Remember The Monkees TV show?...I was just a little 6 or 7 year old bugger back then... couldn't wait to wake up on a Saturday morning and watch them...miss those days...
Elle, Yes, I remember them way back when, when I was 16 in the mid to late '60s. I had a Monkee's album. I remember seeing them on TV too but I don't know what year. Obviously, I'm a senior citizen now.
They did play thier own interments Peter was a very talented person. Nez also Mickie did play the drums. Davey a few things. Learn your history.@@MarkCelio
@@SusanMarks-mm3mr Susan look up Louie Shelton here on UA-cam, also look up studio musicians called The Wrecking Crew. These guys were the Real Monkees ! They created the music, not the guys we all knew as The Monkees. The Monkees were all an illusion for TV.
I was blessed to had grown up watching Mickey, Peter, Davy and Michael perform. Their show was great. I loved these guys. If any of you read this, I miss you.
@@elizabeththompson6644 Unfortunately, Mike pased away in December 2021. After his run with the Monkees, and his country band, First National Band. He took a step back and founded Pacific Arts. He continued to write songs, such as Lynda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys' "Different Drum". And he occasionally did bit parts in film and TV.
My daughter wasn't born until 2 years after this performance, but when she was roughly the same age as that girl on the stairs she would have been doing exactly the same. All these years later I would love to hear that lady tell the stroy of how she felt then and what, if anything the performance means to her today.
It was their first big hit. Used to set the record player needle to this song on their first album and played the heck out of it on the okd Symphonic stereo we bought in 1961. Cherry finish and a very heavy recird player platen for stability. Cost our family a small fortune back then but my father wanted to buy the best-made in the USA when that meant something.
absolutely under-rated..I didnt appreciate what a great voice he had until I rediscovered the Monkees in the last 20 years ..his vocals on "as we go along" brilliant,
I meet Davey Jones in person in Los Angeles. It was in February of 2012. Two weeks later he died. I was so hurt when I heard the news 😢💔. I have a picture of myself with him. I am so happy that I got to meet him before he died. I think he died on February 29th 2012. I remember it was a leap year. R I P DAVEY JONES. You will always be in my heart ❤.
Even Mike Nesmith said that Mickey's voice was the most distinctive sound that made The Monkees what they were. There would have been no shame in just singing. It's like they had a complex where they felt like they needed to really play instruments to be taken seriously. But Mickey and Davy were both just fine as singers. Ironically, what they did have is probably rarer than the ability to play a guitar or drums well. Millions of people can do that, but no one has their voices.
@@chucknoto281 Peter played every instrument and was awarded the Orchestra Kentucky lifetime achievement award. He returned the favor by writing a concerto for them. When he was hired to play Bass for The Monkees tv show, he also had mastered classical piano, the banjo, guitar drums and two other instruments I can’t remember. Micky played classical guitar but played contemporary with his band. For his audition, he played a spirited rendition of “Johnny Be Good”. Michael Nesmith was “discovered “ by the producers performing at The Troubadour Club in West Hollywood. He played his six string but played his now signature 12 string for the show. Micky was cast as the drummer despite the fact that he didn’t play drums. But like any good actor, he learned. David and Peter taught him. Peter having fun while playing is due to the simplicity of the guitar. Peter was a classical pianist. He played several instruments when he was hired for the tv show. After the show, he learned all orchestra instruments as well as innumerable instruments from around the world. He especially loved it when someone brought him an obscure instrument. He’d fiddle around with it and within minutes would be playing songs on it.
@@TiaMargarita Hi Margaret. It seems like you are really interested in Monkees history. You might want to check out the documentary "The Wrecking Crew" and the book by David McGowan titled "Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon".
@@richardrichard9785 Ya, I’m a closet Monkeephile. Have you read Fred Velez Then and Now? I wrote a piece in the international version. I’ve seen The Wrecking Crew documentary. Great minds think alike!
This song is underrated by many. It was an anti-war song - the last train was departing for bootcamp and then Vietnam, and he didn’t know if he would come back alive hence the “don’t know if I’ll return” line. The TV execs never knew the song was anti-war, but all us young people listening on the radio knew what it was about.
@@stevek8829 The TV execs created the Monkees but the band members gelled and were genuinely talented. The writer of the song said that they couldn't make it a direct protest song due to the TV execs, but it was intended to be an indirect protest song and they hoped the fans would get it. As it turned out they did get it, but for an incorrect reason. Fans assumed that the song was referring to Clarksville Tennessee which is close to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Apparently that was just a coincidence and the song writers only learned of that after the song's release. The writers thought the line "I don't know if I'm ever coming home" was the indirect reference to going to Vietnam that they wanted people to understand.
@@artistjoh as a 15 year old when it came out, it went right over my head. I never caught it. I had also learned not to pay too much attention to rock lyrics. Jeez, 55 years to learn about a song. The one thing I did know was that they were a contrived band, so paid then little mind. They did show that a lot of a band's success was ability to publicize.
@@stevek8829 They were intended as an artificial thing by their TV producers, and at first they were intended to be the face of the band on TV, but other professional musicians would play the music for recordings, but the guys didn't like that and fought the TV execs and eventually gained control of recording etc. So they stopped being the compliant fake group for TV and became a genuine creative group. They ended up selling 75 million records, and during 1967 (some said they outsold The Beatles and Rolling Stones combined,) making them one of the highest selling bands of all time. They broke up in 1970, but reformed in 1986 and produced four albums over the next 35 years. Jones died in 2012 and Tork in 2019, and Dolenz and Nesmith conducted a Monkees farewell tour in 2021. Nesmith died just after the tour ended. A lot of people don't know about this Monkees band life that continued after the demise of the TV show and continued until quite recently. It demonstrates that while the band was intended to be just a TV creation, it grew into something real and long lasting.
The Monkees started in 1966, and I was born in 1972. I have enjoyed the show, in reruns of course, haha, and songs my entire life. Whenever I look them up on UA-cam and listen to their music, it's like visiting with lifelong friends. I will enjoy their music for the rest of my life.
I saw the Monkees at the Spectrum/ Philadelphia in 1967- the first of a lifetime of concerts. They opened me up to music. Of course Linda Ronstadt & the Stone Ponies warming up, along with Jimi Hendrix appearing a couple of times didn't hurt! Mickey was my fav, my first crush, when all my girlfriends raved about Davy. Then I became too "cool" to admit I liked them. Well, I'm happy I can say Hey hey we're the Monkees again with my head held high!!! Play us all into heaven, guys.
Oh my I remember the concerts at the Spectrum. Back in the days when you could buy a ticket for ten bucks. I saw so many bands there. And the Tower Theater too.
That little girl dancing on the stairs all by herself brought a tear to my old wornout eyes. I took my daughter to see Gary Puckett and she got away from me and stood up and started dancing just like that. She was about that age. I guess everyone must have thought it was cute, because no one said a word. Even the ushers pretended they didn't see anything. It was so cute. My only regret is there was no decent quality video on flip phones back in those days, so it only exists in my memory now. She doesn't even remember it.
@@fairenough7984 i actually met him after the concert. Very nice guy and very appreciative, unlike most performers today. He actually took the time to talk to me, where most performers today would tell me to p*ss off!
I described to a blind person when I was 11 the colour of purple and he totally comprehended...2 pieces of Hubba-Bubba Grape gum...From that moment on he's been infatuated with prince....
Writer Stephen King has always been convinced that he is going to die in the month of February. Because of that paranoia he has never set the events of any of his books or stories in February
Boy, Mickey's voice is just great! All their voices were great. It's like stepping through a time portal. Too bad Mike wasn't still with them. Really can't speak about Davey and Peter it's just.... can't believe their gone. How ironic, "I'm a Believer" was the first song of theirs that really caught me. Just can't believe their gone. They were the "young generation", they were never supposed to grow old and in a way they didn't. - LOLOL All who I love is passing around me. This generation is passing away and that just isn't supposed to happen!
Saw these guys live in the late 70's at a rather small bar. I swear it felt like Bugs Bunny and his buddies had been brought to life - they were such a huge part of my childhood.
It's what they did with their lives that matters. I discovered the Monkees during their big comeback in the mid 80s. I remember summer vacation, getting up early with my brother and sister to watch cartoons, then The Monkees, The Munsters, Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch then ouside to play until dark. I remember it as one of the happiest times in my life, just innocent fun and my family was all still alive. My family is all gone now except for me and my brother. It sucks but everyone dies. I loved the 3 Stooges and Little Rascals when I was a kid and cried my eyes out when I found out that all the 3 Stooges and most of the Little Rascals were dead but they live on forever with their films.
I'm so glad they all managed to get back together and perform which we were all hoping The Beatles would have done. It was nice The Monkees got together in their older ages and stayed friends. I mean how many bands have done this successfully. ☺️☺️
The replacement Paul (i.e. "Faul", a.k.a. Beatle Bill) decided he wanted an in-law to take over managing the money, and he wanted to get paid more than the others. John just wouldn't stand for it. It was never to be.
in 1966 I had the 45 record "I'm not your stepping stone", I started playing drums in 1970, I took my daughter to see the Monkeys in 2000 at Boston's Esplanade, we took the train from West Concord and rode our bikes into the Esplanade, and I had the best time with my daughter ever. she never seen Boston, I love my daughter Selma, Ill never forget that day! it was the best day I ever had with my daughter,
*If I had a kid...EVERY DAY would be 'best' for me!* (I had a good chance once to know real happiness with the woman I still love and her son...and I let it go over my stupid fucking 'Pride & Arrogance' and my heart hurts everyday since...at least if 'Hell' is real, there's nothing there that hurts more than I hurt already)
Miss those Saturday mornings! Couldn't wait to wake up, get downstairs for some peanut butter and toast and milk, and get that TV on for the best half hour of my week! It was 1967- I was 11 and crazy for the Monkees!
I'm English, and between aged 11 and 14 these my favourite band! My first ever single bought with my pocket money, was a little bit me, a little bit you. I'm 64 now! 🇬🇧👍🏻😆. Shit, where did those years go? 😱
I have always followed The Monkees! Their tv series was the best. This appearance was at a time before Rosie lost her mind. It was an entertaining little show.
I got to know Davy Jones quite well a few years ago when I was managing two airport stores where he would stop in about once a month for snacks, drinks and reading materials before catching his flight. Very down to earth and would always take time to chat for a few minutes and was very gracious to anyone who recognized him.
I love the Monkees and have since their very first show on NBC back in the 1960s. Fast forward to the early 1980s and my 5 year old daughter loved them too without any prompting from me, as she watched reruns on Nick at Nite or some other channel. The thing is, she thought it was a new show and that the guys were still young. I bought their 20th anniversary album and that's when my daughter, a bit confused, discovered that her crush Davey was 20 years older than the episodes showed him. Many years later, my grandson watched Shrek and thought the Monkees tunes in it were new too. The Monkees keep gaining new fans in each generation. Long live The Monkees.
I grew up watching and listening to these guys. I loved them. Always voted for them on the "Battle of the Bands" local radio KLIV broadcasts in San Jose, CA back in the 60's.
So great to see these guys playing in this configuration with Peter doing a very good job on lead guitar! Never got to see them in their travels, but it looks like people really loved them!
Well, he played about a dozen instruments. I guess from growing up as a free agent through those herikrishner group. Idk how to spell it, sorry. My point, Pete was very capable of playing many instruments. Environment is influential as to what you learn
Peter and Michael were already experienced musicians and songwriters before being cast for the show. And I don't mean experienced in the Jimi Hendrix sense, although The Monkees did go on tour with Jimi. Once.
Saw them at Disney's House of Blues with my daughter. Nesmith wasn't there, but it didn't matter. Davey, Peter & Mickey rocked the joint!. I was impressed with how strong their voices were, particularly Dolenz' singing Goin' Down. Love you guys forever!💕
Nesmith had some issues while The Monkey's TV show was going because he wrote a lot of songs and the TV Executives were rejecting his songs most of the time. Nesmith was a pretty serious music making man, so the Monkey's music was not really his cup of tea. As the show went on, he grew more tired of it and for a long time he hated the Monkey's music. Finally, he had enough of everything and wanted out, but the TV Execs said no that he had to finish his contract which also included some type of commercial etc... Once he finally go out of it he never really looked back. However, I think it was in the last 10 years of his life he finally started seeing what The Monkey's thing was all about and he even started actually enjoying the music from those days. I think he finally realized that some of the things he wanted for himself, and his life had happened because of that time in his life. He finally came to embrace it instead of seeing as a mistake and thinking it kept him down when really, it wasn't. I am sorry it took him so long to see that and to also mend some of those relationships. In the end, no one can say he didn't finally make amends to things... because he did.
Even though their music was written for them, these guys still delivered vocal and acting performances that helped make the songs and the band huge hits. I loved watching them play every week on TV at seven years old, and I still love it on UA-cam at 64! RIP Davey, Peter, and Mike.
Elvis’s music was written for him. So was Sinatra’s and Ronstadt’s. Clapton has recorded many songs written by others. That shouldn’t necessarily be a criterion. They just happened to hit at a time when a lot of bands were writing their own stuff.
I WAS IN SIOUX FALLS WHEN THEY PLAYED THAT SHOW, PURE COINCIDENCE. WE STAYED IN THE SAME HOTEL, AND WE ENDED UP ALL USING THE HOT TUB TOGETHER, TALKING ABOUT THE ‘60s. I’m a professional musician too, I played with a lot of famous acts, so we all had a lot in common. I wasn’t on the Sioux Falls show with them, I was there out of pure coincidence. Your post really surprised me, I never thought I’d get to share that moment in my life with anyone in any meaningful way!
Thanks for posting! Such an enjoyable performance by the Monkees (without Mike Nesmith unfortunately). Great to see Peter Tork's guitar playing as well as Mickey playing too. And the little girl dancing on the stairs was so cute! Finally, RIP David Jones.
@@gerrynightingale9045 Yes there is an afterlife. Heaven or hell. I'm going to heaven because I put my faith in JESUS' work on the cross and made him LORD of my life. How wonderful heaven will be. In Jesus' name, amen
*I care NOTHING for what you believe, especially regarding religion* (there is *NO PROOF* whatever that any 'supernatural Jesus' ever existed...Rome kept quite good records, as did Egypt, yet nothing exists to prove any supernatural events such as 'raising the dead' ever occurred...not from Jesus, nor from any of the 'Apostles')
I actually met Davie Jones, at a TV station WKBW in Buffalo NY in 1969. He was doing a benefit for a local charity and I was Civil Air Patrol cadet and he was the draw. He was the nicest person I ever met and signed a few autographs for the girls who were screaming to meet him. He had a strong British accent at the time. He was well received. The Monkey's was my first record I ever bought. Great band.
Remember The Monkees TV show?...I was just a little 6 or 7 year old bugger back then... couldn't wait to wake up on a Saturday morning and watch them...miss those days...
Elle, Yes, I remember them way back when, when I was 16 in the mid to late '60s. I had a Monkee's album. I remember seeing them on TV too but I don't know what year. Obviously, I'm a senior citizen now.
Yes...Monday nights ...I think at 8:00 😍 I could never wait ! 🥰
Me too. I was also about 6, 7, or 8 years old and I remember watching that show.
@maidahaltrecht6577 Good Times!
Late 60’s my bestie and I would listen to their albums and dance. We were 11 years old.
The more I hear these guys all these years later, the better they sound!! They really DID kick ass!!! RIP DAVY, MICHAEL AND PETER!!
How come they died so early ?
@@johndarrell3738They were in their 70's. Mike and Davy died of heart attacks and Peter had cancer.😢
Some of us were fortunate enough to have grow up in a time when there was such a music !!!!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Less of us each year now 😢 my dear friend who I played in bands with since I was 17, left us last month 😢
Fabulous underrated band of super talented musicians and personalities who brought so much happiness to the world ❤thank you so much the Monkees😊🎉
All they did was sing, they didn't play any instruments.
You are right they didn't at first but they did as time went on they were fun to watch and listen to
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They did play thier own interments
Peter was a very talented person. Nez also
Mickie did play the drums. Davey a few things. Learn your history.@@MarkCelio
@@SusanMarks-mm3mr I think I read where Davy Jones played drums too.
@@SusanMarks-mm3mr Susan look up Louie Shelton here on UA-cam, also look up studio musicians called The Wrecking Crew. These guys were the Real Monkees ! They created the music, not the guys we all knew as The Monkees. The Monkees were all an illusion for TV.
The little girl in the audience bopping along to the song is adorable!
Tragically, she died in a bus-Zeppelin collision later that year
But for at least that one night, she got to bop 'til she dropped
@@squirrelbutler2119
That is so sad, I'm getting a little emotional
@@johnwebster76 And so you should.
It was a rare, one-off kind of thing.
Very sad
I was blessed to had grown up watching Mickey, Peter, Davy and Michael perform. Their show was great. I loved these guys. If any of you read this, I miss you.
Mickey is the only one left.
@@sandrajohnson2489 Thank you for that Sandra. I trust you enjoyed them as well. I’m still a day dream believer.
@@sandrajohnson2489 where is Mike with the hat?
@@elizabeththompson6644 Unfortunately, Mike pased away in December 2021. After his run with the Monkees, and his country band, First National Band. He took a step back and founded Pacific Arts. He continued to write songs, such as Lynda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys' "Different Drum". And he occasionally did bit parts in film and TV.
@@Riftsrunner I knew he had passed, but this video says it was from 11 years ago.
You know you've got something when you even see the kids getting up and dancing with joy.
That's because they were told to get up and clap and dance around with the flashing Applause sign!
My daughter wasn't born until 2 years after this performance, but when she was roughly the same age as that girl on the stairs she would have been doing exactly the same. All these years later I would love to hear that lady tell the stroy of how she felt then and what, if anything the performance means to her today.
It was their first big hit. Used to set the record player needle to this song on their first album and played the heck out of it on the okd Symphonic stereo we bought in 1961. Cherry finish and a very heavy recird player platen for stability. Cost our family a small fortune back then but my father wanted to buy the best-made in the USA when that meant something.
Man, Mickeys voice was always really underated.....he is a great singer!!
absolutely under-rated..I didnt appreciate what a great voice he had until I rediscovered the Monkees in the last 20 years ..his vocals on "as we go along" brilliant,
Mickeys voice is one of the Best.
Really he sounded great. Back in the day Davey was the star and Mickey on the drums.
His vocals on "Good Times" at 70 years old make him sound like a teenager. No loss at all. Amazing.
Pleasant Valley Sunday really shows his vocal range also.
No matter what they say. They are a BAND!
No
@@durango8882 Yes.
With a band playing behind them.....
Well, I guess, even though they have a bunch of pros backing them up, and they didn't write the song, but hey! Nostalgia!
@@Mike_LaFontaine75 nesmith wrote some good songs like distent drum
The Monkees may have gotten old, but the spirit of the Monkees never will
@Berry Harbour I figured as much😀👍
De acuerdo.sus canciones unicas para gente mayor
Unicos
The original 'made' boy band and still the best. Listening to their music still puts a huge smile on my face.
Rock group.. not boy band.
I meet Davey Jones in person in Los Angeles. It was in February of 2012. Two weeks later he died. I was so hurt when I heard the news 😢💔. I have a picture of myself with him. I am so happy that I got to meet him before he died. I think he died on February 29th 2012. I remember it was a leap year. R I P DAVEY JONES. You will always be in my heart ❤.
Mickey is a very credible pop singer with a unique voice.
Even Mike Nesmith said that Mickey's voice was the most distinctive sound that made The Monkees what they were. There would have been no shame in just singing. It's like they had a complex where they felt like they needed to really play instruments to be taken seriously. But Mickey and Davy were both just fine as singers. Ironically, what they did have is probably rarer than the ability to play a guitar or drums well. Millions of people can do that, but no one has their voices.
I’ll never stop loving The Monkees.
Or The Partridge Family
I'll never stop loving HERMAN'S HERMITS.
The little kid dancing on the stairs, made this video perfect.. ✌️
I love how Peter can’t help dancing while he is playing!
Wow, the best.
Good singing voices but they need a backup band to play their music Peter looks like he is not even. Playing but I love their music
@@chucknoto281 Peter played every instrument and was awarded the Orchestra Kentucky lifetime achievement award. He returned the favor by writing a concerto for them. When he was hired to play Bass for The Monkees tv show, he also had mastered classical piano, the banjo, guitar drums and two other instruments I can’t remember. Micky played classical guitar but played contemporary with his band. For his audition, he played a spirited rendition of “Johnny Be Good”. Michael Nesmith was “discovered “ by the producers performing at The Troubadour Club in West Hollywood. He played his six string but played his now signature 12 string for the show. Micky was cast as the drummer despite the fact that he didn’t play drums. But like any good actor, he learned. David and Peter taught him. Peter having fun while playing is due to the simplicity of the guitar. Peter was a classical pianist. He played several instruments when he was hired for the tv show. After the show, he learned all orchestra instruments as well as innumerable instruments from around the world. He especially loved it when someone brought him an obscure instrument. He’d fiddle around with it and within minutes would be playing songs on it.
@@TiaMargarita Hi Margaret. It seems like you are really interested in Monkees history. You might want to check out the documentary "The Wrecking Crew" and the book by David McGowan titled "Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon".
@@richardrichard9785 Ya, I’m a closet Monkeephile. Have you read Fred Velez Then and Now? I wrote a piece in the international version. I’ve seen The Wrecking Crew documentary. Great minds think alike!
Thank you Monkees for giving me the most amazing fun and peace filled childhood. I love you guys. Your songs are pure nostalgia.
This song is underrated by many. It was an anti-war song - the last train was departing for bootcamp and then Vietnam, and he didn’t know if he would come back alive hence the “don’t know if I’ll return” line. The TV execs never knew the song was anti-war, but all us young people listening on the radio knew what it was about.
I didn't know it and still don't see any connotation to boot camp. Clarksville? You do realize the TV execs created this, made for TV, band?
@@stevek8829 The TV execs created the Monkees but the band members gelled and were genuinely talented. The writer of the song said that they couldn't make it a direct protest song due to the TV execs, but it was intended to be an indirect protest song and they hoped the fans would get it. As it turned out they did get it, but for an incorrect reason. Fans assumed that the song was referring to Clarksville Tennessee which is close to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Apparently that was just a coincidence and the song writers only learned of that after the song's release. The writers thought the line "I don't know if I'm ever coming home" was the indirect reference to going to Vietnam that they wanted people to understand.
@@artistjoh as a 15 year old when it came out, it went right over my head. I never caught it. I had also learned not to pay too much attention to rock lyrics. Jeez, 55 years to learn about a song. The one thing I did know was that they were a contrived band, so paid then little mind.
They did show that a lot of a band's success was ability to publicize.
@@stevek8829 They were intended as an artificial thing by their TV producers, and at first they were intended to be the face of the band on TV, but other professional musicians would play the music for recordings, but the guys didn't like that and fought the TV execs and eventually gained control of recording etc. So they stopped being the compliant fake group for TV and became a genuine creative group. They ended up selling 75 million records, and during 1967 (some said they outsold The Beatles and Rolling Stones combined,) making them one of the highest selling bands of all time.
They broke up in 1970, but reformed in 1986 and produced four albums over the next 35 years. Jones died in 2012 and Tork in 2019, and Dolenz and Nesmith conducted a Monkees farewell tour in 2021. Nesmith died just after the tour ended. A lot of people don't know about this Monkees band life that continued after the demise of the TV show and continued until quite recently. It demonstrates that while the band was intended to be just a TV creation, it grew into something real and long lasting.
All artists have a responsibility to their audience. That is what the First Amendment is all about. The People Rules. The war was very unpopular.
The Monkees started in 1966, and I was born in 1972. I have enjoyed the show, in reruns of course, haha, and songs my entire life. Whenever I look them up on UA-cam and listen to their music, it's like visiting with lifelong friends. I will enjoy their music for the rest of my life.
I saw the Monkees at the Spectrum/ Philadelphia in 1967- the first of a lifetime of concerts. They opened me up to music. Of course Linda Ronstadt & the Stone Ponies warming up, along with Jimi Hendrix appearing a couple of times didn't hurt! Mickey was my fav, my first crush, when all my girlfriends raved about Davy. Then I became too "cool" to admit I liked them. Well, I'm happy I can say Hey hey we're the Monkees again with my head held high!!! Play us all into heaven, guys.
Oh my I remember the concerts at the Spectrum. Back in the days when you could buy a ticket for ten bucks. I saw so many bands there. And the Tower Theater too.
That little girl dancing on the stairs all by herself brought a tear to my old wornout eyes. I took my daughter to see Gary Puckett and she got away from me and stood up and started dancing just like that. She was about that age. I guess everyone must have thought it was cute, because no one said a word. Even the ushers pretended they didn't see anything. It was so cute. My only regret is there was no decent quality video on flip phones back in those days, so it only exists in my memory now. She doesn't even remember it.
I am a Gary Pucket fan, as well.
Great music from childhood.
@@fairenough7984 i actually met him after the concert. Very nice guy and very appreciative, unlike most performers today. He actually took the time to talk to me, where most performers today would tell me to p*ss off!
Nice memory. It's great when something triggers a fond recollection years later. Had that happen myself a few times.
Now Gary Puckett -- yet another awesome talent who had megahits in the 1960s.
LoveLoveLOVE your story!!!
Mickey Dolenz could have been one of THE most memorable vocalists ever - the guy was a natural
Could have been?
He’s great!
Davy Jones appeared on
The Ed Sullivan Show
09 February 1964
just like David Cassidy , but they got stuck in the bubblegum and couldn't get out
I described to a blind person when I was 11 the colour of purple and he totally comprehended...2 pieces of Hubba-Bubba Grape gum...From that moment on he's been infatuated with prince....
Mickey Dolenz -- great vocal.
That little girl dancing on the stairs all by herself was a joy to watch and I hope she got to meet The Monkees. . . . . . .
Both David and Peter died in the month of Feb. Rest in peace.💔
Be happy that we had them as long as we did. "THANKS GUYS"
Peter Tork passed away on February 21, 2019 and Davy Jone passed away on February 29, 2012.
Like they say, "Rock & Roll heaven has one hell of a Band". Thank You, RIP
I'm a Shelton
Writer Stephen King has always been convinced that he is going to die in the month of February. Because of that paranoia he has never set the events of any of his books or stories in February
@TOM ARCHER I would like to remind you my brothers and sisters, The Beatles landed in America on February 9th, 1964. Ban February, indeed.
It's 2022 and I've loved the Monkees about 56 yrs..❤❤❤
R.I.P - Davey Jones. I had the pleasure of meeting you. Xoxo from here to heaven; you are truly missed.
Shame on the Music Hall of Fame for not nominating this very talented band.
Boy, Mickey's voice is just great! All their voices were great. It's like stepping through a time portal. Too bad Mike wasn't still with them. Really can't speak about Davey and Peter it's just.... can't believe their gone. How ironic, "I'm a Believer" was the first song of theirs that really caught me. Just can't believe their gone. They were the "young generation", they were never supposed to grow old and in a way they didn't. - LOLOL
All who I love is passing around me. This generation is passing away and that just isn't supposed to happen!
the Monkees were really a great band, n gave us oldies alot of good memories when we wanna go back in time, thanks!!
Saw these guys live in the late 70's at a rather small bar. I swear it felt like Bugs Bunny and his buddies had been brought to life - they were such a huge part of my childhood.
So sad about peter. Still very very sad over Davy, he went way too young! Monkee fan 4ever!
Davey jones lives forever on UA-cam
It's what they did with their lives that matters.
I discovered the Monkees during their big comeback in the mid 80s. I remember summer vacation, getting up early with my brother and sister to watch cartoons, then The Monkees, The Munsters, Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch then ouside to play until dark. I remember it as one of the happiest times in my life, just innocent fun and my family was all still alive. My family is all gone now except for me and my brother.
It sucks but everyone dies. I loved the 3 Stooges and Little Rascals when I was a kid and cried my eyes out when I found out that all the 3 Stooges and most of the Little Rascals were dead but they live on forever with their films.
Mike gone last week. Dolenze had nothing but good to say about him.
Watch the audience. These guys are loved by their fans. And rightly so.
Awww look at the Lil cutie dancin on the steps! Just goes to show how their music crosses over many generations!!!!!!!😊
I was looking for the first comment about Mara Wilson dancing on the steps!
Yes I love that. So sweet. She’s moved by the music.
I'm so glad they all managed to get back together and perform which we were all hoping The Beatles would have done. It was nice The Monkees got together in their older ages and stayed friends. I mean how many bands have done this successfully. ☺️☺️
They got better with age !!
Surprisingly many these days. So many bands got back together over COVID, made albums and now touring.
The Beatles reunion may eventually have happened if John had not been assassinated. A huge loss to the world for sure.
The replacement Paul (i.e. "Faul", a.k.a. Beatle Bill) decided he wanted an in-law to take over managing the money, and he wanted to get paid more than the others. John just wouldn't stand for it. It was never to be.
I think the stones are still knocking about!
I met Peter about 20 years ago he was very sweet! I even got a hug and an autograph!
RIP....David and Peter. Your show and music brought me many good times.
The sounds of my youth. I didn’t miss a show.
RIP Peter Tork and Davey Jones.
in 1966 I had the 45 record "I'm not your stepping stone", I started playing drums in 1970, I took my daughter to see the Monkeys in 2000 at Boston's Esplanade, we took the train from West Concord and rode our bikes into the Esplanade, and I had the best time with my daughter ever. she never seen Boston, I love my daughter Selma, Ill never forget that day! it was the best day I ever had with my daughter,
creto Olsen Nice memories
*If I had a kid...EVERY DAY would be 'best' for me!* (I had a good chance once to know real happiness with the woman I still love and her son...and I let it go over my stupid fucking 'Pride & Arrogance' and my heart hurts everyday since...at least if 'Hell' is real, there's nothing there that hurts more than I hurt already)
Framingham here!
So good for you great bonding between you all
Tough guys use
*bold*
Look at these guys!!! They are amazing. Just doing what they do best making people happy. 💯
Miss those Saturday mornings! Couldn't wait to wake up, get downstairs for some peanut butter and toast and milk, and get that TV on for the best half hour of my week! It was 1967- I was 11 and crazy for the Monkees!
The Monkees I saw aired on Monday night...... Maybe you were viewing later reruns on Saturday.....?
They were a real band and a great one at that. Awesome performance.
Long Live The Monkees Rest In Peace Peter And Dave You Guys Are One Of A Kind And One Of The Best Singers /Actors In History
This is amazing. It still sounds great. I watched all there shows in the 1960s. I even saw them live in Toronto about 1990 it was great.
Love their music ❤️ such an underrated band. 👍
Wow! That was great - such an irresistable song and a wonderful performance.
I'm English, and between aged 11 and 14 these my favourite band! My first ever single bought with my pocket money, was a little bit me, a little bit you. I'm 64 now! 🇬🇧👍🏻😆. Shit, where did those years go? 😱
If i could turn back time, to the good old days. Agree. Same here . Oh God . Time machine please 🙏. 😊👍
I keep asking myself the same thing all the time.
Me 62. Loved 'em since the day they came on. 1966 forever!!!
I am 63 ,ahh bob wonderful music times, the girls,TV, cinema,etc if only we had a time machine
Loved watching them on tv, thought I could go and be on there with them. Funny as a little kid you think it's real.
Feeling old. We've lost way too many classic rock stars lately
Dave & Peter aren't the 1st kickass celebrity legends to be lost to us & the last they will not be.
Sad but True😭.
The Last Train to Heaven they took.
Rock stars? They were actors playing rock stars
GREAT BAND MISS AND LOVE...THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC 🎸🎸🎸🥁🎶🎵🎼🎸❣🎤🎤🎤
I love The Monkees so much. They weren’t even popular when I was growing up. I discovered them in my 20’s
Micky has a great voice!
I have always followed The Monkees! Their tv series was the best. This appearance was at a time before Rosie lost her mind. It was an entertaining little show.
they definitely was apart of my childhood good memories
I got to know Davy Jones quite well a few years ago when I was managing two airport stores where he would stop in about once a month for snacks, drinks and reading materials before catching his flight. Very down to earth and would always take time to chat for a few minutes and was very gracious to anyone who recognized him.
Man, they were so great. So sad that Mickey is all we have left from this epic group.
"Epic" group? They aren't Herman's Hermits. It is sad Derek died in '94.
Their music never ever, ever gets old. Love it!
Thank goodness they got this on tape while they were all still around
They had such great songs - I loved the TV show when I was a kid.
Man! MICKY can sing!!!!!!
He can scat too. Check one of their old songs called "Goin' Down"
I love when he belts!
I love Goin' Down!
Just love watching that little girl dancing in the aisle! She is really having fun! LOVE the Monkees, especially Davy!
Janine Henseler Always a new generation!
I love the Monkees and have since their very first show on NBC back in the 1960s. Fast forward to the early 1980s and my 5 year old daughter loved them too without any prompting from me, as she watched reruns on Nick at Nite or some other channel. The thing is, she thought it was a new show and that the guys were still young. I bought their 20th anniversary album and that's when my daughter, a bit confused, discovered that her crush Davey was 20 years older than the episodes showed him. Many years later, my grandson watched Shrek and thought the Monkees tunes in it were new too. The Monkees keep gaining new fans in each generation. Long live The Monkees.
*that little kid dancing was so cute..😊😊*
I love the Monkeys they were always on in my house as a kid
Happy new year friend 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎇🎇🎇🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎉🎄🎉🎄🎉🎊🎆 💙💙
The Monkees play continuously in my surroundings.! They are xllnt and bring musical joy always...r.i.p.peter torkelson r I.p.davy Jones....amen
Goodbye Mike.
Man, I love Peter’s dance moves! And how he makes the guitar sing!
My wife and I saw them in Albany ga in the 90s along with Herman and the hermits .. what a fun night!!!
Lucky you
I'm obsessed with HERMAN'S HERMITS. In my opinion they are the best 60s band.
I remember watching this when I was a kid. Thought it was pretty cool that these guys tried to get back together after so many years apart
I grew up watching and listening to these guys. I loved them. Always voted for them on the "Battle of the Bands" local radio KLIV broadcasts in San Jose, CA back in the 60's.
I just love them!! This was the year I saw them in concert at Six Flags over Texas with my Mom&Daddy. One of the highlights of my life!
So great to see these guys playing in this configuration with Peter doing a very good job on lead guitar! Never got to see them in their travels, but it looks like people really loved them!
Well the guitar parts were rather simple and repetitive. They had about a 10 piece backing band.
Well, he played about a dozen instruments. I guess from growing up as a free agent through those herikrishner group. Idk how to spell it, sorry. My point, Pete was very capable of playing many instruments. Environment is influential as to what you learn
Yes, we did and do.
Peter and Michael were already experienced musicians and songwriters before being cast for the show. And I don't mean experienced in the Jimi Hendrix sense, although The Monkees did go on tour with Jimi. Once.
Saw them at Disney's House of Blues with my daughter. Nesmith wasn't there, but it didn't matter. Davey, Peter & Mickey rocked the joint!. I was impressed with how strong their voices were, particularly Dolenz' singing Goin' Down. Love you guys forever!💕
Nesmith had some issues while The Monkey's TV show was going because he wrote a
lot of songs and the TV Executives were rejecting his songs most of the time. Nesmith was a pretty serious music making man, so the Monkey's music was not really his cup of tea. As the show went on, he grew more tired of it and for a long time he hated the Monkey's music. Finally, he had enough of everything and wanted out, but the TV Execs said no that he had to finish his contract which also included some type of commercial etc... Once he finally go out of it he never really looked back. However, I think it was in the last 10 years of his life he finally started seeing what The Monkey's thing was all about and he even started actually enjoying the music from those days. I think he finally realized that some of the things he wanted for himself, and his life had happened because of that time in his life. He finally came to embrace it instead of seeing as a mistake and thinking it kept him down when really, it wasn't. I am sorry it took him so long to see that and to also mend some of those relationships. In the end, no one can say he didn't finally make amends to things... because he did.
Mon KEEs as in piano Kee's@@Knorkooli
The only band I truly regret not seeing. RIP
One of the best groups of the 60s loved Davey Jones when to soon r.i.p your music will live on forever
HERMAN'S HERMITS is the "best" group of the 60s.
Wow.....that was sooooo good. If you're ever feeling down, just watch this video.
I saw them in concert around this time and it was a great time! I love the little girl dancing in the aisle!
Still sounds as good as ever.
Great song by The Monkees. I caught them long ago on a reunion tour when Davey was still alive.
Wow! That little dancing girl. She was having a good time.
Extremely underrated band!
Underrated? Are you nuts? They became huge.
No they were not underrated
@@abelmontalvo4052 Why are you trying to assassinate my penguin!
@@theoriginalmungaman like I said they were not underrated
They were a TV show.
Peter and Davy you are missed by so many💔
Even though their music was written for them, these guys still delivered vocal and acting performances that helped make the songs and the band huge hits. I loved watching them play every week on TV at seven years old, and I still love it on UA-cam at 64! RIP Davey, Peter, and Mike.
Elvis’s music was written for him. So was Sinatra’s and Ronstadt’s. Clapton has recorded many songs written by others. That shouldn’t necessarily be a criterion. They just happened to hit at a time when a lot of bands were writing their own stuff.
A lot of the Beatles music was ghost written too. Shhhh.,. don't tell anybody. It's a secret.
I love that Peter is wearing glasses!
Watched em from a levee at a fair in sioux falls sd in the 80s! They absolutely have their place in rock and roll!!
I WAS IN SIOUX FALLS WHEN THEY PLAYED THAT SHOW, PURE COINCIDENCE. WE STAYED IN THE SAME HOTEL, AND WE ENDED UP ALL USING THE HOT TUB TOGETHER, TALKING ABOUT THE ‘60s. I’m a professional musician too, I played with a lot of famous acts, so we all had a lot in common. I wasn’t on the Sioux Falls show with them, I was there out of pure coincidence.
Your post really surprised me, I never thought I’d get to share that moment in my life with anyone in any meaningful way!
@@jpetes9046 thanks kindly!.
Ohhhh my God!!!!
I love the Monkees.....Im 57 old but they are with me ..all my life..
I love Michael Nesmith...💋💋💋💋💋💋💋❤❤❤❤❤
Died last week. Too sick to tour.
Had the privilege to see and hear them live, twice😊 great concerts both times
Oh.....Great memories. I had their posters on my bedroom walls. Dreamy Davie 🥰
Love the little girl dancing in the aisle! RIP Davy and Peter.
This is perfect... a beautiful rendition of their best song.
Thank you Carole King for your wonderful music that helped this amazing boy band on their way to stardom. I love you all
Brings back some great memories. I used to watch the monkeys on TV when I was a young boy. My sisters went crazy for the monkeys. 😂❤
I was absolutely crazy for these guys!!! I really miss them!!! ❤❤❤
This makes me think of that episode with the running joke "I wish Mike was here..."
Classic Rock Kid Whoa!!
Not until '97.
Saw Mike and Mickey last yr
Thanks for posting! Such an enjoyable performance by the Monkees (without Mike Nesmith unfortunately). Great to see Peter Tork's guitar playing as well as Mickey playing too. And the little girl dancing on the stairs was so cute! Finally, RIP David Jones.
Where was he
*And now 'Peter' too...but if there's any after-life, he'll have the 'Best of the Best' to jam with!*
you said it all...........
@@gerrynightingale9045 Yes there is an afterlife. Heaven or hell. I'm going to heaven because I put my faith in JESUS' work on the cross and made him LORD of my life. How wonderful heaven will be. In Jesus' name, amen
*I care NOTHING for what you believe, especially regarding religion* (there is *NO PROOF* whatever that any 'supernatural Jesus' ever existed...Rome kept quite good records, as did Egypt, yet nothing exists to prove any supernatural events such as 'raising the dead' ever occurred...not from Jesus, nor from any of the 'Apostles')
Rock it, Mr. Dolenz!
I've loved Mickey forever watched him on circus boy
Tingdzin Kochu the boy of the Circus !!!
Mickey Dolenz is a real nice guy and full of energy! Met him at Chiller Festival in NJ in 2008
ABC's in one of the monkees episodes Micky sings the Circus Boy theme. Keeps saying, it's from an old TV show. Lol lol love him
Peter Tork used to live near my cousins in Connecticut. They said that he made a good living teaching guitar.
Oh, the memories, makes me teary eyed to see Davyand Peter, love them.
Watching today 1/1/2022. They were awesome! Great clean music
Wonderful, as always; love these guys!
I actually met Davie Jones, at a TV station WKBW in Buffalo NY in 1969. He was doing a benefit for a local charity and I was Civil Air Patrol cadet and he was the draw. He was the nicest person I ever met and signed a few autographs for the girls who were screaming to meet him. He had a strong British accent at the time. He was well received. The Monkey's was my first record I ever bought. Great band.