The Monkees

Hey, hey, we are The Monkees
You know we love to please
A manufactured image
With no philosophies.

You say we're manufactured.
To that we all agree.
So make your choice and we'll rejoice
in never being free!
Hey, hey, we are The Monkees
We've said it all before
The money's in, we're made of tin
We're here to give you more!




In late 1967 Bob Rafelson, Jack Nicholson and the Monkees got together in a resort in Ojai,California with a huge bag of marijuana and a tape recorder. The result was the script of the movie Head.

Circle sky
1968, written by Michael Nesmith



Yes, it looks like we've made it once again.

It's a very extraordinary scene
To those who don't understand,
But, what you have seen you must believe,
If you can, if you can.

There is no storyline to speak off and it is mostly focussed on their attempts to escape "the box", a symbol for the tv and the image forced upon them.


Daddy's song
1968, written by Harry Nilsson

Years ago, I knew a boy,
He was his daddy's pride and joy,
But when the daddy went away
It was such a rainy day
That he brought out all his toys.



How the momma did explain,
Trying to take away the pain,
But, he just couldn't understand
That his father was not a man
And it all was just a game.

Musically the Monkees are very underappreciated. Their upbeat music often is combined with dark themes, and in the late 60s they were friends with Frank Zappa, who has a cameo in the Daddy song scene.

Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again?
1968, written by Peter Tork



Can I see my way to know what’s really real
They say time can fix things by itself
I know life’s more than just some kind of deal
Won’t you tell me what all, when my soul comes off the shelf
Didn’t i, oh, didn’t i?