Fun Music Information -> Monkees
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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:
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Nillson/The Monkees, The Monkeys, The Monkees (Neil Diamond)Band Name Origins:
- The band was created as sort of an answer to The Beatles in the 1960's. The name "Monkees" is a slight skewering of the word "monkeys", just as Beatles is a sendup of "beetles" Submitted by: Brian
Why the Name is Stupid:
- The correct spelling is 'monkeys,' not 'monkees.' And during the 60's, when the band formed, it was not common to misspell names. Submitted by: jonny
Performer Nick Names:
Known informally as: The Prefab Four. Submitted by: Rachel Stedman
Vain Songs:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Theme from 'The Monkees' (TV Show)" | From their 1966 debut album titled simply, "The Monkees" - Michael E Cormier |
New Career:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Music Video Director" | His video, "Elephant Parts", won a Grammy. - oldtimer |
Better Off Solo:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Mike Nesmith" | "After The Monkees broke-up, Nesmith's song "Different Drum" performed by Linda Ronstadt went into the Top-40. Then Nesmith had another Top-40 hit which he performed himself named "Joanne". And in the 80's he formed a show which would eventually become MTV." | - Paul Warren |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Good Clean Fun" | A typical Nesmith country rocker, and another one of his songs that doesn't mention the title. Also known as I Told You I'd Be Back. - JD |
| "Papa Gene's Blues" | I have no more than I did before but now I've got all that I need cause I love you and I know you love me. I don't know who Papa Gene is, but he isn't mentioned anywhere in the song. - JD |
| "Randy Scouse Git / Alternate Title" | RCA disliked the title of Mickey Dolenz's song, but told The Monkees that as the words in the title did not appear in the lyrics, they would accept an 'alternate title' for the song. It was promptly named "Alternate Title" in protest. "Why don't you cut your hair?, Why don't you live up there?, Why don't you do what I do, See what I feel when I care?" - FussBudget |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Last Train To Smallville" | "Last Train To Clarksville" | abc123 |
| "Last Plane To Townsville" | "Last Train To Clarksville" | Sir Alan George Palgut I |
| "Baked Bean Reliever" | "Daydream Believer" | funky |
| "I Want Her Beaver" | "I'm A Believer" | Havax |
| "Baked Bean Believer" | "Daydream Believer" | Elf |
There are additional Monkees new song names available. | ||
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Monkey Time" | "Hey, Hey Were The Monkees," The Monkees | Kathy |
| "Pieces Of Me" | "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You," The Monkees | Wendy Torrance |
| "Too Late To Turn Back Now" | "I'm A Believer," The Monkees | Kathy |
| "This Time I Know It's For Real" | "I'm A Believer," Monkees | Kathy |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Randy Souse Git" originally "Randy Scouse Git"
As in that nasty lunch meat souse
rocky
"Dayream Believer" originally "Daydream Believer"
Meg Owens
"Pleasant Alley Sunday" originally "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
Heather Brockwell
"Peasant Valley Sunday" originally "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
Heather Brockwell
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Listen To The Bland" originally "Listen To The Band"
oldiesfan
"Glisten To The Band" originally "Listen To The Band"
oldiesfan
"Shades Of Gravy" originally "Shades Of Gray"
Joanna Whitmire
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Listen To The Hand" originally "Listen To The Band"
Some Guy
"Listen To The Bond" originally "Listen To The Band"
Bond, as in James Bond
oldiesfan
"Daydream Reliever" originally "Daydream Believer"
Mallory
"Last Brain To Clarksville" originally "Last Train To Clarksville"
A. Person
"Shades Of Graz" originally "Shades Of Gray"
Graz is a city in Austria.
Daisy Pappus
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Recordings:
July 8
"Extreme Hay Fever" by Brent Diggs (written by Jeff Ellis)
a parody of "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees
This parody was recorded by Brent Diggs (www.ominouscomma.com) and written by Jeff Ellis (jeffreyellis.org/stinker/).
The Stinker: (mp3)
(Comments)
July 13
"Hey! Hey! We're The Humans" by Tor Hershman
a parody of "Hey! Hey! We're The Monkees (aka Monkees Theme)" by The Monkees
Well, don't do a video with beautiful, nude females in it. Bombs, machice guns, loonies.....that's A-OK!
YouTube: (Windows Media Audio/Video )
(Comments)
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "I'm a Believer" | "I'm a Receiver" | Merry & Pippin |
| "Daydream Believer" | "Ringtone Composer" | Bob Emmet/Project Sisyphus |
| "Pleasant Valley Sunday" | "Pleasant Beery Sunday" | The Stinker |
| "I'm A Believer" | "I'm A Bulimic" | Deadgirl667 |
| "I'm A Believer" | "I'm A Bee Leaver" | Airfarcewon |
| "Last Train To Clarksville" | "Grab That Last Dollar Heather Mills" | Tony Wiseguy |
| "Daydream Believer" | "Extreme Hay Fever" | The Stinker |
| "I'm A Believer" | "I'm A Big Eater" | Daniel L |
| "Last Train to Clarksville" | "Last Train to Charmsville" | John A. Barry |
| "Pleasant Valley Sunday" | "Death-of-Rally Glum Day" | John A. Barry |
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Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Pleasant Valley Sunday | Any Real Estate Agency | john |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Pleasant Valley Sunday | Town Hall of any American Suburb | Jake |
| What Am I Doing Hanging 'Round? | Call Centers (Or anyone that puts you on hold) | Pickle |
| Daydream Believer | Pessamists' organization | oldsong |
| Last Train to Clarksville | Amtrak | Shawna Mills |
| I'm A Believer | National Association of Atheists | Indomitus |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Life Of A Toy My Favourite Toys | Cuddly Toy Monkees | Life Of A Cuddly Toy | Todd W. Zimmerman |
| We Deal In Dreams Live | Daydream Believer The Monkees | We Deal In Daydream Believers Why not? The songs talk about dreams! | shadow |
| My Name Is Eminem | D.W. Washburn The Monkees | My Name Is D.W. Washburn | Juanita |
| Don't Ask Me To Be Friends The Everly Brothers | St. Matthew The Monkees | Don't Ask Me To Be Friends, St. Matthew Mr. Perry is no saint. | rocky |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Kink E. Monkees
The Kinks/Sheila E. combined with Monkees
Bad Monkee! Bad Monkee! Good Monkee!
Submitted By: frekkel
Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass Monkees
Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass combined with The Monkees
Submitted By: Sheila Evans
Misheard Lyrics:
"Last Train To Clarksville"
Misheard Lyrics: Take the last piece of parchment
Original Lyrics: Take the last train to Clarksville
| "I'm a Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: what I need is sunshine on my brain
Original Lyrics: when I needed sunshine I got rain
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"Daydream Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: a white knight honestly
Original Lyrics: A white knight on his steed
| "I'm not your stepping stone"
Misheard Lyrics: You won't find my name in your book of little zoos
Original Lyrics: You won't find my name in your book of losers...
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Daydream Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Tear off Jeannie's jeans
Oh, what can it mean...? Original Lyrics: Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what could it mean...? |
Story about this misheard lyric by: steve mansfield When I first heard this song years ago, I cracked up when I heard these lines and knew I must have misheard them. After all, these were the sweet and innocent Monkees! |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Daydream Beleiver"
Better Lyrics:
Oh, and our good times start someday,
With our dollar gone to Spain.
But how much, baby, didn't we really mean.
With our dollar gone to Spain.
But how much, baby, didn't we really mean.
Original Lyrics:
Oh, and our good times start and end
Without dollar one to spend.
But how much, baby, do we really need.
Without dollar one to spend.
But how much, baby, do we really need.
Submitted by: Kat_Aclysm
"Daydream Beleiver"
Better Lyrics:
My shavin' razors call, and it sings.
Original Lyrics:
My shavin' razor's cold and it stings.
Submitted by: Kat_Aclysm
Funny Lyrics:
"Gonna Buy Me A Dog"
The Funny Lyrics: She used to bring my my newspaper,
'Cause she knew where it was at. She used to keep me so contented, But I can teach a dog to do that. Why They're Funny: The guy is lamenting the fact the his girlfriend broke up with him, but at the same time, he thinks he can buy a dog, and that will replace her.
Submitted by: Brett
| "Cuddly Toy"
The Funny Lyrics: You're not the kind of girl to tell your mother the kind of company you keep
Why They're Funny: The whole song is a dirty number about a gang-bang, innocent little lines like this add up
Submitted by: Ben Kalafut
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Repetitive Lyrics:
"Daydream Believer"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Cheer up sleepy Jean
Oh what can it mean To a daydream believer And a homecoming queen Why They're Repetitive: They just repeat the refrain over and over and over.
Submitted by: Jay D
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Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Daydream Believer"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Our good times start and end
without dollar one to spend Why They're Nonsensical: The Monkees have been described as the American equivalent of the Beattles.Dont know much about anything else they wrote,but Daydream Believer reads like their equivalent of their British counterparts' infamous forays into the idiotic.About all I can make out from this is that we have here,to borrow that well worn phrase,one crazy,mixed up kid,or should that be two?He would appear to be jobless from the line above,but says that that means nothing to him and his girl,as he's basically a daydreamer and her a homecoming queen.Try getting your head around that statement of total absurdity.People may think I invoke the dope smoking reference a little too often in my comments,but seriously guys,with these odd creatures being presented in such numbers,there aren't many other conclusions to be safely drawn.I'd bet a month's wages that the two wierdos in Daydream believer have been smoking like factory chimnies.God knows how they're getting their fixes however,because they're both penniless.Actually we appear to have not just one but two doped up daydreamers on offer here,as he's referring to the girl as sleepy Jean.She would seem though to have,at least,a few more brain cells than him,if his telling her to cheer up betokens some slight discontent with this penniless,drug soaked wonderful existance he's extolling.He speaks of having to rise early in the morning-One might wonder why,since there's no particular reason-Unless,perhaps it's to welcome back that homecoming queen of his-Had she been off smoking with some other crazed loser for a week's break or something?Let's face it guys,if talented people have nothing better to do with their art than write and prattle the geatest pile of cack imaginable with it,then forgive the rest of us percieved lesser mortals if we weave the only possible conclusions as to what they're on about.It's a very sad comment on decades of song that so much time,money and sheer,hard graft was wasted by the stupid on what now looks to have been quite a lot of the entire output.
Submitted by: THE BIG GUY
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Insincere Lyrics:
"'(Theme From) The Monkees'"
The Insincere Lyrics: We're the young generation
And we've got somethin' to say. Why They're Insincere: I like The Monkees, but I don't think a manufactured novelty band should be claiming to speak for a generation.
Submitted by: Kath
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Misrhymed Lyrics:
"No Milk Today"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: The bottle stands forlorn,
A symbol of the dawn Why They're Misrhymed: Even with the accent, that's pushing it.
Submitted by: Lomedhi
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Dated Lyrics:
"Hey Hey, We're The Monkees"
The Dated Lyrics: We're the young generation
Why They're Dated: Davy Jones, the youngest of them, is nearly sixty as of this writing.
Submitted by: helena
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Randy Scouse Git"
The Lyrics: The four kings of E.M.I.
Are sitting stately on the floor Product Brand Name: E.M.I. Records
Submitted by: rocky
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Steppin' Stone"
Opening Lines: I I I I I'm not your stepping stone
Comments: Another Pre-fab four hit written by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart.
Submitted by: Peter
| "Last Train To Clarksville"
Opening Lines: Take the last train to Clarksville, And I'll meet you at the station.
Comments: So, opens the first #1 song from the Pre-fab four. Written by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart.
Submitted by: Peter
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Scary Song Lyrics:
"Pleasant Valley Sunday"
The Lyrics: Charcoal burnin' everywhere
Why: Fire Everywhere? Better evacuate!
Submitted by: Anonymous
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Song Title Space Change:
"I'm Abe Liever" originally "I'm A Believer"
Well, nice to meet you.
Submitted by: Peter
Band Name Anagrams:
Seek Hot Men Submitted by: Ava Murphy
Song Title Anagrams:
"Mealier Vibe" originally "I'm A Believer"
Submitted by: Lindsay Lowhound
"Decaying Rots Us" originally "Randy Scouse Git"
Submitted by: Natasha Bly
