Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart - I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight
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- Boyce & Hart, the songwriting and performing team of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, are most famous for writing several of the Monkees' big hits, including "Last Train to Clarksville," "Valleri," and "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone." Together and separately, they also wrote or contributed to hits by several other acts in the 1960s, including Freddy Cannon, Curtis Lee, Little Anthony & the Imperials, and Jay & the Americans. In 1967 they began recording on their own as a duo, landing a Top Ten hit the same year with "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite." Boyce & Hart were a West Coast equivalent to the kind of craftsmanship and methodology espoused by Brill Building songwriting teams, although their material was less meaningful and enduring than Goffin-King's or Barry-Greenwich's. They emphasized bright, happy, AM radio melodies with room for lots of vocal harmonies, an appropriate vibe for the Monkees and other acts; it was typical of the L.A. late-'60s pop/rock that would retroactively be dubbed "sunshine pop."
Boyce, the older of the pair, had a history that long predated the Monkees, co-writing a Top Ten hit for Fats Domino in 1959 ("Be My Guest"). Around the early '60s, he met Hart and the pair spent some time in New York in the mid-'60s, where they (with Wes Farrell) wrote the Jay & the Americans hit "Come a Little Bit Closer." Throughout the first half of the 1960s Boyce wrote or helped write material without any Hart involvement, including hits by Cannon ("Action") and Lee ("Pretty Little Angel Eyes"), while Hart had a piece of the songwriting for Little Anthony & the Imperials' "Hurt So Bad." It wasn't until 1965 that the Boyce-Hart partnership took off in earnest, as they were signed to the Screen Gems publishing company. They knocked off some energetic pop/rockers that were recorded by bands like Paul Revere & the Raiders ("[I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone") and the Leaves ("Words"), as well as the theme for the soap opera Days of Our Lives.
They found themselves in the right place at the right time when they were commissioned to write a few songs for the pilot episode of The Monkees. Because the Monkees were going to be on TV every week, they needed a steady supply of songs fast, which helped assure that Boyce & Hart placed many of their tunes with the group. These included not only a few hits, but also many album tracks; about half the songs on the Monkees' first album were Boyce-Hart tunes. The Monkees even redid some Boyce-Hart songs, such as "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone," "Words," and "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day."
Boyce & Hart's material may not have been the first choice of what the group, and specifically their most experienced songwriter, Mike Nesmith, wanted to record. But Boyce-Hart's knack for AM-friendly pop hooks and chipper, just-this-side-of-bubblegum arrangements were very much in tune with the image projected by the group on their show. Boyce & Hart were also involved in the Monkees' first two albums as producers, a role they returned to on the Monkees' albums in 1969 and 1970.
Starting in 1967, Boyce & Hart also recorded on their own for A&M Records. Aside from "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite," however, none of their efforts made the Top 20 or came close to that song in quality, although "Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend)" and "Out & About" both made the Top 40 and "We're All Going to the Same Place" and "Goodbye Baby" charted in lower positions. Boyce & Hart split up, both as songwriters and performers, at the end of the 1960s, although they teamed up with ex-Monkees Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones to perform and record for a while in the mid-'70s as Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart. Boyce committed suicide in November 1994 after a lengthy struggle with illness and depression. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
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Can you dig it? The 60’s had it...how many loved the 60’s music!
I love the 60's music! Always have and always will. ✌️❤️✝️✨💝🇺🇲
@@peterbilt-bo1vy me too, -- Fab !!
@@michellefalleur960 KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD!!
I was part of the 60's played bass guitar 😂
I love it when he says" all right bobby"
I know right!
I love that too. Bobby Hart Turns 84 Today.
Corny 70s rock
@@Amberose77777 '60s.
@@DocReasonable sorry 60s usually pretty good with when was popular missed this one
Stop! Don't listen to this song, use caution. I recently got this tune stuck in my head for about 3 months. Proceed at your own risk.
Good answer!!
3 months? Try 3 years.
❤️ this super great 1960s song
The first time I heard this it was stuck in my head for two weeks, but I was eight years old with a very short attention span!
Thanks for the warning! I just got rid of The Turtle’s Elenore and Happy Together.
Now this is real music!! The 60's times❤
This song NEVER gets old!!!
You got that Right.
❤️ this super great 1960s song
Yes yes
they may have gained their fame as songwriters and producers, but this song was among the best produced in those rock years. Tommy & Bobby were very underrated as singers !
That's because of the Beatles and the Monkees. They had so much music tied up almost no one else was heard.
Happy Birthday Bobby Hart. He Turns 84 Today.
Man I love this……what a great time for music!
Love/ ❤️ 1960s music
Me too
I remember them in an episode on Bewitched!
And I dream of Jeanie
This is what I call real music. No computers autotune or even silly dance moves.
This is in my opinions one of the best 60 hits.
Kjelly Lund silly dance moves? U obviously didn't watch them during the middle of the song lol
Uh.... its lip sync... they are miming to a recording.. so it probably is the equivalent of autotune.
Well, this television appearance definitely had its share of silly dance moves, but there's no denying it's a catchy tune!
@@Milesco I don't. It is one of my favourite tunes of the 60's. :) TBH I love things that are silly.
@@Milesco I didn't see any silly dance moves. I can't say for sure, but I think the person who made that comment was probably being gracious and kind when comparing the slight "dance moves" made during the performance of this song to the ridiculous, vulgar, disgusting garbage we see now. A few wholesome, innocent moves just keeping the beat to the music doesn't even come close to the depravity and evil that many so-called musicians engage in now. And, amazingly enough the gentleman in this video were able to perform their music with all of their clothes on. Those were the good old days. Talent and decency together at the same time. Wonderful!
That horn section killed it, absolutely killed it.
Bobby must have the inspiration for the Partridge Family outfits.
Not forgetting Austin Powers!
At least Shirley Jones’s outfits.
love that part when Tommy says :" alright Bobby , let's go" ....................
Me too🌝
Bobby has a good wingman of a friend..it is very hard not to like this song 👍
My favorite part toooooooooppppp
2:11 Sounds like "Alright Bobby, let's get 'em."
me too lol
glad i lived through it..
60's 70's
what a trip
Same here
Boyce & Hart! What an awesome writing and singing duo. RIP Tommy.
This song reminds me of good times when I first started driving and going uptown to hang out. That song had just come out and was playing on all the AM radio stations. There weren’t any FM stations that played music that kids listened to. I never get tired of listening to it.
This was my favorite for so long. Listening on my little transistor radio tucked under my pillow so my mom wouldn’t hear.
Sad ending for Tommy Boyce. He was sure cute! RIP!
I love this song, but you hear it once and it's in your head forever!!
..... but?
I've had it in my head for over 50 years...lol
I still dig this song, and all of "Boyce & Hart" great songs.
Because a friend will always be there... If you're wrong or if you're right... 🎶
I first saw them on "American Bandstand" one Saturday in black and white. Thank God for TH-cam.
love the 60s, born at the coolest music time i
I am 69. Tonight I'm listening too Tommy Boyce, and Bobby Heart
Great musical talent as performers and prolific songwriters. "According to the Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll, Boyce and Hart wrote more than 300 songs and sold more than 42 million records as a partnership." "It's estimated that Tommy Boyce's solo compositions and collaborative efforts have produced record sales over and above 85 million."
20 Years ago today Nov. 23 1994. Tommy Boyce left this earth. R.I.P. Boyce and Hart will live forever with their music.
great songwriter was he yes.
ahhh the music world lost a great talent
@UpMyPSI - What I was able to learn was that he had suffered a brain aneurysm that nearly killed him, a year before his death. A friend said he went from this very energetic guy who never stayed in one place very long, to someone who had to stop doing all the things he felt were fun, & that he was never the same after that. It was noted that he felt himself deteriorating & didn't want to accept the role of a sick man or to be seen as a burden. At 55 he was still quite young, & that kind of sudden devastating change would have been a pretty hard pill to swallow. It is also possible that residual brain damage from the bleed altered his brain function, contributing to a decision that, perhaps a healthy brain would not have made.
Such a Shame Wasn't, he the one in the Green - He was so Cute !!!
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It never occurred to me when I was a kid watching this on TV that I would ever be 70 years old and watching it again on a portable phone that fits in my hand.
My Mother loved this song! Of course it will always be etched in my memory. I miss you every day Mother!
"CLASSIC", They don't make music like this anymore..
I keep finding these gems on TH-cam lately. Songs I’ve loved in the past but forgotten about. An old but treasured find in this fast paced, hectic world we live in. ❤🎶😊
when music was great with great people Thanks To all from my era
+Ron Bagnato I totally agree. Awesome sounds and great music back then.
amen miss those days
The best!
One of the best top ten records from 1968
This is pure rockin! Oh how I loved "Boyce & Hart" RIP Tommy!
Still an AWESOME song after those years. I love it!!!!!!!!!!
i dig their austin powers outfits. 'yeah baby'
Austin Powers' wardrobe is partly based on Boyce's and Hart's.
Oh, behave!
GOOD ONE:) So damn funny - thanks for the laugh!
More accurately: Powers wore Boyce & Hart suits
Mike Myers must of watched a lot of old 60 video's for idea's, Austin Powers has a strong resemblance to Peter Asher of the 60's Brit duo Peter & Gordon, check out their video of World without love.
"all Right Bobby, Let's Go"....
ALWAYS LOVED THIS SONG 🎵 ❤ 💕 ♥ 💖
long time no hear. good ol tune
I WANT one of those shirts!!!
A couple of cool, groovy cats gettin' down!
Great 60's song. I like it
The sound for this song compliments of the brilliant musicians of the Wrecking Crew especially the driving force of the bass played by the great
Joe Osborn.
Great music, and I loved The Hollywood Palace
LJA Gerry McGee of the "Ventures", in the background.
"Allright Bobby, let's go now"
These guys were awesome! I love Lennon and McCartney as a songwriting team, and these guys were great songwriters as well!
Sorry, as much as I enjoy these two and this is a pretty good song... primitive compared to Lennon & McCartney.
NO WAY!!!! NO Beatles song can EVER compare to the BRILLIANT Michael NESMITH -EVER, SORRY! And the Beatles were so ugly compared to the Monkees who were pure eye candy! Kimberly@@RememberMe123-b4b
@@larrywakeman4371 I know, sarcasm doesn't translate well when you text.... uh, you were being sarcastic, weren't you? Nowadays, you never know, with drugs 'n all. I'm so confused.
When we were kids, my brother and I got a reel to reel tape-recorder and had a go at being radio DJs, using whatever came on over the radio as our playlist, and I recall this was our first song.
So cool.
A Great CLASSIC that I haven't heard in Years!
A #1 hit in Canada Feb 1968.
when music was music and it was great to listen too.
The first time I ever saw them was on a syndicate 'I Dream of Jeannie' tv show...They did act as themselves, but at the time I thought they were just actors until many years later while watching some documentary I found out there were real musicians and song writers. So every time I see or watch them on youtube it takes me back to that I dream of Jeannie episode, lol
I got hooked on this one when it first came out...then I saw them performing on the old original series, Bewitched, and I loved it even more. It is still a good one!
yes, and the song they sang that Sarina didn't write: "I"ll Blow you a kiss in the Wind"...when she made them appear at the Witches Continuum. ( Lol. Some things are never forgotten.- if you recall that song and Wonder what she is doing tonight, have the same melody.💓😇🌷🎶🎵
I'm watching it right now.
Total cleverness on the Writing for Her part too. So they said that "Samantha" was Played by Elizabeth Montgomery and She was Played by "Pandora Spocks." Allow it to sink in! Might've even been a subtle jab at NBC Cult Hero Leonard Nimoy from "Star Trek."😂🛸🌚 Two Pop Culture Notes: "Bewitched" Writer Danny Arnold went on to Write Scripts for "Barney Miller." And Country & Western Star Johnny Rodriguez formed his own Texas Band that he named "The Spocks!"🤔😉🎤🎼🎵🎶🎸🎹🎻🥁👮♂️⌨📺B.W.
This song rules.
Yes it does.
Such a classic tune!
good old days and greatest music
Ah, the good ole AM 🎶 Radio Days! Those Guys made some💲had 🔴 some 💚 Fun! Back In the 60's
I haven't heard this since I was a kid and it still makes me feel good. Shoulda been done by PR&R as a cover
Who is PR&R?
I remember seeing these guys on bewitched and didn’t realise they were a thing
love that song
making me want to go back to the 60s
I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THIS SONG!! When it first came out. LONG TIME AGOOOO. . . .!!
Know all the lyrics. This brings me back to age 15 in Chicago. OMG LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!!
The bassit is Larry Taylor
I like when he drops the tambourine like "I'm not doing this!" in the beginning.
COME ON NOW!! BOBBY N ALL... LET'S GO NOW!!!!⚡🍭🙂😎⚡
I love this one always have.
Bobby Hart grew up in Phoenix, AZ very close to the Arizona State Fairgrounds where the Monkees were to play one of their very first live concerts in 1966 after their first TV season had wrapped up. Boyce and Hart were in awe of the overwhelming crazy reactions by the masses of fans to the live Monkees show- much like on the first Beatles US tour one could barely hear the Monkees over the screaming throngs of teenage girls. This inspired them to want to record on their own as Borye & Hart and perform live on tour because it looked and seemed like so much fun. And so we have this video. Their guest appearance on an episode of Bewitched singing another one of their best songs is another great highlight video. Go search you tube and you shall find and enjoy!
That episode of Bewitched is actually on TV right now. I've always liked their music.
Herb Alpert did the trumpet solo on that song.
Born in the 60’s living in the 60’s and 70’s great music.
Why is there so much that reminds me of Paul Revere and the Raiders here?
Boyce and Hart wrote some of the songs performed by the Raiders. Dressing the way they did was quite popular at that time, as well.
I wonder if that is famed guitarist Gerry McGee of the Ventures in this clip. I know Gerry did a lot of things with Boyce and Hart and the early Monkees recordings.
Yes it is Gerry McGee !
these guys wrote the Monkees "Last Train to Clarksville" among other songs
I believe that was Herb Alpert who introduced them~
Nice catch.
It was. And he's still touring!
The duo was known for its innovative use of advanced technology -- as you can see here, they even had an invisible trumpet player!
Yes, the music even started before the musicians!
Yeah, I noticed that!🙄
great acoustic guitar playing too...........by someone, lol
so funny, its Herb hiding in the bathroom playung.
A great tune from the 60's.
Great clean music without the distraction of today's, 2020, sideshows that "performers" need to survive.
Great Lyrics and Music!! And I think it speaks for a Lot of guys!!!!
This is a great fcuking tune
LOL on the band in the background in nondescript tan, haha, makes them stand out in their bright suede clothes. Loved them back in the day...grew up with this wonderful music!
That Looks like Gerry MaGee to the back right, A busy session player and ended up playing lead for the Ventures for many years RIP.
These guys are gods.
I loved their Bewitched episode.
One of the greatest earworms.
The theme song of my high school social life.
you must be very old
Alright bobby let's go
Great song from a great era.
They're ridiculously upbeat. . This is the most emo song I've heard
the beginning riff sounds like the moody blues, great
I have always loved this song. First time seeing video of it. Makes me love it more!
It's agood still song after all this years
Groovy Times . . . . .
Remember when they were on the TV show "Bewitched". Serena had gotten them fir their Witches Contillion..lol
Always liked this song! They were my mom's age.
Put some glasses to Bobby Hart and he becomes the international man of Mystery! Groovy baby yeah!
These guys wrote a lot of the “Monkees” songs
Love the song. Also the slippery feet and frills.
First time listening to this video, great song.
No joke this is my grategrandpa and I am asking a lot to see him before he passes away and l always fall when I get to his house
FYI it's greatgrandpa instead of grategrandpa. ✌️
Luv that little bit of ‘Buddy Holly’ at the beginning! 🥴
This the music from the actual record. Great slong, they wrote some great song, one of the few they actually sang themselves