Their song “Goin’ Down” shows a different side to them. They all helped write it with another songwriter. If you react to it you should see if there’s a video with the lyrics, or just have them on hand. They go by at lightning speed. It’s hard to believe Micky could sing so fast and still articulate clearly and stay in tune. Very impressive performance! 👍🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I grew up in West Orange NJ where Carole King lived for a while and wrote this song about the rd I lived next to called Pleasant Valley Way.... Amazing....
I've seen a bunch of reactions to this song but you're the first to really get how fucking SLAMMING the band is on this track. JESUS, but they cook!!! Listen to it as many times as you like and they're monster each and every time. A-List L.A. studio musicians of the time, so they're SUPPOSED TO be this good, but they don't always get the chance to stretch out like in the middle section here. Add to that, your take on the song's meaning is spot on, as well. Carol King/Gerry Goffin, those musicians, and Mickey Dolenz's tenor vocal REALLY make this a gem not enough people today know about anymore. Thanks for posting!
Written by the master Carole King.. Your local rock group down the street Is trying hard to learn this song To serenade the weekend squire Just came out to mow his lawn Another Pleasant Valley Sunday Charcoal burnin' everywhere Rows of houses that are all the same And no one seems to care See Mrs. Gray she's proud today Because her roses are in bloom And Mr. Green he's so serene He's got a TV in every room Another Pleasant Valley Sunday Here in status symbol land Mothers complain about how hard life is And the kids just don't understand Creature comfort goals they only numb my soul And make it hard for me to see My thoughts all seem to stray to places far away I need a change of scenery Another Pleasant Valley Sunday Charcoal burning everywhere Another Pleasant Valley Sunday Here in status symbol land Another Pleasant Valley Sunday Another Pleasant Valley Sunday Another Pleasant Valley Sunday Another Pleasant Valley Sunday Another Pleasant Valley Sunday Songwriters: Carole King / Gerry Goffin
Wow! I’m seeing Mickey Dolenz perform tomorrow! Anyway great reaction, I always watched the Monkees tv show & had all of their albums. So many great songs. “Saturday’s Child” …”Door into Summer”… “She” … Papa Gene’s Blues” …”Sometime in the Morning” (Carol King)…Goin’ Down”…”Take a Giant Step”…”A little bit me a little bit you” Thanks again Shawn! 😀
When my older sister moved out in 1970, I inherited all of her albums! Amongst the collection were many Monkees albums! They became my first favourite music artists! Love the Prefab Four!
When my oldest brother went off to the army, he gave me all his albums, he ha every Monkees & Beatles album! I was so excited and would stack albums on my record player and listen all day ❤
One of my favourite Monkees songs, and a fun one to play the riff of! Don't neglect Peter Tork's keyboard work, BTW! The song's describing the perfect upper-middle-class suburb, and showing how it can get a bit too claustrophobic and creepy under the surface - Stepford Wives meets David Lynch. Two more Monkees songs that I'm pretty sure you haven't reviewed yet: "The Porpoise Song (Theme to "Head")" - probably their most psychedelic song - and some Nesmith country, "What Am I Doing Hanging Round?"
A TV in every room means wealth. Charcoal burning everywhere is the weekend where you have time to relax and grill out. It's describing a utopian life and in doing so it shows how creepy that can be.
We have a cd of their greatest hits that has over twenty songs on it. Lol we know all but maybe 2 of them, we had all their albums! My sister claims she saw them cruising around in their GTO convertible back in the sixties but I have my doubts!
Thank you for another great reaction to another great Monkeys song ! SHE HANGS OUT and VALLERI are 2 favorites that are sung by Davy Jones that I noticed that you haven’t reacted to, yet.
It's fun to see you enjoying the Monkees! They had many catchy songs! A few that come to mind that you haven't done yet are: Words, Daily Nightly, Tapioca Tundra, Love is Only Sleeping, You Told Me, You Just May Be the One, A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You, Sunny Girlfriend, Steppin' Stone and Sweet Young Thing. After leaving the Monkees in 1970, Michael Nesmith had a Top 40 hit with "Joanne" which is a really pretty song .
Another big Monkees fan! It was my favorite after school show, their music and goofy comedy was so entertaining. One of my favorites of theirs: Only Shades of Grey. It’s a slow retrospective song that Davy sang.
Try “The Girl I Knew Somewhere “. Mike wrote it, Peter was the producer, and Mickey the lead singer in the first song The Monkees did the entire record. It is also my favorite song by them.
I grew up with the Monkees (my first album was "Headquarters"). I would recommend "Goin' Down" and "Daily Nightly". The former is rappy, jazzy tune and the latter is one of the first commercial songs to use a Moog Synthesizer. Micky Dolenz bought one of the first Moogs. I really enjoy the variety of music you react.
I'm thinking Micky had one of only two Moog's in the US at that time. Daily Nightly and Star Collector may be the very first use of a synth in a song ever.
I lived in an apartment a block off of Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange NJ back in the late 80s that this song was written about - always loved this song!
I was always a big Monkees fan. ❤Here are some reaction suggestions for The Monkees: "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You", "The Girl I Knew Somewhere", "You Just May Be the One", "Papa Gene's Blues", "Steppin' Stone", and "Goin' Down". Mike Nesmith was from Texas so he has a Southern Twang in some of these songs. Thanks, Shawn!! Glad you enjoyed it!!
My sisters and I had a Monkees 45 in the 70s. Our local record shop had listening booths with headphones you could use to try out a record. We watched their show on Saturdays. Memories!
the hits are great, but i love their deep tracks. davy sings a song called "early morning blues and greens" that is a departure from their usual happy pop sound. it's kind of dark and moody, dealing with the subject of loneliness. one of mike's best "story songs" is "what am i doing hangin' round". micky's best rocking song is "i'm not your steppin' stone". peter didn't get to do much solo songs on the early albums,but did have a fun one called "auntie grizelda" with one of the fuzziest guitar riffs you'll ever hear. davy and micky show the real playful side of the monkees with the duet song "i'm gonna buy me a dog". what's great about them is their deep tracks and hits are all winners. not many bands can say that.
Yes yes yes to all the songs you mentioned. I know all of their album songs & I love them. Early morning blues & green IS an amazing song! Wouldn’t it be fun watching Shawn react to Auntie Grizelda? Or I’m gonna buy me a dog? I love all Mike Nesmith songs. Shades of grey…another good one! 😀
When it came out, we thought it sounded like how people in the suburbs lived! It’s a great song, and I thought it was a song that frowned on conservative living. It was hippie days! My favorite Monkees song is “Valleri”, and you should also check out “Hey Hey We’re the Monkees.”
I was hoping you'd cover this one. I love the Monkees and it's my favorite of all their tunes. Your interpretation was spot on too. Check out "Porpoise Song" (also written by Carol King) or "Shades of Grey" both great tunes. Or "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" with Davy Jones singing (and written by Neil Diamond)
Mary, Mary is a good song to react to. The rap group RUN. DMC did a rap cover of this song. Another song to react to is “You might be the one”. Mike Nesmith sang lead n this song. And the theme song for the tv show Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees.
Like I've said in previous videos, Shawn. You could make a career reviewing Gerry Goffin/Carole King songs. Up on the Roof is another favorite tune of mine that they penned, but there are dozens.
I believe Mike is singing the upper harmony, unless Micky sang it with himself on another track.. I thought guitar riff sounded more like the one in the Beatles 1966 Paperback Writer, which is where they got the idea for this guitar riff. but I can see the similarities in the riff on the same Revolver Album from George Harrison's song I want to tell You, only that is a slower tempo.
When I was around 11 or 12 years old me and my girl friend ( not girlfriend ) used to be crazy about the Monkees. I have 4 of their LP's. They have a big catalog.
Monkees: 1. GOIN DOWN ( Micky does a bit of early rap , horns) 2. YOU JUST MAY BE THE ONE 3. PAPA GENE’S BLUES 4.RANDY SCOUSE GIT 5. NO TIME 6. SALESMAN 7. SHE HANGS OUT 8. LISTEN TO THE BAND 9. SWEET YOUNG THING 10. YOU TOLD ME 11. WHAT AM I DOING HANGING ROUND 12. TAPIOCA TUNDRA ( can you tell I’m a Monkees fan??!! Grew up with them , still love the music!!)
A little known fact, Mickey Dolenz began his show-business career in 1956 when he starred in a children's TV show called Circus Boy under the name Mickey Braddock.
Carole King's name appears on hundreds of songs and many written with her husband were major its in the early days of R&R. I would go with it being about status quo in the suburbia since that is what the composers said. I could say it reminds me of sardines in a can but it doesn't matter what I say since the composers are the only ones who know. It was really a major song for the Monkees and helped their image which suffered from gossip that they did not play instruments. But anyone who knew Mike Nesmith knew he was not only a singer and guitar player but also a talented composer. I would say it is my 2nd favorite Monkee song followed by Day Dream Believer. But then I think of I'm a Believer so I am not sure if it is 2nd or 3rd. Mickey is the only surviving member of the group, which is very sad. Having lived it, those times as a teen, it is difficult to see so many artists leaving earth. Scary.
What "tinamakaneole" meant was the TV show was created to cash in on the Beatles popularity with mock up TV show and long haired music...esp based on the Beatles 1964 movie A Hard Day's Night. So yes TV gave them life, but Don Kirshner could have been someone else, he was replaceable. These four were selected to give the Monkees life, which they did.
The wrecking crew did not play on this track. It was the Monkees themselves augmented with their producer Chip Douglas and Eddie Hoh, who was the drummer for their touring backup band. Nesmith played guitar and Peter Tork played piano.
The Monkees "Porpoise Song" (also written by Carole King!) is IMO the most psychedelic song by an American group in the late 60s. It was featured in their only movie, "Head", which was also ultra-trippy. Then they broke up.
Carole and Gerry wrote the song, but Mike Nesmith added the killer guitar riff. Legend has it that Carole didn't like it, and after the album came out, she passed Mike in the hall in the Brill Building and she looked away and wouldn't meet his eyes.
My choice would be San Francisco by Scott McKenzie if you are in a flower child mood, Gimme Shelter if you want the Charles Mansion vibe or Rolling Stone by Dylan because the lyrics are incredible
More suggestions-Look Out Here comes Tomorrow, mary Mary, Papa Gene's Blues, sweet Young Thing, Daily Nightly, star Collector, You Just May Be The One,I wanna Be Free, Someday Man, Listen To The Band, Let's Dance On and No Time
Anything by The Turtles. Start with The Battle of the Bands album or, Happy Together (their biggest) The Story of Rock and Roll, She'd Rather Be with Me,
Their song “Goin’ Down” shows a different side to them. They all helped write it with another songwriter. If you react to it you should see if there’s a video with the lyrics, or just have them on hand. They go by at lightning speed. It’s hard to believe Micky could sing so fast and still articulate clearly and stay in tune. Very impressive performance! 👍🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Vocals by Mickey Dolenz... the last Monkee standing.
Perhaps the most musically talented too.
@@AirDOGGe Peter Tork was the most versatile musician, but Micky definitely had the best voice.
I grew up in West Orange NJ where Carole King lived for a while and wrote this song about the rd I lived next to called Pleasant Valley Way.... Amazing....
I always liked the song that was played over closing credits in at least one season of their television program. It is titled “For Pete’s Sake”.
Their best song! Thanks. I was 12 or 13 when they came on TV. To have The Beatles and The Monkees at the same time was heaven to me.💖🎇✨
Anyone listen to this on a transitor radio?
Definitely!
I never left my house without my radio!!
Absolutely
With my single earpiece.
Sure did!
Yes, my transistor was under my pillow. Loved the Monkeys.
I've seen a bunch of reactions to this song but you're the first to really get how fucking SLAMMING the band is on this track. JESUS, but they cook!!! Listen to it as many times as you like and they're monster each and every time. A-List L.A. studio musicians of the time, so they're SUPPOSED TO be this good, but they don't always get the chance to stretch out like in the middle section here. Add to that, your take on the song's meaning is spot on, as well. Carol King/Gerry Goffin, those musicians, and Mickey Dolenz's tenor vocal REALLY make this a gem not enough people today know about anymore. Thanks for posting!
Written by the master Carole King..
Your local rock group down the street
Is trying hard to learn this song
To serenade the weekend squire
Just came out to mow his lawn
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Charcoal burnin' everywhere
Rows of houses that are all the same
And no one seems to care
See Mrs. Gray she's proud today
Because her roses are in bloom
And Mr. Green he's so serene
He's got a TV in every room
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Here in status symbol land
Mothers complain about how hard life is
And the kids just don't understand
Creature comfort goals they only numb my soul
And make it hard for me to see
My thoughts all seem to stray to places far away
I need a change of scenery
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Charcoal burning everywhere
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Here in status symbol land
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Songwriters: Carole King / Gerry Goffin
Carole King and her husband and songwriting partner Gerry Goffin. It was a co-effort.
Gerry Goffin is credited with this one even though both he and Carole's names are on it. She wrote the music but these words are his.
She always just wrote the music and worked with a lyricist. @@plantfeeder6677
@@plantfeeder6677 Yep, he's important too...
Wow! I’m seeing Mickey Dolenz perform tomorrow! Anyway great reaction, I always watched the Monkees tv show & had all of their albums. So many great songs. “Saturday’s Child” …”Door into Summer”… “She” … Papa Gene’s Blues” …”Sometime in the Morning” (Carol King)…Goin’ Down”…”Take a Giant Step”…”A little bit me a little bit you” Thanks again Shawn! 😀
Those are all great songs too! They had so many good ones! Enjoy the Mickey Dolenz performance!☺
I hope you had fun ☮️
I used to watch them too‼️
A great song and one of my favorites by the Monkees. I think their best song is “A Little Bit Me.”
When my older sister moved out in 1970, I inherited all of her albums! Amongst the collection were many Monkees albums! They became my first favourite music artists! Love the Prefab Four!
Prefab Four! That’s great!🥰
When my oldest brother went off to the army, he gave me all his albums, he ha every Monkees & Beatles album! I was so excited and would stack albums on my record player and listen all day ❤
One of my favourite Monkees songs, and a fun one to play the riff of! Don't neglect Peter Tork's keyboard work, BTW! The song's describing the perfect upper-middle-class suburb, and showing how it can get a bit too claustrophobic and creepy under the surface - Stepford Wives meets David Lynch. Two more Monkees songs that I'm pretty sure you haven't reviewed yet: "The Porpoise Song (Theme to "Head")" - probably their most psychedelic song - and some Nesmith country, "What Am I Doing Hanging Round?"
I lived there when this song came out. Just suburbia in the 60's. And was in the local rock group trying to learn our songs ❤❤
A TV in every room means wealth. Charcoal burning everywhere is the weekend where you have time to relax and grill out. It's describing a utopian life and in doing so it shows how creepy that can be.
We have a cd of their greatest hits that has over twenty songs on it. Lol we know all but maybe 2 of them, we had all their albums! My sister claims she saw them cruising around in their GTO convertible back in the sixties but I have my doubts!
Going Down I think is what it's called. Definitely a deep dive, but it will be worth it!
Thank you for another great reaction to another great Monkeys song ! SHE HANGS OUT and VALLERI are 2 favorites that are sung by Davy Jones that I noticed that you haven’t reacted to, yet.
“Sunny Girlfriend” & “Listen To the Band.”
It's fun to see you enjoying the Monkees! They had many catchy songs! A few that come to mind that you haven't done yet are: Words, Daily Nightly, Tapioca Tundra, Love is Only Sleeping, You Told Me, You Just May Be the One, A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You, Sunny Girlfriend, Steppin' Stone and Sweet Young Thing. After leaving the Monkees in 1970, Michael Nesmith had a Top 40 hit with "Joanne" which is a really pretty song .
Yep! All great songs! 😀
Had to rewatch this one,,, so good.
🌸 I tend to like the more obscure songs from groups lol...
one of my monkees favorites is called " your auntie griselda"
Another big Monkees fan! It was my favorite after school show, their music and goofy comedy was so entertaining. One of my favorites of theirs: Only Shades of Grey. It’s a slow retrospective song that Davy sang.
I had this on 45.....
Yes im that old.
Try “The Girl I Knew Somewhere “. Mike wrote it, Peter was the producer, and Mickey the lead singer in the first song The Monkees did the entire record. It is also my favorite song by them.
I grew up with the Monkees (my first album was "Headquarters"). I would recommend "Goin' Down" and "Daily Nightly". The former is rappy, jazzy tune and the latter is one of the first commercial songs to use a Moog Synthesizer. Micky Dolenz bought one of the first Moogs. I really enjoy the variety of music you react.
I'm thinking Micky had one of only two Moog's in the US at that time. Daily Nightly and Star Collector may be the very first use of a synth in a song ever.
I lived in an apartment a block off of Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange NJ back in the late 80s that this song was written about - always loved this song!
I was always a big Monkees fan. ❤Here are some reaction suggestions for The Monkees: "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You", "The Girl I Knew Somewhere", "You Just May Be the One", "Papa Gene's Blues", "Steppin' Stone", and "Goin' Down". Mike Nesmith was from Texas so he has a Southern Twang in some of these songs. Thanks, Shawn!! Glad you enjoyed it!!
My sisters and I had a Monkees 45 in the 70s. Our local record shop had listening booths with headphones you could use to try out a record. We watched their show on Saturdays. Memories!
the hits are great, but i love their deep tracks. davy sings a song called "early morning blues and greens" that is a departure from their usual happy pop sound. it's kind of dark and moody, dealing with the subject of loneliness. one of mike's best "story songs" is "what am i doing hangin' round". micky's best rocking song is "i'm not your steppin' stone". peter didn't get to do much solo songs on the early albums,but did have a fun one called "auntie grizelda" with one of the fuzziest guitar riffs you'll ever hear. davy and micky show the real playful side of the monkees with the duet song "i'm gonna buy me a dog". what's great about them is their deep tracks and hits are all winners. not many bands can say that.
Yes yes yes to all the songs you mentioned. I know all of their album songs & I love them. Early morning blues & green IS an amazing song! Wouldn’t it be fun watching Shawn react to Auntie Grizelda? Or I’m gonna buy me a dog? I love all Mike Nesmith songs. Shades of grey…another good one! 😀
@@KJ-4321 thanks for mentioning "shades of gray". the older i get the more it makes me cry. especially after we lost davy and then peter.
When it came out, we thought it sounded like how people in the suburbs lived! It’s a great song, and I thought it was a song that frowned on conservative living. It was hippie days! My favorite Monkees song is “Valleri”, and you should also check out “Hey Hey We’re the Monkees.”
I was hoping you'd cover this one. I love the Monkees and it's my favorite of all their tunes. Your interpretation was spot on too. Check out "Porpoise Song" (also written by Carol King) or "Shades of Grey" both great tunes. Or "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" with Davy Jones singing (and written by Neil Diamond)
Mary, Mary is a good song to react to. The rap group RUN. DMC did a rap cover of this song. Another song to react to is “You might be the one”. Mike Nesmith sang lead n this song. And the theme song for the tv show Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees.
Mike was the best musician in the band and a very good songwriter, he had a good solo career. He Mother was the inventor of White Out.
I’m not so sure. Peter was a multi instrument player. But, tomatoe tomatoe lol
@@larryoneill7432 😆
Mike himself said that Peter was the better musician.
Like I've said in previous videos, Shawn. You could make a career reviewing Gerry Goffin/Carole King songs.
Up on the Roof is another favorite tune of mine that they penned, but there are dozens.
My sister and I used to watch them on tv every day after school
Still have one of their vinyls 💃🌹💃
My older brother in jr high school was a big Monkees fan so I grew up listening them a lot. He had the first 3 albums, which were the best ones.
Oh boy, The Monkeys take me back into the 60’s again, which I loved. “ Hey Hey, We’re The Monkey’s! “👍👏👏👏💜☮️
my fave Monkees song! ♥
GREAT SONG I REMEMBER THIS FROM THE MONKEES TV SHOW LOL!!!!
I believe Mike is singing the upper harmony, unless Micky sang it with himself on another track.. I thought guitar riff sounded more like the one in the Beatles 1966 Paperback Writer, which is where they got the idea for this guitar riff. but I can see the similarities in the riff on the same Revolver Album from George Harrison's song I want to tell You, only that is a slower tempo.
When I was around 11 or 12 years old me and my girl friend ( not girlfriend ) used to be crazy about the Monkees. I have 4 of their LP's. They have a big catalog.
I think this song was written by Carol King.
Yep, her and her husband Gerry Goffin.
yup - the hit machine known as king and goffin. dozens of songs written for dozens of artists.
Gerry Goffin wrote the words on this one. Carole probably wrote the music although they collaborated a lot on the melody side of their songs.
My first concert was The Monkees. ❤
The opening guitar riff was written by producer Chip Douglas, formerly of the Turtles. Chip came up with it and taught it to Mike Nesmith
I love the Monkees. I believe they are greatly underappreciated. Very talented!
Did you know Mike Nesmith's mother invented liquid paper?
I did know that ☮️😊
Monkees:
1. GOIN DOWN ( Micky does a bit of early rap , horns)
2. YOU JUST MAY BE THE ONE
3. PAPA GENE’S BLUES
4.RANDY SCOUSE GIT
5. NO TIME
6. SALESMAN
7. SHE HANGS OUT
8. LISTEN TO THE BAND
9. SWEET YOUNG THING
10. YOU TOLD ME
11. WHAT AM I DOING HANGING ROUND
12. TAPIOCA TUNDRA
( can you tell I’m a Monkees fan??!! Grew up with them , still love the music!!)
Big Monkees fan too! Do remember Only Shades of Grey?
Yes!! I remember Shades of Grey, too !!’but I thought I’d better quit on the suggestions!!😂
Thought everyone would think I was going overboard!!🫣
Ha ha… not overboard! They just have soooo many great songs! 😀
Dude you nailed it.
This was my Favorite Monkees song! It painted such a picture of conformity, as they cleverly inject a little rebellion. Hey, I was 8! lol
A little known fact, Mickey Dolenz began his show-business career in 1956 when he starred in a children's TV show called Circus Boy under the name Mickey Braddock.
That’s a cool fact!
Noah Beery Jr co -starred on Circus Boy, and later played James Garner's father on the Rockford Files.
Carole King's name appears on hundreds of songs and many written with her husband were major its in the early days of R&R. I would go with it being about status quo in the suburbia since that is what the composers said. I could say it reminds me of sardines in a can but it doesn't matter what I say since the composers are the only ones who know. It was really a major song for the Monkees and helped their image which suffered from gossip that they did not play instruments. But anyone who knew Mike Nesmith knew he was not only a singer and guitar player but also a talented composer. I would say it is my 2nd favorite Monkee song followed by Day Dream Believer. But then I think of I'm a Believer so I am not sure if it is 2nd or 3rd. Mickey is the only surviving member of the group, which is very sad. Having lived it, those times as a teen, it is difficult to see so many artists leaving earth. Scary.
"look out Here comes tomorrow" & "for Pete's sake" by Monkees
Their cover of Riu Chiu is great. A Christmas song, very short, but shows off their harmonizing. Will surprise you!
Yes! I love that song! It would be a great one to add to a list of Christmas song suggestions to react to during the holidays.
This song is dripping with sarcasm, at least that has always the way I perceive it. I personally think it's one of their best tracks, even as a cover.
My song recommendation for them is Shades of Gray, change of pace but really good,
Loved their show and music growing up. They were very funny.
The Beatles birthed the Monkees ❤😊.
Don Kirschner
Television gave them life.
What "tinamakaneole" meant was the TV show was created to cash in on the Beatles popularity with mock up TV show and long haired music...esp based on the Beatles 1964 movie A Hard Day's Night. So yes TV gave them life, but Don Kirshner could have been someone else, he was replaceable. These four were selected to give the Monkees life, which they did.
What about more Goffin-King songs? They had a ton of them. Like "Up on the Roof" by the Drifters (or James Taylor's version).
My fave!!
The Wrecking Crew in full glory!
The wrecking crew did not play on this track. It was the Monkees themselves augmented with their producer Chip Douglas and Eddie Hoh, who was the drummer for their touring backup band. Nesmith played guitar and Peter Tork played piano.
"Only Shades of Gray" is a hidden gem.
Mary, Mary written by Mike and sung by Mickey.
The Monkees - Randy Scouse Git is a MUST listen!
Gerry Goffin and Carole King masterpiece...based on the new suburban developments popping everywhere in NJ outside of NYC
💙💙💙💙 Try "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You", "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone", "Mary, Mary", "Valleri" and "She".
The Monkees "Porpoise Song" (also written by Carole King!) is IMO the most psychedelic song by an American group in the late 60s. It was featured in their only movie, "Head", which was also ultra-trippy. Then they broke up.
The Wedding Present did a nice cover of this.
Niccceeeee Shawn ☘️ 🇺🇲
Carole and Gerry wrote the song, but Mike Nesmith added the killer guitar riff. Legend has it that Carole didn't like it, and after the album came out, she passed Mike in the hall in the Brill Building and she looked away and wouldn't meet his eyes.
Another seldom heard great Monkees tune is “For Pete’s sake”
Fave Monkees tune.
Listen to the demo by Carole.
The official anthem for the decade of the 60's,,
My choice would be San Francisco by Scott McKenzie if you are in a flower child mood, Gimme Shelter if you want the Charles Mansion vibe or Rolling Stone by Dylan because the lyrics are incredible
Carole Kings demo from 66 is a beauty.
written about the sameness of the suburbs!!
More suggestions-Look Out Here comes Tomorrow, mary Mary, Papa Gene's Blues, sweet Young Thing, Daily Nightly, star Collector, You Just May Be The One,I wanna Be Free, Someday Man, Listen To The Band, Let's Dance On and No Time
He did Look out here comes tomorrow! 😀 Love all the songs you mentioned!
Anything by The Turtles. Start with The Battle of the Bands album or, Happy Together (their biggest) The Story of Rock and Roll, She'd Rather Be with Me,
I'd love to see your reaction to Goin' Down by The Monkees, you'll need to see the lyrics while you're watching (it's fast). 😊
Valarie or Steppin stone! Tks
Sounds like Paradise now, right?
An ode to consumerism. 😮
It's a brilliant, cynical, sarcastic critique of the shallowness, materialism, and cookie-cutter sameness of American middle class suburbia.