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  • What a great song! When I was dating my husband, he used to play their music all the time.

    We have most of their music on CD and still play it.

  • @melodyl52 During the time I was rockin out on Zepp and Pink Floyd, I'd still listen to this song on an oldies station if it was on. Wonder if their albums will be collectors now that Davy is gone. Looking for "Head" soundtrack album. All this memorable music makes you want to go back one more time.

  • Is this a Neil Diamond song? Sounds like him, for sure.

  • Davy is my wallpaper on my phone. ;D

  • They stand the test of time and make you feel young and happy.

    Peter was so cute.

  • i was a teen then some times iwish i could go back ,music was good life was better

  • I used to watch the Monkees tv show when I was a young kid. RIP Davy JONES....

  • I wish I was born in the sixties. That's what I'd change about my life if I could change anything.

    -_-

  • @raintalonwindclan I wish I could go back to the 60's & 70's. The GREATEST times in history to be a kid. Everyday was Xmas for me & my friends! We LOVED our lives & our childhood:-) Innocence & fun beyond description. We all miss it. Just wish the youth today could experience what we did...but those days are long gone:-( We still love talking about how great our lives were back then. We feel sad for today's youth. Nothing today reminds us of anything innocent & carefree.

  • @cmf4321 If I were president I'd try to give back innocence.

  • @raintalonwindclan Not only would you have my vote...but every baby boomer out there!!:-)

  • You can really hear Neil Diamond in this one...well crafted

  • such great music such great times remember rollerskating?

  • Just too hard to believe that Davey is gone, just hard to except.

  • life has changed greatly from the good ole days which will live in me throughout my life

  • They sure as hell did have some very talented music. And I too remember those days, being a baby boomer!!

  • Didn't realize all these popular songs were performed by the Monkees and Davy Jones. Wow!! They really had some great music.

    I am younger so that is why I didn't know these songs years ago.

  • rip davy

  • That's apparently Neil Diamond and Carole King(!) singing the background vocals on this, it's more or less a Davy solo FYI.

  • this song was written by NEIL DIAMOND n quite honestly DAVY did justice to it good show DAVY we all miss you lad <3

  • R.I.P. Davy. Thank you so much for the great music.

  • xlnt vocals by Davey!

  • mi abuelo murio el mismo dia tenia 99

  • Monkees were a great part of my younger years, can't forget the music, love it still ! Thanks Davey.

  • Harmonious Hot Hits of Super Sixties.

  • The living hell of getting older, is when all of your idols start to die off! I'm not sure I could take another Beatles death....hope I can go first!

    Good-bye Davey!, I still have the memories.

  • @MrPoppa2 were all in the same sphere it seems, friend!

  • Brings back the memories

  • A little bit Neil Diamond...

  • Most is beliveable, mercifully forgettable.

    Who wasn't, was Tug McGraw of the NY Mets. Now DJ, the same.

    Two good men, same enthusiasm, charismatic, engaging, fun to watch.

    RIP for both of the very best of what this world can be.

  • Well, Ivanslette, I DO HAVE A TURN TABLE, jealous? I will ALWAYS have a record player...just in case...I can also play 45s if I feel like it...

    

  • Bring your vinyls to my house, I have a turntable that sounds better then CD's

  • I KNOW DAVY WOULD RATHER US TO HAVE SMILES WHEN WE REMEMBER HIM AS WE ALWAYS WILL, BUT I JUST COULDNT HELP SHEDDING SOME TEARS AT THE NEWS. THANKS FOR OPENING UP MY WORLD WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER AND LOOKING FOR A FRIEND(S), GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET SOME DAY. YOU SHINE DUDE. CHEERS PEACE AND LOVE.

  • BEAUTIFUL HARMONIES - BEAUTIFUL HIP CATS

  • I still have their albums. I love them all, and since hearing of Davy's passing, I wish I had a record player to play them. So sad, but his voice was just as great in the end as it was back then. He will be missed.

  • God, the music from the 60's was soooooo great.

  • @TheOriginalbingbang God the current music we have now just sucks.

  • Another good one from the Monkees. Sad news about Davy; he'll be missed.

  • Great song. RIP Davy Jones. At one time or another you were a heart breaker for most all American girls in the 60's. You music and smile will live on.

  • used to watch these on 6 weeks school holls ! brill timez

  • @leesteuk1 Me too! Brilliant.Used to be the best thing on TV during the Smmer Hols.. :)

  • I had forgotten about this one...........wow!

  • I feel bereft right now.

  • rip mr jones

  • so many memories

  • remember singing this to beverley but just cos i was born in openshaw didn't mean it would sound as good. gonna miss you davy.......

  • Thank you Neal Diamond, thank you Davy Jones.

  • RIP Davey Jones...Monkees takes me back to fav palce --Chats, Durban, SA...Reminds me of my fav uncels Joe and Joey.....we luved da Monkees and we were da Believers

  • god bless davy , part of my childhood has gone with you mate

  • I love all of the music of The Monkees

  • @redstar99508 Most of their music was written by Neil Diamond, including this song. Didn't matter, though, because the Monkees were a very talented band. Very sad to hear of Davy's passing. Very sad.

  • God Almighty, we were so young and innocent then..I miss it and i will miss you Davy Jones..Thanks for being a part of my glorious youth..I wonder how many kids today will think back on there childhood as glorious and sweet?..

  • @myboylollipop09 kids now these days dont know what glorious is.they dont have fun like we use to innocent fun.

  • @myboylollipop09 Love what you wrote:-) I miss the fun we had as kids...no cell phones, internet, cable, etc...played outside all day..and came home when the street lights came on. No worries..everything was innocent and FUN!!! Today's kids have NO IDEA how great we had it. To me everyday was Christmas as a kid:-) Absolutely LOVED my childhood. My fondest memories. Same with alot of baby boomers:-)

  • @myboylollipop09 Yes, I agree. Don't you miss the days when you went out trick or treating until midnight----you didn't have to worry about strangers and that crap. Put on the Partridge family, Beatles, and the Monkees on your favorite record player...wearing those huge headphones. Those were the days...

  • you will be missed big part of my childhood rip davey

  • Davey Jones was unlike many singers recent and from the past who didn't allow drugs and alcohol to ruin his life. He eventually settle in the small town of Beavertown, Snyder County in the great state of Pennsylvania. Davey R.I.P. and thanks for being a momentous part, through your voice and many contributions to our community. Now go sing a tune in heaven with all the rest of those clean and decent performers.

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  • Now u have gone home Davy Jones.Sad for all those that loved u.

  • Why do all the useful Baby Boomers die off and all the SHIT ones stay and ruin things?

  • Big fan as a kid. My favorite Monkees tune that Davy sang on vocals. Good party tune. RIP Davy we will miss ya ladd.

  • I love this song. I tell my nieces when they are having a problem in their relationships. I always remember this song in the back of my mind. Then I tell them "Your a little bit right and he's a little bit wrong." They never argue with that!! I Love you Davey!! RIP!!! : (

  • Thank you for all of the sweet, innocent memories Davy Jones!! RIP

  • Well however you look at the origins of the band,as kids growing up in the sixties they gave us hope,adventure and above all belief in individualism.The American English relationships seemed to be cemented somehow. What many of us became in our lives in part shaped by this.

    Thanks Davy for helping us through our youth.

    It was about fun and hope.Yeah above all made us happy.RIP

  • Sad sad day,will play the monkees all day today,RIP Davy jones.......

  • In rememberance of Davy, I'm gunna listen to The Monkees tonight. Cheers Davy.

  • @treejahone Me too! Doing some chair dancing. Loved the Monkees growing up.... still do. 66 is too young to go. Sad day.

  • @treejahone - yes, I'm playing and of course singing their songs, cheers for Davy and the Monkees, thank you very much for your songs.

  • Rest well Davey!

  • RIP Davy and thanks for the memories.

    I thank God I grew up in the 1960's.

    George Vreeland Hill

  • never realized til listening to it stoned just now, how great a song it is. and man davy jones was the heart and soul of the monkees.

  • Loved the Monkees, they brought joy and laughter. Music is happy music.

  • @decnob

    Totally agree... The good old days...!

  • RIP Davey.

    

  • Davy Jones, you will be missed!

  • R.I.P to Davy Jones. 66 is still too young to be gone. Now you can sing for God...

  • one of many of their 45s i added when i started my record collection in the late 1970s.he will be missed.R.I.P. DAVY JONES :(........

  • Davy Jones dead from Cocaine !!!!

  • Brings back such good memories. RIP Davey. Loved you guys -- never liked the Beatles. You were way more fun.

  • @bobbikraklio Agreed, I grew up a Monkees fan, never much cared for the beatles! R.I.P. Davy...you were my favorite Monkee.

  • I was absolutely gaga over Davy when I was 11-12. And my my he never lost his good looks all these years. Loved the show and bought their first 2 albums. Although I loved the Beatles more, they changed in '66/'67, so much they scared me. I wanted them to remain cute and loveable like they were in Hard Days Night and Help but they didn't. So I turned to the Monkees for a spell and was that a great ride! Davy was my favorite Monkee. He sure made my heart beat! Thanks Davy for the good times RIP.

  • RIP DAVY....

  • R.I.P. Davy. You will be missed. I'll be Monkees Maniac forever.

  • R.I.P. Davy! amazing voice and songs! 

  • RIP Davy!! You were amazing and one of the golden boys of the '60s TV. Sad to see you go!! ;-(

  • Rest In Peace Davy, my favourite monkee.

  • Rest in peace Davy !!!!!!

  • RIP Davy, you were a huge part of my early years, thanks for the memories!

  • Man this is a sad day!!!!!! I feel so old today, We will all miss you Davey you were one of the first and your music will last forever. Our generation has lost a great person today! Makes me remember all the things I hoped for in life. Life is short and time flies and before you know it there is no time left. Make sure to tell the ones you love that you love them. Peace and love Davy Jones.

  • @442rocketdave I just did thanx....today reminds me of a Billy Joel song.

  • A little bit me, a little bit you, and a whole lot of Davy Jones. Thanks for the memories

  • Davey a little bit me alittle bit you ,but mostly you....too

  • I didn't realize this song was written by Neil Diamond. It was one of the Monkees' best.

  • Rest in Peace, Davy. I am so glad I saw you in a concert last year. I have loved you since my teenage years and I'm almost 60 now!

  • The Monkees made eighth grade tolerable. Thank you.

  • Having grown up in the 60s and 70s, the monkees were just as much a part of our musical heritage as anyone. Godspeed Davy, may your sprit be with us always.

  • So thankful I got to see you at least once Davy! I've loved you guys for more than 30 years. Rest in peace Little Fella! xoxoxoxoxo

  • The Monkees the world's first true boy band, RIP Davey

    

  • RIP, Davy!

  • RIP Davy Jones

  • R.I.P. Davy!

  • Davy!!! NOOOOOOOO.

    The Monkees were a little before my time but I discovered them in the '80s on reruns. They introduced me to rock music and I will always have a special place in my heart for all 4 of them.

    RIP Davy Jones.

  • He was also such a huge part of me growing up. I used to love the Saturday morning shows

  • @ipw133 DIDN'T miss one episode!!! love them and thank you Neil Diamond for giving them these hits!!!

  • R.I.P. Davy Jones. You were a HUGE part of my childhood.

  • R.I.P. Davy Jones

  • Rest in Peace.. condolences to family and friends... I am thankful that your music will live on!

  • R.I.P and eventhough I'm gonna be 16 this summer thank you for being apart of my babyhood I love The Monkees

  • TY for being such a huge part of my tweenage and teenage years. Rest in peace Davey and I'll see you on the other side.

  • My very 1st 45, loved the Monkees, esp Davy Jones, RIP.

  • may the four winds blow him safely home.

  • Rest in Peace...Davy Jones

  • Another one passes...I'm sad. RIP Davy xxx

  • Another little piece of my childhood is gone...RIP Davey Jones....

  • @konczalr yeah I know I was thinking the same thing.....

  • Shocked by the news! R.I.P. Davy

    

  • rip Davy

  • R.I. P., Davy Jones.

  • Love this- one of my faves!

  • RIP.

  • RIP, Davey, we'll miss you.

  • Saddened to hear the loss of Davy Jones. This is one of my most favorite songs from the Monkees. R.I.P. Davy Jones. You will be missed, but always remembered.

  • When I was a kid I loved them all very much. They were all good young men. Please open up the gates for Davey, Saint Peter because "Here he comes, walking down the street...".

  • @Houdini774 ahh that was so sweet of you RIP Davy your songs will never be gone from planet earth

  • RIP Davy, you made my last primary school years very special, I'll never forget :-) xxxx

  • My favorite Monkees' song. To all us music lovers, it is so obvious that it was written by Neil Diamond. Classic Neil Diamond style. RIP Davy..

  • Yes Davy Jones is dead but he will never be gone from our hearts and ears!

  • Rest in peace Davy, you made us laugh, babysat us in front of that TV after school, and were our soundtrack growing up. You'll be missed!

  • so sad to hear davy has died he was a great singer from a great band R.I.P. XX

  • He was my first love...so sad :-(

  • The World has lost another Great singer, Bye Davy, Your music will live on.

  • @ascott250 Mine too :(

  • Greatest Monkee song ever!!! Thanks for all the great times Davy!

  • R.I.P. Davy I'll miss u, but ur music will live forever!!!!! <3

  • RIP DAVY JONES> <3

  • youll be missed Davy! keep day dreming

  • RIP Davy.....

  • Nice song written by Neil Diamond, who had Charles Manson as musical colaborator at that time. By the way, it is said that Manson intended to join The Monkees (although is lie)

  • Back when Neil could write a hit like you and I could brush out teeth

  • GREAT SONG

  • I LOVE THERE SHOW:)

  • I have the LP's but no player! I found their songs on Itunes.

  • Funny how certain songs bring back specific memories. I was descending toward the Hawaiian Islands when I heard this for the first time. Another great tune from the 60's.

  • This tune came out when I was in high school. My high school had a Hammond B3 organ with two of those big ol' wood-encased speakers with the rotating horns. I remember connecting the speakers to a stereo, putting this tune on repeat, pushing the speakers so that they faced each other about 4 feet apart, and laying on the floor between them to listen to this blasting straight into my brain over and over. It's a wonder I have any hearing left at all.

  • @MuchLouderPlease Who among us has not found themselves in such highly (ahem) charged situations.

  • @slightofffist Yes, indeed (aham), indeed!

  • @slightofffist Sorry, "ahem"!!

  • Good song...written by Neil Diamond.

  • @viched67 It definitely sounds like Neil Diamond melody

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  • i sang this to a girl i was in love with, and now im with her, thank you monkees, my favourite band ever

  • to me the song feels too mellow..... it sounds to... idk... but its a good song

  • who else?

  • Carol King

  • Boyce and Hart

  • Yes you can just feel Neil Diamond all through this...

  • Sounds like Neil Diamond wrote this one, if my memory serves me right I believe Neil Diamond and Stephen Stills wrote many of their songs.

  • THE TURTLES THE BEACH BOYS THE VENTURES THE ZOMBIES THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS WELL THOSE GROUPS OF THE MUSIC FROM THE 60 THE OLDIES

  • Thanks for the memories...its great going down memory lane.

  • this hit #2 in Billboard, 4-29-67. Neil Diamond wrote it, and, accordin' to legend, he sings backup on it, too. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx! Have a great week!

  • @DaveWollenberg Well according to the Monkees Anthology set.. it says unknown backup vocals and handclaps. So you might be right.

  • love it

  • MY FAVORITY- THANKS

  • my all time fav monkees song- reminds me of my summer days as a wee lad in manchester- all time great group far better than summer sounds these days !

  • Anyone else notice there are two different mixes of this song? One sounds more accoustic and this version here (and the best) sounds more fledged out, with a richer, louder sound.

  • @abc7197 There is also a stereo mix of this song on the internet somewhere. I also know that there were also two mixes of "Pleasant Valley Sunday", "Daydream Believer", "Valleri" and (maybe) a few others. One version of each track's been used for the sitcom, and the other version of the tracks were for the album. It's a shame this song wasn't released on ANY of their original albums, but still became a hit and a flip side of "The Girl I Knew Somewhere".

  • @RareMusic42 Thanks for the reply. Are you then saying that the sitcom version was the one released as a 7" RCA single in 1967? I had the single since I was a kid and I felt there was a subtle difference between this and the album version (which appears in most greatest hits CDs out there) but wasn’t quite sure. If you include the 'accoustic' version then this makes a total of 3 versions, all released in the sixties.

  • @abc7197 I never heard the accoustic version before.

  • @RareMusic42 The version I was referring to is posted on this site by Infusion26. I think it may be called 'bass cover'. Not exactly accoustic but it has a less richer sound than the sitcom and album versions. I still think the sitcom version is the best.

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