even a tenth"
rf396 3 weeks ago
Anyone who knows me long enough, knows how much I LOVE The
Monkees!...And seeing Peter at 1:32 cracks me up, no matter how down I am, lol
Holisticlia 3 weeks ago
AAAHHH---MEMORIES!!
Fresh air, green grass, playing with friends, smiling----but JUST TRY and get between me and getting home by 4::00 p.m.to watch the Monkees!!!
I was madly in love with Davy b4 I knew what a crush meant. LOL.
Just explained to Mom I was going to marry him someday. :)
I get so upset with "anti-Monkee" talk, not a real band, blah, blah.
They could SING & the show concept wasnt their idea!
Show me an "anti-Monkeer" who doesnt know ALL THE WORDS to Last Train to CVille!!!
AREALJERSEYGIRL 3 weeks ago
I dont really care who wrote the songs. These guys have some kickass singles. Kudos to the songwriters.
wilstromgarcia 3 weeks ago
Davey rockin' the wind chime hahhaah
SotR59 4 weeks ago
The Monkees really are a hybrid. Nothing quite like them had happen before. Rick Nelson might be a kind of like them, but nothing else from that time comes to mind. With a multi-dimensional corporate machine behind them they're hard to ignore. They tapped into little boy and little girl fantasies of being "special" long before that was common school house learnin'.
fripertronics 4 weeks ago
at least the monkees sung and wrote some of their own material , other product bands like boney m and Milli Vanilli did not sing their own songs just mimed to canned music but were famous
PARADOXXMUZIC 1 month ago
JUST MISSED!!! "Words" just missed making the Billboard's Top 10 chart; it peaked at No. 11 and spent a total of 9 weeks in the Hot Top 100 in 1967... The A/side of this record, titled "Pleasant Valley Sunday", reached No. 3...
sauquoit13456 1 month ago
The Monkees did get better as time went on. The album this came form is decent, but they're not quite on the level of The Beatles, Beach Boys, or even the Hollies for that matter.
MyGoodOldDesk 1 month ago
OMG How does Peter do all those vocals at the same time!!! lol
robkosinski 1 month ago
Dat face.
XVILevi 1 month ago
1:36 Overdoing it just a tad.
DocWyoming 1 month ago
Ha-ha! Nice air drumming by Davy at 0:36
MakPortnoy 1 month ago
@MakPortnoy I noticed that too! Funny!
laningahomevids 4 days ago
on the recorded version...like on cd it says i dont know quite when on the video it says dont walk away
wandaluverr 1 month ago in playlist YouTube Mix for The Monkees
LOVE DA MONKEES,GLAD TORK MADE IT THRU HIS ILLNESS
diagreen 1 month ago
This song is better than anything from 2012!!
dakert40 1 month ago 29
@dakert40 maybe you should listen to some stuff like Django Django, Errors, First Aid Kit, Guided By Voices, Hospitality, Josh Ritter, Of Montreal, Stuck In The Sound, Sharon Van Etten, or even Mark Lanegan! ;)
briced65 2 days ago
i used to love this song
jody808 1 month ago
It's all about The Monkees.
romeyb76 1 month ago
These were four nice young actors drawing a paycheck. I loved their stuff when I was a kid, but let's not fool ourselves. 3 of the Beatles played together for years before hitting it big, whereas it's not clear from this video that the Monkees ever did.
rewinn 1 month ago
intercambiaron instrumentos jaja
zurksyn 2 months ago
Not sure davy really knows how to play the drums. He is missing the symbols lol
SndOfSlnc 2 months ago
looks like micky could really cut a rug in this vidio. nice dancing.
chester7ism 2 months ago
omg davy u r so sexy
1324magenta 2 months ago
This appears to be a semi-live, or perhaps a demo version of the song because it is definitely different from the released track. Mickey apparently didn't really like drumming much and preferred to be out in front just singing. Davy was probably a better drummer but he was cast as the cute baby face of the group and being hidden behind the drums did fit well with this image. Mike could definitely play bass and Pete was a great guitarist
nunuloki 2 months ago
@nunuloki It's the original take, cut during the MORE OF THE MONKEES sessions. Neither Boyce and Hart (the composers and producers) nor the group were happy with the arrangement, so they shelved it. They switched instruments here because they were trying to look realistic by this point and it's so bloody hard to sing and play either drums or bass (although you're correct that Davy was a better drummer than Micky and Peter was a better guitarist than Mike, as they all admitted)..
RohitSatoskar 2 days ago
my favorite monkee song
55pennylane 3 months ago
This song is brilliant. One of Micky's powerful song that he sings, Peter does good at the back up singing. This song is one of my favorites
ilovelucyfan12 3 months ago
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Nesmith was the only musician in the formal sense. All the songs were written by others. Loved the series but some people compare this "group" to the Beatles....oh bother. Kudos to Micheal. The others grew to talent but the show as much as a lark as the first Star Trek.
MarioFanAidan 3 months ago
@MarioFanAidan Many groups started out with no more talent than the Monkees. The Beach Boys were just a bunch of kids who put together a band with a lot less vetting than the Monkees. So what? They became an excellent band. Were they as good as the Beatles? No, but very few bands were. I happen to think the Beach Boys were better than the Beatles but that's just an opinion.
John1948NineC 3 months ago 17
@John1948NineC I Happen to think that they were as good as the Beatles and many other groups who supposedly played their own instruments. The Monkees got better musically with tme. It is too bad that they are still underrated as a legitimate Rock Group. The Monkees: Rock Legends and very special! Monkees will always Rock!
dlucianonyc 1 month ago
@John1948NineC
Beach Boys better than Beatles? What planet were you on in the 60's- not even close! The Beatles not only changed rock music but the culture as well.Come one- Surfin vs Sargent Pepper no contest!!
MCAPPhysics2204 3 days ago
@MCAPPhysics2204 Everyone has a right to an opinion. However, that isn't the same as opinionated.
John1948NineC 3 days ago
@MCAPPhysics2204. Both bands were unarguably comprised of genius. Wilson's writing even influenced some of The Beatle's writing. Ultimately, they are different styles of music, overall, and The Beach Boys and The Beatles stand apart from each other AND all other groups. Personal preference is just that --- *personal preference* --- it's not a competition.
wttwmusic 3 days ago
@wttwmusic It should be noted that even McCartney said there would have been no Sgt Pepper's album if the Beach Boys hadn't released "Pet Sounds"....So even the masters have their influences. :)
indyracingnut 2 days ago
@indyracingnut. Oh, so true, and aren't we glad that particular influence occurred?! I also love albums like "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver," and I am happy beyond words The Byrds and Dylan influenced them in both cases! The Beatles just had incredible musical taste, in addition to being able to write, themselves. They instinctively knew what was good, and they, naturally, imitated what *they* loved to hear. Amazingly, The Beatles were able to lasso these sounds and make them their own!
wttwmusic 1 day ago
@indyracingnut. Can you tell I'm a Beatle fan?
wttwmusic 1 day ago
@MCAPPhysics2204 you need to listen to all the beach boys songs very diverse
TheJUNGLESURFER 3 days ago
@John1948NineC Ahh, I see by the numbers in your name you are 3 years younger than I am. I knew you had to be close to my age when you can remember this group, the Beach Boys, the Beatles, etc. I love both the Beatles and the Beach Boys. Different sound. John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson are musical geniuses. And that's all I can think of off the top of my head!
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WhoGirl 3 days ago
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@napachild I'm 29 and know all those great bands and many more. (Hence my username, WHOgirl.) I grew up on this music, thanks to a man who's also around your age - my father. :-) The first music I remember hearing were all you mentioned, along with Lou Reed, Donovan, Moody Blues, Grass Roots, The Mamas & The Papas, etc. Saw them all live & met the GR and M&P backstage!
I wish more people my age and younger were exposed to the greats, as well as some of the obscure bands from that time. :-)
WhoGirl 3 days ago
@MarioFanAidan Davy Knew How To Play Drums/Guitar Mike Knew How To Play The Guitar/Bass Peter Knew All Of Them Except The Drums Micky Guitar/Bass then the Drums later on
michael2damax 3 months ago
@michael2damax Peter can also play piano, and french horn, Nez can play peddle steel guitar as well.
SuperNezzy 2 months ago
@MarioFanAidan wrong! tork not only had a masters degree in music but also was a teacher! learn your facts!
julyman08 3 months ago 30
Not only that...this is the only true representaion of the band...Davey was an excelent drummer...Mike a good bassplayer and pete an excellent guitarist....
pjlaneonline 1 month ago
@julyman08 You tell em brother! So glad someone else knows a little back ground!
gsxrbuckeye 3 weeks ago
@MarioFanAidan
Umm. Have to disagree chum. Pete Tork was also a musician.
likkletaz 2 months ago 3
@likkletaz ...and a pretty good musician, too. His keyboard playing is all over Headquarters.
jimfliptx 2 months ago
@MarioFanAidan hey Peter was a musician and Star Trek was not a lark.
keaton1895 2 months ago
@MarioFanAidan yes but we do have albums by both william shatner and lenard nimoy,..to suggest this is an illusion like the "Jim" would be illogicall"
rwp340 2 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for The Monkees
@MarioFanAidan peter tork had talent and was frustrated about the band
elecktrick9s 1 month ago
@MarioFanAidan in pre-monkees days, peter was a musician in greenwich village, mickey was with a band called the missing links, & davy released an album. and of course, mike did a few singles, e.g. "until it's time for you to go."
wallofvideo 1 month ago
@MarioFanAidan Peter was also a working musician and had been teaching guitar for a good while before the show started. Davy and Mickey had both done musical theater. Not only that but all four guys did write songs for the band; Goin' Down, What Am I Doing Hanging 'Round?, For Pete's Sake (the closing theme of the show), etc.
tsuei05 1 month ago
These guys are amazing. I WANT THAT HAT.
The1ComicalMan 3 months ago
real groovy, man - - i've never heard or seen this version before. it's not the one i heard on the "pisces, aquarius, capricorn&jones ltd." album. did this segment air on the program?
wallofvideo 3 months ago
eXCELLENT. i SHILL LOVE THEM
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nena18sept 3 months ago
Reversed instruments! J'adore!!!
jennytork 4 months ago
I would get home from school as quick as my legs could go to watch the monkeys on tv in the late 60s and 70s what happen to the world ?
Jackupnow 4 months ago
A bit eerie at times, good version but I love the 45rpm. Good post. Follow me for the Monkee Boots from Thom McAn... radio spot, 1967!
monkeeman1966 4 months ago
i love it! thx 4 share it. Kisses!
LatinPopRockContry 4 months ago
did anyone notice that they have ALL switched instruments?!
IwshIcldstrtover 4 months ago
From Brazil
Simply marvelous... thak you for this.
Hugs.
mtc1982mtc 4 months ago
So formulaic but nostalgic as all........The Monkees!
Thejbirdy 4 months ago
watched the show every day it was on and loved it
truck4jack 5 months ago in playlist truck4jack's Favorited Videos
what can you say, but WORDS.
paullytigereyeroot55 5 months ago
I love all The Monkees' songs, of course, but this one has this haunting quality to it that just . . . gets to me, especially Peter's voice! I can't really explain it.
RatedRLilStar 5 months ago
Great Song !!!!!!!!!!!!
texercise 5 months ago
Many people don't know this...and I guess I am the bearer of bad news of sorts, but the MONKEES were a Studio Musician's Band, which meant, that they hired studio cats, who played and sung all the songs..Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork played, but the others, the voices, the instruments, were unnamed musicians, that the others impersonated....LIP SYNCed....sad but true. - Ed
emcaraccioli 6 months ago
@emcaraccioli Go to a concert of the Monkees and after they sing and yes all play instruments...you will see that they are the real deal! I saw them at The Greek (on The Monkees 45th reunion summer tour) and they played for over 3 hours and sang every last song all three of them and played Guitars, Micky drums, Peter keyboards, even a french horn by Pete. MICKY, PETER, MIKE, and DAVY SANG EVERY LAST SONG ON EVERY MONKEES ALBUM EVER PUT OUT!
maliburide 6 months ago 2
@emcaraccioli So did all the LA bands like the Byrds, the Beach Boys and the Turtles. They all used the same session musicians as the Monkees. It was common back then. The main group of session musicians they all used was the Wrecking Crew. They played on Good Vibrations. Actually by their 3rd album, Headquarters, the Monkees played on all the tracks. Frank Zappa asked Micky Dolenz to play with the Mothers of Invention but he couldn't due to contractual reasons. Just learn your facts please.
simonbnyc 5 months ago 2
@emcaraccioli WRONG!! They always sang their own songs. They were forbidden by Don kirchner to play on the recordings. So they dumped Don and Played all the instruments on the "Headquarters" album... save for the bass, played by their producer... and a little French horn and cello on that album. Mike played the main riff on "Pleasant Valley Sunday" because none of the studio cats could get the odd timing right, but Mike could. I am pretty sure that "Writing Wrongs" is all them, too...
sitarbob 3 months ago
@emcaraccioli
You obviously don't know the real stories of the Monkees.
nerdygrl647 1 month ago
The Monkees were far better musically than they were credited for, and I loved their show, back in the day, the 60s that is.
TheScottrocks9 6 months ago 7
Davy seems to be having a good laugh at his total non-proficiency on the drums. ;)
zenfrodo 6 months ago
I'm sorry, but the only reason Davy was picked was because of his acting and looks. They knew girls would like him.
AvocadoTomato 6 months ago
@AvocadoTomato , I humbly beg to differ ~ while appeared on British TV soap operas & BBC TV series, he also had a singing career, He starred in the musical "Oliver" as the Artful Dodger, both in London and even on an Ed Sullivan show appearance.
juliannisaakfan 6 months ago
@AvocadoTomato I guess that is why they called Davy the cute one.
bubblebear83 6 months ago
slippery floor there, Micky?
shrimpshell1 7 months ago
Hard to believe, but even Stephen Stills auditioned for a slot in the Monkees.
pause10two4 7 months ago 4
@pause10two4 That gives you some idea of the quality of the talent that these guys had. Of course they were chosen first for their ability to perform on the TV show but they had some great musical talents too.
John1948NineC 7 months ago 5
@pause10two4 No, he recommended his friend Peter Tork to the producers.
wildcatter63 6 months ago
@wildcatter63 You're right; Stills did recommend folk musician friend Peter Thorkelson whom he had known since his Greenwich Village days. The producers didn't like Stills' looks for TV, especially his teeth, and asked for a referral of a better-looking musician...lol
pause10two4 6 months ago
@pause10two4 I heard from one of Peter's interview that his teeth was crooked and his hair was not that great.
bubblebear83 6 months ago
@pause10two4 Also in Peter's interview, he (Stephen Stills) did not want to sign his music to Screen Gems.
bubblebear83 6 months ago
@wildcatter63 and @pause10two4, Even if Stephen Stills (Peter Tork's identical friend) got the part to be one of The Monkees, he would have to sign his music to Screen Gems and he refused to do that and he would have withdrawal himself being a member of the group.
bubblebear83 6 months ago
@pause10two4 Yes, that fact is in Eric Stoltz's book, "The Monkees' Tale"...Stills lost out to Peter Tork due to his hairline and teeth(or a tooth). That's if my memory of the book serves me correctly. Also, if one saw the "Behind The Music" on VH-1 on the Monkees, Micky Dolenz put it clearly that the Monkees "were not ALLOWED to play their own instruments." Although I was not living during the height of Monkeemania, I've learned a lot about the band and have seen them perform 8X.
groovyglitterglam 6 months ago
@pause10two4 Yea, That is a good piece of trivia. Good Job. wasn't he Peter torks friend?
whitewing62 6 months ago
@pause10two4 Yes, and he also talked Peter Tork into going to L.A. to audition.
Lotmeister 6 months ago
@pause10two4 Even harder to believe is the fact that Charles Manson also auditioned.
1GodOnlyOne 4 months ago
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@1GodOnlyOne
Often said, but I'm afraid that's a myth:
Search Google for:
charles manson monkees
MechoMadness 4 months ago
@1GodOnlyOne i read that manson was incarcerated at terminal island during the '65 auditions & wasn't released until feb.'67. but there was a connection. peter tork auditioned for the monkees after being encouraged to do so by his roommate stephen stills, who'd also auditioned but was turned down. in '68, dennis wilson of the beach boys introduced manson to neil young, who had been stills' bandmate in buffalo springfield since '66. &young was very impressed with manson's music.
wallofvideo 3 months ago
@wallofvideo True! The Manson thing was based on a remark by Davy that took on a life of it's own. Davy was asked about various people auditioning for the Monkees (maybe Stephen Stills). Jokingly, he said "Yeah, well, everybody tried out for The Monkees. Even Charlie Manson tried out for The Monkees!!!" No true, but Charlie Manson was an aspiring rock musician. He recorded some music and was actually connected to the Beach Boys or tried to get into the Beach Boys or something like that.
sitarbob 3 months ago
@sitarbob that's something, i never heard about that davy interview. but right, the manson family crashed at dennis wilson's place for awhile. the beach boys single "never learn not to love" is a reworking of manson's "cease to exist" - - both versions are on youtube. if you google "inside the LC" there's a series of articles that touch on the subject.
wallofvideo 3 months ago
@pause10two4,
Stephen Stills actually got the job but turned it down when he found out that he wound't own the publishing rights to any songs written by himself while he was in The Monkees.
JohnQ1127 3 months ago
Absolutely awesome performance
kainsel 7 months ago
why is this video in the education category????
beatlefan157333 7 months ago
@beatlefan157333 Read the channel description.
John1948NineC 7 months ago
@beatlefan157333 ...because we are all learning about the music and TV industry...lol
pause10two4 6 months ago
i think this song should be evidence enough that the Monkees were a bonofied rock band who should be respected and revered as such. this is not a pop song. great lyrics music / fusion progressive rock music before it had a name. Love Peter he was always my favorite / i do wish he could have sung more songs but non the the less i love the monkees they were a great group \ long live the monkees
MermaidPrincess9 7 months ago 2
1:40 Who's playing the flute here? Assuming this recording is live, then none of the Monkees are. Must be someone off camera.
bluecatky 8 months ago
@bluecatky The studio wouldn't let them play their own instruments for the recording of the songs. They filmed things long after their recorded the songs.
AjaxStudios 7 months ago
In many music videos Peter makes faces. He gets into the music a lot. Love peter :)
zipzip101able 8 months ago 13
Lol. They are so funny :)
I was watching their show a few days ago..
AnnGee50 8 months ago
ha ha ...The Hat!
djs61909 8 months ago
Totally groovy!!!! I watched The Monkees when I was a kid...still love them all of these years later!!!
pattygoody 8 months ago
@therotiv4 apuesto a que te mojas con esta cancion
chqn3r 8 months ago
Oh yeah. on the cd they dont have the flute solo. they cut it out and make the song longer.the song is 2:54 on the cd version
TheMonkeesRock 9 months ago
@TheMonkeesRock That's because it's a different (later) recording to this one. The Monkees re-recorded the song for 'Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.' after they left Don Kirshner (they re-recorded quite a few other songs after leaving Kirshner). The version here is the first recording from the sessions of 'More of the Monkees'.
laineycrusoe 2 months ago
@laineycrusoe What did I say?
TheMonkeesRock 2 months ago
@TheMonkeesRock It was a while ago, you said that the version of 'Words' on the album was different to the version here, which it is because they re-recorded it. Nothing horrible!
laineycrusoe 2 months ago
this is the coolest because i think its the only time you see peter tork on guitar and mike nesmith on bass true rare but i did dig the monkees .................
joebonni 9 months ago
@joebonni I actually read somewhere that this was actually the lineup that they wanted to do for their live shows. Mickey actually thought that Davy was a better drummer than him. And Mike thought that Peter was the better guitar player. But alas the record company wouldn't have it. It had to look like it did on the show.
Mikemaniax 7 months ago
That is great! I actually keep hearing this performed by another band (The Leaves) on my Pandora station. But the Monkees got it nailed. Mickey's got such a huge voice!
devilboydc 9 months ago
Davy looks like hes havin fun there with those chimes and pete at one point(shot to his face) looked like he was about to cry
dewstar100 9 months ago
i never caught that there was a flute solo in here, i play the flute wow! ( i always crushed on peter and mike!!)
nykkchick 9 months ago 2
my FAVORITE monkees song of all time!!! this brings back memories, i grew up watching them on tv!
nykkchick 9 months ago
when I was growing up my girlfriend and I use to play house- she pretended to be married to Peter and I pretended to be married to Mickie- that's why the guys were never around they were on tour...at times to be 6 yrs old ago...
icreate4you 9 months ago
@icreate4you lol thats funny
paloma598 9 months ago
I used to have a crush on Peter Tork. Actually, they were all cute.
rosiebeh7 10 months ago
btw,by the time this video was made,they were playing their own instruments
ontoppau2nite 10 months ago
@ontoppau2nite
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but Tork and especially Nesmith were both proficient guitarists BEFORE they auditioned for the band. Tork also played piano/keyboards beforehand I think and then learnt bass guitar AFTER joining.
Dolenz could play a bit of guitar too prior to joining, but was forced to learn drums (quickly!) before their first tour.
Davy was an excellent clapper prior to joining The Monkees and then eventually learnt tambourine.
MechoMadness 9 months ago 30