The Monkees - "Different Drum" from "Too Many Girls"

[marasu66]

Mumbling, stumbling, and stuttering through one of his biggest songs? Sweet!

[kentville72]

Love Nez!!

[JamesADempsey]

His timing is fabulous. The wink rules.

[mrpunch51]

Greeet! One of the funnist 46 sec. ever on TV. Saw Monkees live last May. Shame Mike not there. Still fun. Atsawaytodoit!

[bookwormgal1996]

Mike is so cute, I watched this a few days ago and I couldn't stop laughing, the Monkees are the best :3

[truekiwijoker]

It's a shame Nesmith didn't make a hit of the song lit the Stone Ponies did. He was too good for the Monkees.

[Sigillalith]

I love Mike's little wink! He's the voice of reason so much on the show, I love when he got these little comedy bits :))))

[dewhistle]

This is the only version of the song I like better than the Stone Poneys! It would be impossible not to... what a wonderful "nervous amateur" performance!

[KittyinVA]

Gawd I love Mike! This was so well done, so funny. What a mass of contradictions makes up Michael Nesmith. Poet, artist, comedian, visionary, who also punched a hole in a wall and cheated on his first wife. Still, the Mike of my 12 year old vision of The Monkees is clear in my mind and heart.

[written12]

I forgot just how charming(even if adoringly charming is not Cary Grant charming) were. This bit is a delight. It's definitely "solid foam", comedically speaking.

[diamond10137]

i like mike for his faces singing and personality he is funny and a fave :)

[kitaristka21]

haha funny :DD

[TopazStar67]

This absolutely cracks me up. :) Mike and his little wink. Bwaaahahahahahaaa!



[B52sguy]

When Mike wrote this I bet he didn't know that maybe 2 billion people would have listened to it. Just inconceivable then. Thank God for YouTube!

[sshelget]

@B52sguy Mike was a very smart guy - he knew that the TV show was a way to promote his music, and eventually he made a deal so that his songs could be on the B side of singles - cuz the knew the royalties of music was where the money was.

[timepoet77]

Oh boy. Was this FUNNY!! How come today's comedy isn't as good as this?

[MrTimeisntreal]

I know Nez is having fun,but such a great song! A classic!!!!

[Beatlefann12]

AAAHHHHH!!!! I absolutely LOVE this!!! When he winks I just can't help but die!! :D

[ginacranbourne]

Mike Nesmith was just too cute.

[1967sanfrancisco]

I love that suit! And how he can rock the hat and the suit so well. And the wink always kills me!!! ;p

[Taggerung12]

LOOK at the LIKES... then look at the DISLIKES...

isn't that just far out??

[1967sanfrancisco]

Ahhhh! Mikes wink! *dies*

[HarmonizeTheWind]

NEZ just cracks me up! So talented, love the wink, and only 6 strings on that 12 stringer too :) And he wrote this song, all the better!

[lynettebr]

i saw this ep on tv 2 days ago. it makes me laugh every time

[RodTalon00]

cute lol 

[rainbowcheli]

LOL. "Thank you, Thank you Billie Roy." 0:41

[TheMonkeesRock]

@rainbowcheli How is that funny?

[rainbowcheli]

@TheMonkeesRock sorry, it was just an inside joke :)

[TheMonkeesRock]

@rainbowcheli Lol No need to say sorry. Just was wondering lol

[rainbowcheli]

@TheMonkeesRock okie dokie

[deritpeehs]

is his hat blue or green?

[TheMonkeesRock]

@deritpeehs He has different hats like white , black , blue and green

[thatsnoob2u]

damn right zero dislikes 

[lovethemflowers]

I think it's hilarious how his eyes are goin' all over the place, and when he opens them wide before he sings " . . I got my doubts".

[BettinaBalser]

I hate the way the media and history remember the Monkees as being less than what they truly were: absolutely hilarious and very musically talented. This is one of my favorite all-time Papa Nez moments.

[bossmiles1]

funny funny stuff i have had deer in the headlights auditions like that

[lynettebr]

Haha this is hilarious. I love his wink lol

[mynewrisingsun]

i can literally quote this i've listened to it so many times :)

[geopoetica]

That 12-string guitar only has 6 strings on it.

[Michelle062970]

LOVE IT!!!!!!! I'm so glad you posted this cuz my kids and I were just watching this on tv and I wanted to keep it.

[peaceiscontagious]

Micky was dating the hot blonde 'name card' gal ...sez Davy in the Ssn 1 DVD commentary ; ) G♪ &C♫D

[sweetredredwine]

@peaceiscontagious Who was attracted to Fern, and Why? She doesn't look like the type that would be found anywhere near the "hot blonde name card gal", or hang out with guys that just want to goof off and mess around ...

[ppaulmorris]

Not good

[agarn65]

LOL! LOL! I love it! Now that's comedy!!:)

[krazykelsey18]

goodbye, Ima leavin'

[wouldntyoulike2know]

@krazykelsey18 My favorite part. :)

[Teixeirapictures]

makes dylan seem out of place

[AllMixedUp312]

thats the best solo ever!!

[Purushadasa]

SMOKIN' version! LOL

[29FAVELA]

MIKE IS SO FUNNY!!! HE IS JUST SO ADORABLE AND THOSE LIPS..WOW !!

[gazebbs123]

not a rondstadt tune! she covered it, was mikes. prefer shelleys blues if you like the whole meloncholy thing tho

[lowaces]

now thats talent

[suzannimal]

Really funny clip,Mike's a great comedian as well as musician! The monkees are awesome! :)

[jmartin52361522]

I just want everyone to know that since the first time this aired when I was all of nine years old, I have known, without a doubt, Mike is smiling and winking at me. Just me. NO ONE ELSE. JUST ME!

[mjbari3]

I love this clip! I too, remember seeing this as a kid and wondering what he was singing. It wasn't until I found this clip and realized he was singing "Different Drum", and I knew he wrote it. I didn't discover the Monkees until 1979, when I was a kid. I re-discover them about every 10 years or so.

[UncleBaldy4427]

"Good-bye...I'm-a-leavin'..." lol favorite part! And Davy's smile at the end is cute too.

[AdamsApple1963]

LMAO!

[crazysingingchick]

Oh YEAH! I remember this... when I was little, I didn't know that he had written this song, and thought that he was just parodying the Stone Poneys' song. This is even funnier now that I'm and adult and know better. The wink always made me crack up.

[MiGrm9]

ROFL. Man I love this clip.

[MISSEDHERSIR]

it's my favorite linda ronstant song.

[rjkral]

this is totally and utterly brilliant!!

[facelessmonkey]

This makes me INCREDIBLY happy!! Thank you time a billion for posting this. And yes, the wink gets me every time :)

[monkeemen1]

I love the wink! I live for the moments when Nez winks when he's singing. The wink and the little smile always makes me melt :)

[megarouge2001]

@monkeemen1 Ditto. Mike's winks made me weak in the knees as a teenager.

[skooterkitty]

me too! loved Mike the most. You know he was winking at me :0

[kgthatsme]

"Don't get... don't get m... don't get me... wr... wrong..." LOL Oh and that's the best guitar solo EVER!

[itsjustanillusion]

Haha, it's the wink that makes it for me :D

[MarcusDarling4026]

LMAO

Its difficult to fake a bad act, when you HAVE the talent! I LOVE it when ppl do "bad acts" on purpose!

[petersgurl01]

heheh...sooo cute!! Thanks for posting!

[TomMSTie]

LOL!

[KrazyKatLady63]

That clip always makes me laugh. I can watch it over and over. Thanks for making me smile today.