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R.I.P. Davey Jones...
http://news.yahoo.com/tv-made-heartthrob-monkees-davy-jones-095625888.html
http://news.yahoo.com/tv-made-heartthrob-monkees-davy-jones-095625888.html
R.I.P. Davey Jones...
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DangerousR6 said:
Yeah, the sports radio station I listen to at work has been talking about it all day, playing various songs from the the Monkey's catalog.
They were before my time, but as a kid I caught a lot of re-runs. There were more than a few songs I thought were Beatles songs
that were actually The Monkey's. There's certainly been worse bands, musicians and songs... and considering I'm a 'metal' guy I
did like most of what I heard. RIP Davey.
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The Monkees were the first concert that I ever attended. I think that I was in the 5th grade.
It was the same tour that had Jimi Hendreix as the opening act. Hoever, he had already been
removed from the tour so I did not get to see him. I not sure if I even knew who Jimi was in the
5th grade. They were definatley a big deal back then... RIP Davey!
It was the same tour that had Jimi Hendreix as the opening act. Hoever, he had already been
removed from the tour so I did not get to see him. I not sure if I even knew who Jimi was in the
5th grade. They were definatley a big deal back then... RIP Davey!
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There had been a tendency in the past to discount the Monkees. They weren't a "real" band. True. They were put together for television. Steve Stills auditioned and missed out because his teeth weren't fort enough for tv. Only Mike and Peter were actual musicians. Mickey had to learn to play drums.
But their impact, I feel, was deeper than we realized before now. They utilized the themes of popular music of the day; love, peace, anti-war protest, mind-expansion and made them accessible to those of us who were too young to be "hippies." I was exposed to some positive counter-culture ideas without the more ah, gritty aspects of a changing culture. i.e. casual sex and hallucinogenic drugs.
The Monkees dealt with relationships, frequently romantic but also generational relationships. For those who weren't there at the time, we had a situation where our government had America sunk in an unpopular war in Viet Nam, a lot of young people were being forced to kill and die for a nebulous cause and a great many of them objected to the situation. For the first time in America, one generation, en masse, declared the older generation had gone astray and the future being built for them was not what they wanted.
There was a very lively cultural debate that ensued for a few years.
But the Monkees helped me to mediate this cultural clash. They taught me that it was okay to think and talk and dress a little differently without being a threat to authority. That you can disagree, and not be disagreeable. They also taught me that love, and peace weren't just cultural or commercial catch-phrases. Their messages were the same, but more innocent, less threatening.
"For Pete's Sake" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday" are my two absolute favorite Monkee songs. They're, like nearly all Monkee songs, very listenable, catchy and carry themes that still resonate with me. Give 'em a listen. There's more there than first meets the ear.
Rest in peace, Davey. You helped to make a difference in a troubled world. Thank you. I know you were just trying to pay the bills.
But their impact, I feel, was deeper than we realized before now. They utilized the themes of popular music of the day; love, peace, anti-war protest, mind-expansion and made them accessible to those of us who were too young to be "hippies." I was exposed to some positive counter-culture ideas without the more ah, gritty aspects of a changing culture. i.e. casual sex and hallucinogenic drugs.
The Monkees dealt with relationships, frequently romantic but also generational relationships. For those who weren't there at the time, we had a situation where our government had America sunk in an unpopular war in Viet Nam, a lot of young people were being forced to kill and die for a nebulous cause and a great many of them objected to the situation. For the first time in America, one generation, en masse, declared the older generation had gone astray and the future being built for them was not what they wanted.
There was a very lively cultural debate that ensued for a few years.
But the Monkees helped me to mediate this cultural clash. They taught me that it was okay to think and talk and dress a little differently without being a threat to authority. That you can disagree, and not be disagreeable. They also taught me that love, and peace weren't just cultural or commercial catch-phrases. Their messages were the same, but more innocent, less threatening.
"For Pete's Sake" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday" are my two absolute favorite Monkee songs. They're, like nearly all Monkee songs, very listenable, catchy and carry themes that still resonate with me. Give 'em a listen. There's more there than first meets the ear.
Rest in peace, Davey. You helped to make a difference in a troubled world. Thank you. I know you were just trying to pay the bills.
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^ That right there is one of my favourite posts ever on this forum. :icon_thumright:
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My dad was nuts into the Monkees when they came out in the sixties, and I grew up listening to the LPs, graduating on further to his CCR and George Carlin records (an eleven-year-old reciting the "Seven Words You Can't Say on Television" isn't as funny to officials as it is to your pals...)
I never met Davy Jones, but the Monkees memory I hold near is when my dad took me to the "World of Wheels," and George Barris had the Monkee-mobile GTO on tour with the traveling displays. There's a picture of my pop holding me and my little brother in front of the Monkee-mobile that I know he kept on his desk for quite a few years.
Davy with his ride...
However, and not a whole heck of a lot of people know this, but Davy was responsible for allowing a Jewish kid from Chicago to become one of the best-known Russians in American TV history. If it weren't for the fact that Walter Koenig looked a lot like Davy Jones, there wouldn't have been a Chekov on the Enterprise.
I never met Davy Jones, but the Monkees memory I hold near is when my dad took me to the "World of Wheels," and George Barris had the Monkee-mobile GTO on tour with the traveling displays. There's a picture of my pop holding me and my little brother in front of the Monkee-mobile that I know he kept on his desk for quite a few years.
Davy with his ride...
However, and not a whole heck of a lot of people know this, but Davy was responsible for allowing a Jewish kid from Chicago to become one of the best-known Russians in American TV history. If it weren't for the fact that Walter Koenig looked a lot like Davy Jones, there wouldn't have been a Chekov on the Enterprise.
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