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Nearly Sane

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Mike Nesmith dead
« on: December 10, 2021, 08:43:58 PM »
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Re: Mike Nesmith dead
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Mike Nesmith dead
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2021, 10:32:01 AM »
Watched the TV show back in the day.
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Re: Mike Nesmith dead
« Reply #3 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.
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Re: Mike Nesmith dead
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2021, 01:31:25 PM »
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Re: Mike Nesmith dead
« Reply #5 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.
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