onewilyfool Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 With the recent passing of Davey of Monkey fame....I was wondering if anyone actually plays a Monkey's song in their play set ?????
DanvillRob Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 I don't but I did like some of their stuff. I may have to look into putting something together. You?
rar Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 With the recent passing of Davey of Monkey fame....I was wondering if anyone actually plays a Monkey's song in their play set ????? We do "Daydream Believer" on occasion. I think the last time was when John Stewart, its author, passed. Maybe we'll drag it out again tomorrow night. -- Bob R
retrorod Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 Back in the 60's, and just taking beginner lessons, I bought the sheet music for "Last Train to Clarksville". It was too tough to decipher at the time. When I did start to get profficient.....I had lost interest in THAT song. So the answer is no. At any rate ...Davey Jones RIP. Man, he died young!
Mojorule Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 No, but I always wanted to do Stepping Stone.
zombywoof Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 "Last Train to Clarksville" - not on guitar but mandolin. "I'm A Believer" has been brought out at times - usually when a friend of mine pops up with his accordian. I also seem to play that one at alot of informal get togethers.
Tarrr Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart wrote "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone ~1966. Paul Revere & the Raiders did my favorite version and then the Monkees had a bigger hit. I like to do a blues style version of Steppin Stone at about 33 1/3 for fun. Some of the Boyce-Hart songs are much better tunes than the pop genre that made them popular. The Monkees were great fun in their day but I'd take the Raiders doing 'Kicks' anytime.
E-minor7 Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 People said they monkeyed around – I for 1 know they did. In the late 60's we had a ritual at home. On Fridays when my mother worked late, my dad send my brother and me in the same bathtub, then prepared plain sausages in the meanwhile. Up we went to eat the fast dinner as another episode of The Monkees ran over the telly. Funny and free as I recall it - freakish. Always looked forward to those 25 minutes – then the weekend had arrived. About the same time I started to 'play' with my good friend Kim. Our duo was called The Tigers and we mashed through the Monkees theme song : Hey hey we're the tigers – strong big tigers, , , rest was pure wobleygobley but it worked for us. . . .
MissouriPicker Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 I often do a rendition of "I'm A Believer," but I think I consider it a Neil Diamond tune, even though Davy and the gang sold millions with it. But, no doubt, The Monkees made it their own.
BigKahune Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 . I used to love doing this little Neil Diamond gem on a jumbo - The video features another blast from the past - Bobby Sherman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InL9I4u7Q78
emmonsh Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 i was wondering if any1 knew the connection between diamond and the monkeys. always loved the monkeys and have seen nd a dozen times. hes played most of the songs he wrote for others at 1 time or other that i have seen him
BigKahune Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 . Kirshner was the guy lining up the songwriting talent and he was the big wheel at the Brill Building (Diamond among others). Eventually the Monkees finally got to use some of their own material. .
j45nick Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 C'mon, guys, you should know better. "Monkeys swing in the tree, the Monkees sing on TV......."
E-minor7 Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Just had a rerun of I'm A believer in the cans – though it's firmly planted in the inner juke-box. I still love it - The drummer sings and delivers a superb performance, , , the outro is on fire. And that organ sound !
rar Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 C'mon, guys, you should know better. "Monkeys swing in the tree, the Monkees sing on TV......." Aww, cut 'em some slack! After all, both monkeys and Monkees swing, and both appear on TV. -- Bob R P.S. Referring to the Fabs as "The Beetles" is completely unforgivable!! You gotta draw a line somewhere! P.P.S. Calling the Byrds "The Birds" is at least close to unforgiveable. P.P.P.S. Calling the Cyrcle "The Circle" is not all that bad, even though I like both of their songs.
j45nick Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Aww, cut 'em some slack! After all, both monkeys and Monkees swing, and both appear on TV. -- Bob R P.S. Referring to the Fabs as "The Beetles" is completely unforgivable!! You gotta draw a line somewhere! P.P.S. Calling the Byrds "The Birds" is at least close to unforgiveable. P.P.P.S. Calling the Cyrcle "The Circle" is not all that bad, even though I like both of their songs. What about that horse-thieven' British blues band, the "Stolen Roans"?
E-minor7 Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Calling the Byrds "The Birds" is at least close to unforgiveable. But I guess it would be justifiable to call them The Beards at some later point in the career.
pschaafs Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Giant Step is a Carole King song they did, and I do this one, although more in the Taj Mahal style....
Lefty Guy Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 "Daydream Believer" was one of my favourite songs as a boy when it came out & these days its one of my favourites to play on acoustic. I only get to play "in public" on holiday with family/friends & this one is guaranteed to get everyone singing along. RIP Davey.
Versatile Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M7Fw96RJ1c Always liked this song For some reason (at the time) it had more cred when attributed to Neil Diamond No doubt the Monkees made it into a gigantic hit... V
DanvillRob Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M7Fw96RJ1c Always liked this song For some reason (at the time) it had more cred when attributed to Neil Diamond No doubt the Monkees made it into a gigantic hit... V NICE JOB! A Reso-Tele?
zombywoof Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 That song made a big comeback when it was featured in that first Shrek flick.
Versatile Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 NICE JOB! A Reso-Tele? Many Thanks ! Yes it's a specialist guy in the North of England who does it as a hobby/obsession.... V
DanvillRob Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Many Thanks ! Yes it's a specialist guy in the North of England who does it as a hobby/obsession.... V Don't see those every day!
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