Monkees "HEAD" 1968 RARE Outtake- "Daddy's Song" Davy Jones Dance Black on White!
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- Опубліковано 27 лют 2020
- Here is the "Daddy's Song" dance sequence from the Monkees only feature film, "HEAD", filmed in 1968. This is a rare outtake of Davy Jones dancing in all black with the white background. This is from the 2016 release "The Monkees: The Complete Series" Blue-Ray DVD.
Thanks for watching!
Great video! Fun fact: Davy Jones' dancing partner in this is the always excellent Toni Basil who recorded "Hey Mickey!".
Toni Basil choreographed it.
Toni Basil still ROCKS today and "Mickey" was a freakin 3 minute blurb on an unbelievable carrer path of Miss Basil. She did everything! !!!!!
She also played one of the ladies in the New Orleans acid trip in Easy Rider......
It is so refreshing to watch a video filled with innocence, fun, and so much joy. Davy and Toni were awesome.
#RIPDavyJones
Tony Basil also played the drug addict who killed Bruce Davidson and then herself in the movie mother jugs and speed. That starred, Bill Cosby Harvey Keitel and Raquel Welch
I think Davy is channeling his Artful Dodger days here...beautiful to see!!!
Or better... Every great English music hall star that came before him.
He did that so smoothly I was sure I was going to see a blooper reel or something it was nice to finally see this without the flash back and forth cut scenes like in the movie I mean it's great either way but it was just nice to see a solid version of it
Definitely, I agree!
this scene is absolutely amazing! such a masterpiece of choreography, seeing one unbroken shot of it really makes you appreciate it more
No doubt!
Takes HOURS of practice and rehearsal, experience and talent. Davey did from childhood. A true pro.
kind of moving. seeing someone so young and alive and vital who is no longer with us. great clip.
Lovely to see this without the flickering back and forth.
I had no idea this footage existed. So interesting. Davy was really in his element wasn't he? Love Toni Basil
It's amazing footage for sure!
Its from their movie "HEAD"
I'm one of the few people who saw "Head" in first-run in New York in 1968. My grandmother took me.
Very cool. How full was the theatre?
That's real neat!
@@deadpan80 Hah! There were about 6 people in there.
@@reginascruggs3326 Were you very disappointed? That it was so out-there and not the usual madcap TV show style? Your Grandma must've been very confused ;)
@@blackmore4 I wasn't yet born when the film was released, but I was one of those fans that was first exposed to The Monkees television show through the MTV reruns in the mid-1980s. Before that, I was familiar with the group only through a handful of the songs played on the "oldies" stations. I became a fan because of the reruns, and when a while later I saw the "Head" movie on VHS at a rental store, I picked it up to watch thinking it would be an extra-long version of the TV show. Of course, it was not that, at all. I didn't really know what to think of "Head" at first. I was disappointed somewhat that it wasn't the TV show, but there was something special about it that stuck with me. I now enjoy it as much as the series, but on its own merits.
Davy dances really good, so talented and could do whatever he wanted . A gem🤴
Love this. Ever the showman. This is an area he did so well in. 🙂
This song is so sad yet sounds so chipper. Daddies (good daddies) are so important. 😢
Not to take away from Davy's dancing talent, but can we talk about the song itself? The Monkees covered some very serious topics in their music, and they do not get enough credit for that.
First saw 'Head' in '73, double-bill with '200 Motels' at Toronto's fabled 99cent Roxy. Went in dry, exited feeling somehow "high". Good times.
OUtrageously fantastic! Finally saw Head a few years ago. Wanted to see it since I was 11, back in 1989.
In this video, you can see Jones blaze with great dance and movement skills; you can really see his NY training here. Sweet!
The scene, in fact the whole movie, is such an amazing achievement. I'd put this scene up next to anything Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire did. It's THAT great!
I 💕 love this, thank you❣️💋rip my 😘
I had the audio recording of this when I was young. I loved the Monkees such a huge fan.
Wish the sound had been as good.RIP Davy,love to Peter.
Davy really did an amazing job on this dance, thanks for uploading this alternate version! So cool to see
No problem, Glad you enjoyed it!
I remember reading an article about him dancing and this song. I read that while singing towards the end of the song Davy got choked up.
Love you always Davy
Thanks, Head is a masterpiece but when I first saw it at age 9 I was overwhelmed like I'd been dosed by somebody! Love the music and film and it still holds up.
so much talent. so much energy.
I saw him do the same routine on his last 2011 tour with Micky & Peter. I did have some misgivings about him doing such strenuous choreography because he was a lot heavier at that point. Needless to say, he didn't miss a trick and my eight year old daughter was delighted! A year later, we had the radio on while I was making her breakfast and the terrible news of his death was broadcast. She cried all the way to school :(
Davy invented Disco dancing back in 1968! and disco dancing was not even discovered yet!! 1:54
"Oh Davy youre so fine youre so fine you blow my mind...hey Davy...hey Davy" :)
MaskedMarvyl
Toni Basil choreographed this. What a world class talent she was.
This is real art!
Wonderful Nillson song.
ugh.. my tiny dancing little man!! there he goes!!
Lovely Davy!❤
Since the editing would be a HUGE pain (which isn't to say it couldn't have been done like this), wondering if they just filmed it one way and then inverted the colours and did a colour correction to turn his skin the right colour. The technology existed, and this scene would seem to confirm that it was filmed once, as opposed to twice...
Always loved this song by Davy !
This man was such a huge talent and wonderful guy. ❤️
This is so cool!
No doubt!
Thanks for this upload. This rare outtake was amazing to watch. It reminded me of the energy and joie de vivre that the late Davy Jones showed when he performed for live audiences. Between 1986-2011, I'd see him perform solo 2X, met him personally 3X and saw the Monkees perform as a trio 9X. Again, thanks so much for this amazing upload!
That's real awesome, I saw him once in 2008 when I was 10 lol. Your very welcome!
what was he like? was he nice?
He would have been outstanding on Broadway.
He was on Broadway. He played the Artful Dodger in Oliver! before Monkee-dom.
In addition to Oliver! he did Pickwick Papers in London. He and Micky starred in Nillson's musical The Point.
It's Tali I am a big fan of the Monkees never got to see the movie I hope I will try and catch it one day 😊
Everyone so Amazed At Davie's Dancing. he was a stage star long before the Monkees came around. A Very Well Trained and Seasoned Actor. in those days you couldn't just be a pretty face and CGI the world around you, you had to have talentS. Sing Dance Act play an instrument, you had to be an Entertainer to work in Entertainment.
most of us know that, but this is our first opportunity to SEE it. the movie editing this so much you never got to see how much great dancing he was doing. This a first for me, despite my knowing his experience, training and history.
He wasn't showng up by Toni in this like I expected him to be either... I know she's the superior dancer (superior to most people, not just to davy), but it didn't come across like she was the dancing teacher and he was desperately trying to keep up - instead it was excellent teamwork and he did some improv in it as well!
Totally awesome!
I was very impressed by Toni Basil. I had never seen her dance, except in the 1980's video for "Hey,Micky." I really didn't realize how talented she was @the time bcuz that was something of a novelty video & song, so I didn't take it seriously. I guess this is also a bit tongue in cheek, but I couldn't help buy notice how graceful she was. Davy is great, but IMHO, he is doing something just a little below her level. I see her performance as befitting a person capable of being a dancer at the highest level & Davy as dancing at a level quite appropriate for musical theater, but not high enough a level to be a dancer per se. Maybe I would not have noticed that he wasn't quite at that level, if Toni wasn't dancing next to him. Also, I may have no idea what I'm talking about since I am not expert in shoe business. Send the hate if u feel the need. It's just my humble opinion & it's really just a compliment 4 Toni, rather than a put down on Davy, who was awesome her & as a human being during his life.
Meant "show business "
That was cool,been a monkees fan since they first appeared and have never seen this.Davy danced well and Toni basil must be diminutive because Jones was.
And she was wearing heels!
Darryl Wiggins:Good things come in small packages!Did u see that time Davy was in drag when they were entering a talent show for both sex bands only?When Davy was trying to walk like a girl,he said "So that's what the noise was in our house.My 3 sisters learning to walk!"Very funny.Love the frills BTW.
A proper song and dance performer
This was my favorite of the 2
Davy fue muy telentoso. Un artista muy completo. Encantador e inolvidable.
lovely stuff
Thank you!
Cool!
Thanks!
Kool
nice content
Thanks!
Saw Head at the theatre when I was 11....at the time I found it really weird.....
I'm wondering which one he filmed first? 🤔 this one or the other sequence because he just did it so flawlessly
Yeah I'm not sure, he worked real hard on the routine for something around 2 weeks!
How the hell did you find this??
Thanks for posting it!
It's fantastic.
It's Tali. It's a nice memory of Davy he was just a great talent I do miss him even today and Peter Tork is not with us any more but the movie and there TV show is still popular.😊
It's on the Monkees Blu-Ray set from Rhino from 2016, for the 50th Anniversary. There's a bunch of great outtakes there!
@@thepicker88 , Wow; the 50th anniversary, in 2016. Now That makes me feel old......
0:19 that tape says 4/10/68 so I assume this was filmed on that date!
Yes, that is right.
Very British
Fantastic video! Keep it up! Would you like to be UA-cam friends? :]
Thank you! Oh for sure! :)
Cool. Do the have the white on black version too?
Yeah I do, it's actually all from the 2016 50th Anniversary 10 disc blu-ray set from Rhino.
@@thepicker88 Amazing that you have both!! Thank you for sharing this one. The film takes no prisoners...and one is killed!!
Head ended the Monkees
The Monkees were a year dead before HEAD.
First, despite all of his faults, Don Kirshner was the architect of The Monkees musical success. He was fired before the second season. Since the music drove the TV show, that was the first hint of the group's demise. With the second season and The Monkees gaining a crumb of control, both the music and the show turned away from the "bubble-gum" image and made a half-a$$ attempt towards being "hip". That tanked the Nielsen ratings and the show was cancelled.
HEAD was a last gasp effort from producer Bob Rafelson to make the Monkees relevant to fans seeking other distractions (think in terms of Haight-Ashbury culture). Columbia Pictures gave the film a limited release with virtually no publicity. The disjointed, twice edited, twice released, cult aspect of HEAD only served to pour that final shovel of dirt into The Monkees' grave.
It can't be lost that, following HEAD, the same production company funded "Easy Rider".
@@Gambeli02 : Yeah, “ended” was probably the wrong word. Your term “last gasp” or “the end of” would have been more appropriate. That’s what I meant. It’s interesting how well their early bubble gum pop holds up. Good song writing.
@@Gambeli02 The Monkees had hits after Kirshner, too, and made albums after "Head." They took the stand for artistic control they felt they had to take to be themselves, which is hardly suicide.
@@bobdavis4848 The Monkees have an outstanding catalog of music, but the industry will always argue the opposite. Which is one reason the RRHF, being the political entity they are, will never bring the Monkees into the fold.
After Kirshner was fired, the Monkees were quite content making their own sound. Headquarters, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd., and The Birds the Bees and the Monkees all went platinum and produced a total of three top 5 hits. However, Micky Dolenz fully admited that after Kirshner was booted, overall album sales tanked (Hey, Hey We're The Monkees Documentary, 1996).
Albums after HEAD, on the Colgems label, none topped beyond 32 on the US charts and none had hit singles that went beyond 56 -- with one exception. On the Rhino label, the single ""That Was Then, This Is Now" in 1986 charted 20. Rhino was the Monkees godsend and is where they caught their second wind of popularity.
@@Gambeli02 That may all be true, but I think your earlier comments about "dead" and "grave" are not. Musical worth and personal senses of artistic satisfaction and muse following are not all about chart positions and album sales.
Where did you find this and do you have more!!!!
It's on the Monkees Blu-Ray set from Rhino released in 2016. It was for the 50th Anniversary. There's a bunch of awesome outtakes on it!
Maybe getting rid of Don Kirshner wasn't such a good idea after all...
Thank you, glad to see someone not afraid to state the truth.
no wonder they took it out, that coat makes davy look as if he had some kind of spinal bifida. I always thought this song was a bout a boy being molested by one his mom's boyfriends or pickups from the pub !
Love the monkees but Head is God awful 😖