The Monkees - Listen To The Band (from 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee)

[LBrilliante]

it seems like a straight freak out at the end but it's oddly fun to listen to.. perhaps it sums up the frustration of the era... exhilarating and pleasurable freedom but no patience for much structure. I love the bit with davy jones singing at the end.. the last 5 mins is wild but kind of interesting. interesting to see nesmith's son and ahmet zappa collaborating on tv themes now!!! also Davy Jones was said to be a good drummer and sometimes played them in concert.

[mrjoehumphrey]

wait, I'm confused by the comments. Did Lady Gaga cover this song or something? What does this have to do with Lady Gaga?

[sneezepal]

These talented guys never got the credit they were due. This rocks.

[dolemite72]

Listen to the Band ending is Still Amazing. I still find it hard to believe the this aired on NBC in 1969. I would have paid to see the look on my Grandparents faces if the tuned in by accident ;-)

TV never gets this Raw anymore;(

[MusicByTheMoon]

@Hope2009pc Yes it is. He has an odd setup.

[87soxfan]

I LOVE THIS :-)

[BeatlesMonkees]

EVERY TIME I LISTEN I YELL OUT LISTEN TO THE BAND lol XD

[klingoncelt]

Did Frank Zappa have a hand in this version?

[AarHan3]

The VERY LAST performance The Monkees ever gave as a quartet until 1986.

Of course, Peter Tork was looooooooooong gone by the time it aired....

[orion1954]

@AarHan3 He left right after the recording of California Here It Comes (shown int he credits of 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee), at about 10pm. If I can remember, they recorded that song in November 1968. So, Peter was gone for about 6 months. They still made some pretty damn good music afterwards.

Want to hear California Here It Comes? Look up "33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee credits"

[retrosoul61]

ok,,flashback time

[iiixiayyy]

MONKEES AT THEIR MO FUGGIN' BEST RIGHT HERE RIGH NEAA

[cannedgoods29]

"Please Don't Take The Brown Acid...." during this vid........Love it !

[rjpcambridge]

all you need to know is that this is great stuff by talented people - the top of stuff Lady Gaga THINKS she is doing or and not even getting close to.

[joeyc09]

@rjpcambridge jesus christ lady gaga? really? give that girl her props she is madd talented--- to compare her to this is crazy...........im a monkees fan too but your on crack if u think that girl isint a HUGE talent

[kogcc]

Poor Monkees could never distance themselves from the kiddie image and stunts like this merely alienated their fans and never earned them the bona fides as legitimate musicians for which they were searching. And Davey Jones, couldn't they teach him one instrument?

[DIESEL0759]

@kogcc Actually, Davy learned guitar & drums.

[BeatlesMonkees]

@kogcc It's Davy Jones and He played Guitar and drums so yeah...

[tnbljp]

The original single is a great song-this is just self indulgent crap

[Hope2009pc]

@Tarn1968 No. its from a Tv special..

[strawbootie]

I borrowed the 33 1/3 revolutions per monkee disc from my friend, and when I saw this part, I almost fainted...I really didn't know what to think of it. I still like it, though! Very creative!

[records700]

Hey, i didn't expect this version to go into the direction that it did....and add to that the presence of Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll! This one really took me by surprise! It's the Monkees' Revolution 9!

[BBINGHAM032352]

By this wasn't filmed in 1968. The hit song Listen To The Band was issued in the summer of 1969. So this must have been filmed after that time.

[BBINGHAM032352]

THE FREAKY FAR OUT MONKEES!

[MusicByTheMoon]

Take that Kirshner!

[squirm13]

Love this, the monkees were so good.

[Monkofmagnesia]

Just how many drummers did they have? Four?

[noofilmz]

Great start! Then the Drugs kick in! Where's Yoko?

[casperguylkn]

Guitar stacks were a very recent invention in 1968! Very nice vintage amp that Mike has there.

[MusicByTheMoon]

@casperguylkn The guitar's playing through a fender twin, not the m-stack.

[endracismguy]

@MusicByTheMoon always an expert who cares moron

[MusicByTheMoon]

@endracismguy I not talking to you in this conversation, the other guy might care; the guy who i actually directed the comment to in the first place.

[endracismguy]

flower power lives lol

[punkcat77]

Great song, love Mike's vocals. Gets a bit trippy and psychadelic for me halfway through - very 60s!

[BandOnTheRun87]

I don't get this

[MariAnKenobi]

@BandOnTheRun87 You're not meant to get it without drugs. :) The whole movie is like this. So is their other movie, Head.

[SunE12000]

For all the naysayers-this one proves that they all could perform---Though trippy as it may be, It's still an amazing song

[stringquartet]

Christ, if only people would listen!

[lildyl159]

I'm listening!

[chachihatesjoanie]

Always loved the sign that says "He's really playing this".

[paladin313]

It was sad, though, that this was the last thing Pete did before he left the band. I would say that they did well to break from the show and be the band they always wanted to be...that they always were, but without Pete, they were not complete.

[beesting26]

What a gem.

[monkeeslover12]

@FelisLeo94 oh yea sorry ^_^

[dadadruma]

@FelisLeo94 on season 2 disc five in the extras

it has the whole show of 33.3 rev per monkee in its entirty

[iiixiayyy]

seriously a magic moment

they're really playing!!!

[petertorksgal37]

Go Brian Auger!!!!! Love how he plays the Hammond here :)

[monkeeslover12]

@FelisLeo94 Its from one of their songs of a cd callled.... "The Monkees Greatest Hits"

[pacey68]

From the tv special "33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee"... also featuring Julie Driscoll on vocals & Brian Auger on Hammond

[monkeeslover12]

I have this song on my ipod

[AllMixedUp312]

this movie is an epic win, love this part

[gustavozamora]

The backing group is Sam & The Goodtimers.....excellent video!! (besides this is one of the best Nesmith-Monkees song....