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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on December 10, 2021, 08:43:58 PM

Title: Mike Nesmith dead
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 10, 2021, 08:43:58 PM

Farewell, Mike

https://youtu.be/41TKpIuY9mk

Title: Re: Mike Nesmith dead
Post by: Gordon on December 11, 2021, 10:12:34 AM

Was never a great Monkees fan but some of their stuff has worn quite well - I heard Pleasant Valley Sunday the other day, and its not bad at all.

I've always liked his solo record 'Rio' - so I thank him for that.

Title: Re: Mike Nesmith dead
Post by: Anchorman on December 11, 2021, 10:32:01 AM

Watched the TV show back in the day.

Title: Re: Mike Nesmith dead
Post by: jeremyp on December 11, 2021, 01:20:18 PM

Quote from: Gordon on December 11, 2021, 10:12:34 AM

Was never a great Monkees fan.

I gather the same applied to Mike Nesmith.

Title: Re: Mike Nesmith dead
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 11, 2021, 01:31:25 PM

Interview with Mickey Dolenz


https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/monkees-micky-dolenz-michael-nesmith-tribute-1270342/

Title: Re: Mike Nesmith dead
Post by: Aruntraveller on December 11, 2021, 02:31:33 PM

Very sad news.

I remember the Monkees from my childhood. I'd have been 9 or 10 when they exploded onto our screens.

The songs were pure pop of course, which some like to sneer at, but I defy anyone not to sing a long with the lines:

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen

And it may be just me, but this song for reasons I can't quite identify provokes both a smile and tears from me. A happy/sad song if you will.

Nesmith showed his own skills as a songwriter with "Listen to the Band"  towards the end of their initial recording career, which has always impressed me.