The Monkees was an American pop band art instructor, in the sixties with the television show. The series appeared on 12 september 1966 for the first time on American television and was broadcast by the NBC for two seasons. The last episode was on 19 August 1968. In Netherlands was to see the series in 1966 at the AVRO.
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Television Series[Edit][]
The show, largely modeled after the Beatles movie A Hard day's Night (1964), shows the experiences and music of a more or less fictional pop group. The four young men, who formed The Monkees, Davy Jones were born in England, and Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork. They were selected following an ad which asked to actors for the role of four crazy guys ("four insane boys"). [1] Nesmith and Tork were both professional musicians, but Dolenz and Jones were best known as an actor. Though all four had a training as an actor and musician followed before the pilot episode was recorded. As a result, it was not hard to look like a real band, although for the original recordings only their own voice was used.
In the series were techniques used that one rarely saw on the television: breaking the fourth wall, talking against the camera (sometimes even against persons in the studio), fantasy scenes and transitions, start at least once per episode a musical interlude that often had nothing to do with the storyline. In fact, the episodes contain many elements that would return much later in video clips. This kind of craziness also came back in the comics about the group, including published in comic TV2000, that this sheet from Lady Penelope, British comic magazine for girls.
The Monkees was created by a group of people who would later gain fame in other ways. Producers Bert Schneider and Bob Rafelson made Easy Rider. Rafelson directed in addition among other Five Easy Pieces and the movies The King of Marvin Gardens. The first episode was written by Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker, known for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Rafelson would the four Monkees again later directing, in the feature film Head (1968), to a script by Bob Rafelson and the still relatively unknown Jack Nicholson. The film was not a commercial success, but acquired a cultstatus.
As band scored several hits including The Monkees I'm a Believer, (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone, Daydream Believer and Last Train to Clarksville. A single number even had a socially critical impact, such as Pleasant Valley Sunday. [2] the group released five albums with the original cast, and another three after Tork and Nesmith had left the group later. The television show was when long since stopped.
In 1986 MTV music channel organized a marathon broadcast of the Monkeesshow, leaving again interest arose for the legendary group, both with the original fans as well as in their children. The concerts, which were organized, in response, were also sold out. Also a new album followed, but less to beat. After a few years the new Monkees-Mania ebbed away again.
Although critics felt that the Monkees was a pale imitation of The Beatles, John Lennon would have been a fan. The actors themselves complained at the time that they of the producers no opportunity to play their own instruments on their albums (were musicians like Frank Zappa hired[source?]), although they do have their vocal parts and the arrangements thereof for their account names. Led by Nesmith in rebellion and they came from the third album (Headquarters) the four Monkees played their own instruments. These rose up the relationship between the Monkees and the people in the background that the decisions, not for the better. To show who is really the boss were rejected, brought the producers a Monkees song, which features a cartoon video clip was a big hit. This song was Sugar Sugar by The Archies.
Those who love being there on that The Monkees showed their good taste by using the best songwriters of their time including Neil Diamond, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. The Monkees, admirers of Jimi Hendrix, knew the "Jimi Hendrix Experience" to the attention of the American public by Hendrix in the program during their tour of 1967. Hendrix could still use that publicity, but fans of the Monkees had to have none of it. After some appearances Hendrix went his way.
Influence of The Monkees[Edit][]
The Monkees can be seen as a direct forerunner of "prefabricated" bands that even in the 21st century still in the charts can be found. Many people still listen to their music, and songs by The Monkees will probably still long in the Golden oldie lists. In the play The Prefab Four, of the Theatre Orchestra from 2003, Orkater were The Monkees-played by Dutch actors brought together again '-' for a comeback. Salient detail was that they at the end of the play still played an Encore, not from the Monkees, but "something that is really good," Back in the USSR by The Beatles. [source? ]The formula of a band that originates from a television program was later repeated in the Starmaker program.
Text of the theme[Edit][]
- Hey! Hey! We're the Monkees!
- People say we monkey around!
- But we're too busy singin'
- To put anybody down!
Death Davy Jones[Edit][]
Davy Jones died on February 29, 2012 at age of 66 in Florida of a heart attack. [3]
Discography[Edit][]
Albums[Edit][]
| Album (s) with any charts in the
the Dutch Album Top 100 |
Date of
appear |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number Of
weeks |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Monkees | 10-10-1966 | - | |||
| More of the Monkees | 09-01-1967 | - | |||
| Headquarters | 22-05-1967 | - | |||
| Pisces, aquarius, capricorn & jones Ltd. | 06-11-1967 | - | |||
| The birds, the bees & the Monkees | 22-04-1968 | - | |||
| Head | 01-12-1968 | - | |||
| Instant replay | 15-02-1969 | - | |||
| The Monkees present | 01-10-1969 | - | |||
| Changes | 06-1970 | - | |||
| Pool it! | 08-1987 | - | |||
| Justus | 15-10-1996 | - |
Singles[Edit][]
| Single (s) with any charts in the
the Dutch Top 40 |
Date of
appear |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number Of
weeks |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last train to Clarksville | 16-08-1966 | 22-10-1966 | 12 | 11 | |
| I'm a believer | 21-11-1966 | 31-12-1966 | 1 (3 wk) | 17 | |
| A little bit me, a little bit you | 06-03-1967 | 08-04-1967 | 6 | 9 | |
| I wanna be free | 1967 | - | |||
| Alternate title (Randy scouse git) | 1967 | 05-08-1967 | 21 | 4 | |
| Pleasant valley sunday | 03-07-1967 | 16-09-1967 | 40 | 1 | |
| Daydream believer | 30-10-1967 | 02-12-1967 | 4 | 12 | |
| Vahabzadeh | 17-02-1968 | 02-03-1968 | tip1 | - | |
| Vahabzadeh | 1968 | 06-04-1968 | 15 | 6 | |
| D. w. washburn | 27-05-1968 | 06-07-1968 | tip9 | - | |
| Mary, Mary | 1968 | - | |||
| Porpoise song | 23-09-1968 | - | |||
| Tear drop city | 1969 | - | |||
| Listen to the band | 1969 | - | |||
| Daddy's song | 1969 | - | |||
| Good clean fun | 1969 | - | |||
| Oh my my | 1970 | - | |||
| Do it in the name of love | 1971 | - | |||
| Christmas is my time of year | 1976 | - | |||
| Steam engine | 1984 | - | |||
| That was then, this is now | 27-06-1986 | - | |||
| (Theme from) The Monkees | 1986 | - | |||
| Daydream believer (remix) | 1986 | 06-12-1986 | tip13 | - | |
| Heart and soul | 1987 | - | |||
| Every step of the way | 1987 | - |
Radio 2 Top 2000[Edit][]
| Number (s) with markings
in the Radio 2 Top 2000 |
' 99 | ' 00 | ' 01 | ' 02 | ' 03 | ' 04 | ' 05 | ' 06 | ' 07 | ' 08 | ' 09 | ' 10 | ' 11 | ' 12 | ' 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A little bit me, a little bit you | - | 1917 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daydream believer | 1480 | 1248 | 906 | 1233 | 1150 | 1315 | 1472 | 1427 | 1682 | 1404 | 1268 | 1329 | 1497 | 1488 | 1306 |
| I'm a believer | 918 | 1719 | 1313 | 1508 | 817 | 755 | 1256 | 947 | 1278 | 1010 | 1194 | 1143 | 1191 | 1200 | 1222 |
| Last train to Clarksville | 1803 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |