FIRST TIME HEARING The Monkees Daydream Believer Official Music Video REACTION

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  • @sabinerobinson3198
    @sabinerobinson3198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    I'm in tears this was my brothers favorite song. He passed at 48, 10yrs ago. This makes me smile and cry.

    • @sabinerobinson3198
      @sabinerobinson3198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks James, now you already know my request. Anything hall and Oates.

    • @peterstephen6596
      @peterstephen6596 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lost my brother when I was young ... I feel ya man

    • @brianwilson3952
      @brianwilson3952 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sabine Robinson..... Its has so many emotional connotations to me as well. The thing is, it's such a happy song, but it reminds you of loss. So it's a bitter sweet song as well. A big hug travelling your way.

    • @sabinerobinson3198
      @sabinerobinson3198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you Brian, got the hug. Right back at you

    • @brianwilson3952
      @brianwilson3952 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sabinerobinson3198 Got it. 💛
      Thanks. X

  • @haagatha
    @haagatha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    I was just 12 again. ✌️😄 Who remembers Davey's guest appearance on The Brady Bunch?

    • @jackgilchrist
      @jackgilchrist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I do, I do! 🖐️🙂

    • @haagatha
      @haagatha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jackgilchrist Well, I guess we aged ourselves 😄

    • @monicamad1285
      @monicamad1285 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@haagatha 😂😂

    • @lisarainbow9703
      @lisarainbow9703 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "I'll never wash that side of my face again..."
      ( Marcia, after Davy gives her a kiss on the cheek )

    • @mikeh8416
      @mikeh8416 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My sister would have probably passed out. She had a HUGE crush on Davy Jones.

  • @matthawkins8880
    @matthawkins8880 3 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    They are the original manufactured boyband. Created for a TV show. But they were shockingly good. You need to review “Last Train to Clarksville.”

    • @herbyragan7801
      @herbyragan7801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They started out as a manufactured band, by no one counted on their talent and starting with their third album “Headquarters” they became a really great band.

    • @kraig7777
      @kraig7777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They had great songwriters.

    • @jamesharris1101
      @jamesharris1101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kraig7777 they were some damn fine songwriters themselves, especially Tork and Nesmith

    • @kraig7777
      @kraig7777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jamesharris1101 I still follow Nesmith on social media, he's still writing music!

    • @msoileau83
      @msoileau83 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@kraig7777 Including Mike Nesmith himself.

  • @Wasting0259
    @Wasting0259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I was a kid in the 60s. The Monkees had a 30 minute slapstick comedy show every Saturday morning and they would introduce a new song also.

    • @ckobo84
      @ckobo84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      One of the goofiest shows ever. Loved the Benny Hill style fast forward segments.

    • @telynns8490
      @telynns8490 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They also had a movie called Head, that was WAY weird.

    • @ericpeterson6766
      @ericpeterson6766 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      well, it was originally at night. the saturday morning thing was years later, in syndication.

    • @maryshaffer8557
      @maryshaffer8557 ปีที่แล้ว

      The show was originally on every Monday night. My older brother and I watched every episode. If you were watching it on weekend mornings, you were watching reruns.

  • @Mongo59
    @Mongo59 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    Last train to Clarksville is another hit of their's you would like.

    • @robertreichle1
      @robertreichle1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And it would give him a taste of what Mike brought to the table.

    • @swfcocs1
      @swfcocs1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Indeed, as is Pleasant valley Sunday...

    • @LeeRalph100
      @LeeRalph100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@swfcocs1 Great Suggestion along with Last Train to Clarksville!!

    • @realPenrodPooch
      @realPenrodPooch 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good song

    • @swfcocs1
      @swfcocs1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@realPenrodPooch but is it sarge? Is it Rosemary the telephone operator? Is it Henry, the mild mannered janitor? Could be !! I cant believe I can still remember that spot on after 30 plus years lol

  • @davidroberts4769
    @davidroberts4769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    The Monkees are Pop/Rock. They are underrated by most people but they are quite good.

    • @painfullyaware5221
      @painfullyaware5221 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or, you could say that they're overrated by a lot of people and they really suck. Sorry, I'm not usually this contentious, these guys just really strike a nerve with me.

    • @MrLaurielover
      @MrLaurielover 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      People are certainly entitled to their opinions, but I agree with you, David. Very underrated and forever my "Fab Four".

    • @mirasolbalaga5616
      @mirasolbalaga5616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well, I think they have some really good songs

    • @doomhunter697
      @doomhunter697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      At the time, we called their music "Bubble Gum Rock/Music".

    • @1974dormouse
      @1974dormouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They were a manufactured fake band for a tv show

  • @robertlabaw2037
    @robertlabaw2037 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Try "Pleasant Valley Sunday", a song written by Carol King about everyday life in suburbia.

    • @laurakali6522
      @laurakali6522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Some things haven’t changed. I think about this song as I watch my neighbors obsess about their lawns....

    • @blankmike4613
      @blankmike4613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Suburbs, car cultures, LA sunshine, slappy happy music. :)

    • @TheReelgrrl
      @TheReelgrrl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Like Subdivisions /Rush

    • @JaniceDAgostino
      @JaniceDAgostino 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      this for sure!

    • @laurakali6522
      @laurakali6522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheReelgrrl yep, my high school days....

  • @TheCaveman46
    @TheCaveman46 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Although mockingly referred to as "The Prefab Four" (America's answer to The Beatles), these four were tremendous artists in their own right!
    Thanks for showing them some love.
    RIP Davy Jones and Peter Tork 😢🙏.
    P.S.
    A lot of great songs to recommend, but I really enjoy "I'm a Believer", written by Neil Diamond.

    • @teviottilehurst
      @teviottilehurst 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      American band, maybe, but its vocalist was a Brit. Therefore the band was one quarter British.

    • @ploppill34
      @ploppill34 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Everyone knows the Rutles were the original prefab four, 😉

    • @TheCaveman46
      @TheCaveman46 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ploppill34
      Touché, sir 😎😂😝.

    • @mikeh8416
      @mikeh8416 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually they BECAME talented artist. The only one that had ANY musical experience before the show was Peter Tork. The rest LEARNED as they went. The first year all the tracks were played by studio musicians, and the Monkees didn't actually play (they mimed playing). As time went on though, they each learned to play.

    • @MrSteveb80
      @MrSteveb80 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@teviottilehurst Micky was also their vocalist and was the vocalist on their early hits.

  • @davidschecter5247
    @davidschecter5247 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Davy was such a teen heartthrob, as well he should have been. So adorable with a charming personality. The Monkees were considered lightweight at the time, but their catalog is quite amazing and they became very experimental. Some wonderful works in their large catalog.

    • @valogden
      @valogden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Davy was nominated for a Tony for his part as the Artful Dodger in the musical Oliver on Broadway. He performed on the same episode as The Beatles when they first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show.

    • @fiddiehacked
      @fiddiehacked 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As a young teen Davy was an athlete, a horse jockey!

  • @chrisgirtman2262
    @chrisgirtman2262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Thank you. This is coming from a music teacher. Thank you. You are bringing songs to people that might not have ever heard them. For that, and your positive vibe, you're awesome.

  • @woodywilson5518
    @woodywilson5518 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    YES!!! Davey Jones's awkward dance moves were the best!!! I believe the video was made for the TV show.

  • @pamelapasechnick6899
    @pamelapasechnick6899 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Back in the day, this kind of music was considered Pop/Rock. In more recent years it has been referred to as Bubblegum Pop. It was definitely a more innocent time in a lot of ways. Whatever you call it, it's still great music!

  • @mikeaudette2823
    @mikeaudette2823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Pleasant Valley Sunday is a must.

  • @nancyballard2133
    @nancyballard2133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow. When I was 12 yrs old I got my first record player for Christmas and all 4 Monkee albums. I was a happy girl in love with lead singer Davey Jones. Teen mag photos everywhere. So fun.

  • @MrTrevisco
    @MrTrevisco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Their TV show is as good with all their songs back then in them.

  • @stevedaulton9655
    @stevedaulton9655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Hey James The Monkees were a tv show way back in the late 60s and was on reruns for years they were quirky and extremely funny and the show just campy and silly. James, you should be sure to watch one of the Monkees tv show episodes you will be laughing. They did play instruments and do the singing and had some great songs. They reunited and went out on tour in the late 80s were super successful. Generations of people love them. Enjoy!

    • @robr5786
      @robr5786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pretty much based on a Beatles hard days night,loved the show as kid,watched the reruns in the mid 70's

  • @pollynicklas5220
    @pollynicklas5220 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Pleasant Valley Sunday, Mary Mary, too many more!!! Lol

  • @larynanntapp6333
    @larynanntapp6333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm 57 and terminally ill. Even on the worst days, this song makes me smile and I have no idea why! Even though numerous decades, this is still the only song that that has that affect on me!

  • @user-DJDreamworld
    @user-DJDreamworld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I been a Monkee fan for 46 yrs love them they have different styles they each had there own it more like pop music

  • @Tom_McMurtry
    @Tom_McMurtry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "What's the number Jim?" "7A!" "Alright alright it's because I'm short I know"

    • @mirasolbalaga5616
      @mirasolbalaga5616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks. I love that intro. I guess it’s not in the video

    • @alisonflaxman1566
      @alisonflaxman1566 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's what number is this Chip?

    • @Tom_McMurtry
      @Tom_McMurtry 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alisonflaxman1566 ah! Thanks!

  • @trishaurvan9439
    @trishaurvan9439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love The Monkees! So many great songs from Shades of Grey to Randy Scouse Git to What Am I Doin Hangin Round to Goin Down! RIP Davy and Peter

  • @bristolstomped
    @bristolstomped 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Genre is pop. Specifically: 1960s Bubblegum Pop

  • @pollynicklas5220
    @pollynicklas5220 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Last Train To Clarksville, I Wanna Be Free, A Little Bit You A Little Bit Me, many more!!

  • @mcm0324
    @mcm0324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Laying in the back of the station wagon with our parents listening to this on 8-track!!!!! This is from my parent's freshman year of college!!! 1967!

  • @ladyruby684
    @ladyruby684 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My father would play this for me when I had a bad day. Miss you Daddy. Rest in peace. ⚘

  • @cbakerazle
    @cbakerazle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had a crush on Davy Jones when I was a teen. I'm 63 now. Davy was singing and he had such a cute English accent.

  • @cano21
    @cano21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how in the video, Davey Jones is so self deprecating. He knows he's short. He also knows his voice carries this song. Too cool.

  • @lindapowers8592
    @lindapowers8592 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I loved this song as a kid. Loved their TV sitcom too. Childhood memories. Your audio is awesome, video is good.

  • @5dustymck
    @5dustymck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Rome, sure it’s quirky and it’s silly, but it’s honest and it’s such an outstanding song. Love your channel man

  • @Marrero79
    @Marrero79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So happy that you like The Monkees!! I love all their songs!! 💜💕💜💕

  • @jillplatte6370
    @jillplatte6370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    YAY! The Monkees! Everything they did was great. No bad songs.

  • @rw9019
    @rw9019 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Reminds me of my youth. A long time ago. I saw them live and was one of those frightfully young crying teenage girls clinging to the fence. I loved Davey Jones, had his picture on my bedroom wall with little hearts 💕

  • @noelroberts8199
    @noelroberts8199 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Monkees are my second best band ever behind The Beatles. I was a teenager in this era, and they were the two bands that dominated the 60's...........

  • @appresley4071
    @appresley4071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice, a video where the singers are happy, having a great time together. No female models, no silly distractions.

  • @kolchak357
    @kolchak357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You nailed it when you said “good vibe video”. It’s just a simple fun good song.

  • @deannascott8050
    @deannascott8050 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Monkees just make me smile.

  • @stephanieraebel8160
    @stephanieraebel8160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Believe or not it's called bubble gum music. They were the ORIGINAL BOY BAND put together for t.v. the thing was that they were VERY GOOD! They were not allowed to play their own instruments until they revolted and got to play. Look at the opening of the t.v. show. That crowd at the concert is REAL! Almost Beatles status for a time. They were also Marcia Brady's favorite band and she is the fan club PRESIDENT of Davy Jones who sings daydream beleaver. Thank you for this wonderful reaction. Check out last train to Clarksville. You will love it. Stay safe and healthy and God bless.💙💚💛💜💟💖💕💓💗💞❤👏👍

  • @chercee
    @chercee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the Davy Dance! Davy Jones (David Bowie's original name was David Jones - had to change his name because the name was already taken by Davy) passed away from a sudden heart attack. Michael Nesmith's (knit cap) mother invented Liquid Paper and Michael himself was instrumental in the development of MTV, it was a very innovative idea to make a channel devoted to music videos, but he didn't want to deal with running a whole network. Micky Dolenz (blue shirt, tambourine - he's always been my favorite Monkee!) was a child actor, he played the title role in a TV show called Circus Boy. Peter Tork (the other guy on the piano) has also passed away. Michael & Micky are the only two Monkees left.

  • @JD-zm6ot
    @JD-zm6ot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Still a great song 50 years later and a feel good video; long before the music video boom! The Monkees TV show, almost always included
    a recorded song that was in the tv show. Their story is very interesting, the auditions for the show, and them hanging out at parties with big time music groups of that time period. They were loved!

  • @lynne5322
    @lynne5322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The songwriter, John Stewart, (one-time member of the Kingston Trio, & writer/singer of "Gold") is an undervalued American Treasure.

  • @lyndabrown9431
    @lyndabrown9431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Davy Jones, the singer, was the youngest and first to die. He was also the only British member and was a broadway actor (the artful dodger in Oliver!) and was nominated for a Tony award.

  • @valogden
    @valogden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Axl Rose has the same dance move in I believe Sweet Child of Mine. Wonder where got his moves from.

    • @ericwillison1389
      @ericwillison1389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Steven Tyler of Aerosmith uses these moves as well.

  • @waltreed2578
    @waltreed2578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Dang, Davey Jones the lead singer passed in 2012.

  • @cherylmckeever7007
    @cherylmckeever7007 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was supposed to be a TV show they were not considered a real group. I was really happy you liked them because they are one of my favorites

  • @darrellsmith4204
    @darrellsmith4204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Roberta Flack- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. And grasp the fact this was before "autotune" could make any voice sound perfect. Soulful..

  • @SuperSusieBell
    @SuperSusieBell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Officially ( as well as lovingly) known as Davey’s song this one in Particular always Brings tear to my eye.

  • @marcieharreld286
    @marcieharreld286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ahhh...the 60's were amazing!!!!🎵🎼🎶💜

  • @cartercarter645
    @cartercarter645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pleasant valley Sunday is soothing

  • @jflaugher
    @jflaugher 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Monkees were a pop-rock group. The Monkees were originally created for a TV show. The show's producers were trying to cash in on Beatlemania (Beatlemania was the over-the-top, ecstatic fanaticism surrounding the Beatles), so the producers found four guys who resembled the Beatles with mop-top hair styles and wrote Beatle-like pop songs for them to sing. Ironically, at the time, the Beatles themselves had outgrown their loveable mop-top pop-band image and started to become more complicated and psychedelic in their songwriting.

  • @greenpeasuit
    @greenpeasuit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Shades of Gray" is one of my favorite Monkees songs

  • @frndofbear
    @frndofbear 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is such a happy song. I absolutely love it!

  • @carolyncappitelli1460
    @carolyncappitelli1460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love when you react to the 60's music!! I grew up with the Monkees and they have so many great hits. Please get into more 60's stuff. The British Invasion is filled with treasures. Herman's Hermits is a great one, I'm Into Something Good is one you will like. I like the new camera, no lag time when you go full screen! You rock.

  • @violagreene4643
    @violagreene4643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the "punch through the tambourine" bit

  • @maccladoz
    @maccladoz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This genre is pure 60's/70's pop music.

  • @charlestraylor7760
    @charlestraylor7760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    SHE is another great Monkees song

  • @JC-rb3hj
    @JC-rb3hj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great song, great video. That dance he was doing was called the skate. One of my favorite pop songs of all time. Always puts a smile on your face.

  • @TheReelgrrl
    @TheReelgrrl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pleasant Valley Sunday!!!!

  • @TheScavenger71
    @TheScavenger71 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What the other commenters have written about the Monkees being pop or bubblegum is 100% correct. It was music that was aimed at the pre teen and young teen market. Ironically, the Monkees were the victims of their own success. They were a manufactured band meant to be featured in a musical comedy TV show and for about a year and a half they were one of the hottest things going and they sold boat loads of singles and long playing albums. But then something changed in 1967. The Monterey Pop festival brought Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and The Who into the spotlight and at the same time the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper and the Doors had a smash hit with Light My Fire. As a result, the Monkees' older fans left them and latched on to the new psychedelic and acid rock. During the run of the TV show Mike Nesmith, who was a talented song writer and musician was frustrated because he did not get the recognition he deserved as a musician and song writer and bassist Peter Tork who was also an accomplished musician was never given the chance to utilize his talents. The band finally convinced the record company to let them play their own instruments and be a real band with a harder edge to their music but it was too late because their image as a teenie bopper bubble gum band was etched in stone. When they decided to end their collaboration they did it in the form of a movie called "Head" that was surrealistic but it got the message across that the Monkees as we knew them was dead. Fortunately time has a way of healing wounds and beginning in the 1980s they joined the nostalgia circuit and started touring again with a full compliment of backup musicians. Davey Jones and Peter Tork have since passed away but they all lived long enough to have the chance to relive the glory days of the 1960s with fans who enjoyed and appreciated them. Mike Nesmith was finally given the credit as a songwriter that was long overdue, Peter Tork was able to spread his musical wings, and the fans who were now in their 30s and 40s were able to sing along with songs that had been echoing in their head since they were 13 years old. RIP Davey Jones and Peter Tork and thank you for the musical memories.

  • @addjen1972
    @addjen1972 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was Pop...sweet and happy music.

  • @rafehr1378
    @rafehr1378 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The guitar player is the "father" of music videos & much more. Mike Nesmith.

  • @suejaneuk1681
    @suejaneuk1681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I used to dance to this when I was small back in the 70s.

  • @jackmandu
    @jackmandu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Monkees are great. I was lucky to see them in concert just a little before Davy passed away. I love their song Valerie. They had so many great songs.

  • @MrEvenStranger
    @MrEvenStranger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was the number one song the week I was born, second week of December 1967.

  • @karenlangham24
    @karenlangham24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really enjoy your reactions and your openness to new music!!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️

  • @famat161
    @famat161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh good. One of my favorite songs.

  • @lindaluane
    @lindaluane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hippie music - so many memories

  • @terrylynn9984
    @terrylynn9984 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the Monkees, simple songs but amazing to listen to.

  • @lunachickfringe5319
    @lunachickfringe5319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love me some Monkees!!! Yes, please react to more!! Papa Gene's Blues is a great one.
    Thanks for the reaction to this one!!
    (These guys were the "pre-fab Four", a play on the Beatles' "A Hard Days Night". They did end up playing their own written songs and played on later albums. They were a television show to begin with. They had talent that the music producer never let them use.

  • @bacchusbruce4354
    @bacchusbruce4354 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    learned this song on trumpet recently - watched the Monkees as a little kid religiously. love the technicolor vibe. so 60's.

  • @stellahall8321
    @stellahall8321 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm loving this! My husband loved the Monkeys! Thank you 😊

  • @eon1968
    @eon1968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite show as a kid.

  • @euthehiro
    @euthehiro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    React to Mamas and the Papas Dancing in the Street to see sick dance moves from Cass Eliot

  • @johnkasbohm7839
    @johnkasbohm7839 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bubblegum Pop. Was everywhere on the radio back in the day. "Sugar Sugar" and "Julie Do You Love Me" and "Joy to the World" and lots of others. Lot of fun!

  • @lisaa6755
    @lisaa6755 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    monkees were before my time but were on syndication in my childhood. i love them still. the bubble gum rock is not typical of the music i grew into but definitely has a special place in my heart.

  • @Fairygrl_TW
    @Fairygrl_TW 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to watch the Monkees every Saturday Morning growing up. They are so fun, loved Mickey he was so funny, hes the one with tambourine. Great memories. Peace James

  • @josephlively2524
    @josephlively2524 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a cool dude. America needs a guy like you in 2020!

  • @becksullivan4796
    @becksullivan4796 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my word!!!! My teeny bopper years! I loved loved Mickey (drummer). They had a tv show. When it was on I threatened my little brother with bodily harm if he even came in the room. Only 2 of them left. I’m now 66 years old but I still recall how I felt when I heard their music I remember the posters all over my walls!! Did I dance?? Oh yes!!

  • @badhabitbabbitt7655
    @badhabitbabbitt7655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    60s Pop. They where a TV show that had some really good songs. This was before my time but I enjoy the simple positive music. Some of their other hits are: (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone, Last Train To Clarksville, A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You, Pleasant Valley Sunday, I'm A Believer (original), Monkee's Theme, and Listen To The Band.

  • @beckyfearereck
    @beckyfearereck 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There are so many Monkees songs to react to. Cuddly Toy, Listen to the Band, The Porpoise Song just to name a few…I’ve loved them for over 30 years. Looking forward to seeing more reactions to their music!

  • @JaniceDAgostino
    @JaniceDAgostino 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    it's pop music. They were brought together to be a TV show about a fun rock group. They learned and then toured being quite popular with the "teeny boppers" who watched the show and those that were older and realized that they had a good thing going with their music. They still make me smile. I appreciate you doing them. Lots of fun songs for the show that turned into hits because they were better than just a TV show.

  • @marieweiss1634
    @marieweiss1634 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Monkees encompassed a range of genres... 60s pop/rock, bubblegum, ballads, early country- rock...

  • @othermotte
    @othermotte 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The song was written by the great John Stewart, who wrote so many great songs. One of America’s finest, his original is much more emotional...check it out.

  • @romulusremus7537
    @romulusremus7537 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Right on. It's just a happy vibe. We need more of that.

  • @frankrossi6972
    @frankrossi6972 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Monkees are pure ‘60s pop, but please ignore those who try and diminish their music with the “pre-fab four” label. Yes, the band was put together as an answer to the Beatles, and yes, they didn’t play the instruments on the tracks (two were musicians, but they weren’t allowed to play until later albums). However, they had top-notch writers (‘70s stars Carole King and Neil Diamond), and their songs remain outstanding, catchy classics. Don’t let anyone tell you that the ‘60s were just about about supergroups like the Beatles, Stones, and Beach Boys. Some of the best stuff comes from one- and two-hit wonders, but the Monkees had multiple hits. Others you should review: “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You,” “Not Your Steppingstone,” “The Girl That I Knew Somewhere,” and the theme song to their TV show---which should be credited with giving birth to MTV (though the Beatles often get the credit due to their music-video movies).

  • @supergeeky7529
    @supergeeky7529 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My mother grew up on the Monkees so played a lot of them when I was a kid (in the 80s) so yeah, this is my childhood for sure! 😁

  • @michellelamar8965
    @michellelamar8965 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So glad you're enjoying the Monkees. They're hella fun and pretty much any song of theirs, no matter what it's about, will leave you feeling upbeat. For a brief time in the 60's they were as big as the Beatles. They were literally plucked and put together by tv producers to be a fictional rock band in a tv show (cerca 1966-1968) about four Beatle wannabes who were roomies/bffs living in a beach house in SoCal trying to get gigs to pay the rent. Two of them were professional actors who could sing really well (the little briittish guy was already at 19 an accomplished Broadway actor, hence his dance moves.The goofy one with curly hair (Mickey) had been a child TV star.) The other two were actually very accomplished musicians.
    The show was goofy as heck but fun for kids/preteens/earlyteens. Each episode featured hit music that they sang, so kids went straight from their TVs to the record store.
    Tween girls went NUTS for them, especially the little Brittish guy (Davy). Rumor is a girl literally put herself in a box and mailed herself to him. They joked that they put her back in the box and shipped her to the Beatles. He was one of the biggest teen heartthrobs of the time. (most episodes of the show featured Davy falling in love and getting them all in trouble.)
    The genre would be, at the time, classified as "Bubblegum pop" in other words rock and roll that wasn't particularly "edgy" for it's time, something geared for your young teens. Now we'd call it "oldies."
    If you thought they looked ike they were having fun in this song, you'd enjoy watching them do "She hangs out" in the same "rainbow room." setting. I also recommend "Words" (got a real cool sound), "Last Train to Clarksville" was one of their first hits (actually a subtle anti-vietnam war song describing someone going off to war.)
    I also like "Pleasant Valley Sunday" and "Love was only Sleeping." They did a song called "Randy Scouse Git" which was edgy because the title (in Brittish slang) means "Horny Twerp from Liverpool" LOL.. but they got away with that title in the US because nobody knew what it meant. LOL.. so yeah, they tried to push the edges when they could.

  • @jasonballard5988
    @jasonballard5988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Actually the song "I'm a believer" was written by Neil Diamond

  • @benprewitt4600
    @benprewitt4600 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to start off by saying THANK YOU for reacting to The Monkees!
    As far as genre...I was born in the 80s and grew up in the 90s and we usually called their genre "Oldies" in kind of the same spectrum of pop rock back then. The same radio stations that played them would probably play Elvis or The Beach Boys, but not Johnny Cash, if that makes sense.
    Something else you might want to delve into from here is Neil Diamond: The Monkees wrote their own songs, but they also played covers. And Neil Diamond (at the time) was actually just a hired songwriter at the same record company The Monkees were at.
    After Neil wrote two #1 hits for The Monkees (I'm A Believer was one), it gave him the cred to walk into his bosses office and say "I want a recording contract" and he ended up becoming one of the biggest artists of the 70s and 80s.
    Keep on doing your thing, man!

  • @elizabethhughes3195
    @elizabethhughes3195 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    As others have stated, these guys auditioned for the show. Both Mike and Peter were established musicians. Davy had been on Broadway in Oliver and Mickey had already been on a t.v. show called Circus Boy and later stated that the Monkees was another phase of his theatrical career. About ten years ago, one of the cable stations made a film called Daydream Believers about the rise and fall of the Monkees, but with actors. Not really a re-enactment, but interesting and followed up with interviews with the original members. Highly recommended just for your own edification.

  • @BacknMetro
    @BacknMetro 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    60's music always causes me to feel nostalgic. Weird because I know nothing about the 60's and wasn't even born yet until another decade. But, it just seems like it was such a more simpler and happier time.

  • @elizabethmagoteaux4950
    @elizabethmagoteaux4950 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    was born in 1991 but i grew up on the monkees my mom and grandma would watch the reruns of the show and i loved the music my first crush was micky the drummer 😂 i actually danced to this with my mom at my wedding because she is my best friend❤ they are a timeless classic. Also my favorite episode was when mike was the princess 😂

  • @ComicBookNerdOutCBNO
    @ComicBookNerdOutCBNO 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never thought I'd live the day to hear The Monkees were Fire. Color me amused.

  • @MauGino
    @MauGino 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think Cuddly Toy is one of their most overlooked songs. Goin Down is another very good song of theirs. Axl Rose of Guns N Roses emulated Davy Jones dance style, that's where he learned his moves from.

  • @jeannejorgensen1230
    @jeannejorgensen1230 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That little dance was called the Skate. Very popular when I was 16. Loved doing that dance and you can elaborate on the moves!

  • @kathyjones3940
    @kathyjones3940 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm so glad I got to see Micky, Peter and Michael do their 50th anniversary tour in 2016!! I seen them twice for that! So sad that Micky is the only one left! But he always has been my favorite 😍 R.I.P. Davy, Peter and Michael 🙏❤

  • @bettyreed5725
    @bettyreed5725 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Goin' Down!

  • @myreviews8099
    @myreviews8099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pleasant Valley Sunday is my fave

  • @sandrahutto
    @sandrahutto 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to watch the reruns of this show growing up, and my hubby and his kids love them too. A lot of songs to react to here. They were pop for sure, but they tried branching out into some folk. "Last Train to Clarksville", "Valerie", "Pleasant Valley Sunday", "Sometime in the Morning", and my personal favorite is one that I don't think was as big a hit but I just love the guitar and the beat in it, and that is "The Kind of Girl I Could Love". Mike Nesmith sang it and I really think it's an underrated song. I didn't notice any lag, good job!

  • @hungfao
    @hungfao 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was commonly referred to as bubblegum rock. The genre pretty much died out by 1972 but produced some of the most engaging hook-ridden music ever. One of the best was 'Sugar, Sugar' by the Archies.

  • @beatleschick1000
    @beatleschick1000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m A Believer & Last Train to Clarksville!! Love the Monkees TV show and the music was great too!!