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1966 Songs: Last Train to Clarksville

Four Walls @FourWalls (86759) • United States 5 Apr

Ah-ha! Now I have you where I want you!! It’s time to go back sixty years, and definitely one of the biggest hits of the year. It’s also one of the most enduring songs from 1966. Sing along!! [b]Last Train to...

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Songs to Dance To: I’m a Believer

Four Walls @FourWalls (86759) • United States 11 Oct

Wow, it feels good to catch up here. I may explain later why I’ve been lagging. But it’s all fun and games right now, with something to dance to! Here’s one I’m pretty sure nobody’s going to say “don’t know it” about. [b]I’m...

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Slower Dancing Songs: Joanne

Four Walls @FourWalls (86759) • United States 9 Sep

One thing I can say about a power outage in the middle of the morning: it’s inconvenient to very few people. I have to go home and reset two clocks. Oh, how terrible. I can’t do anything for plastic chairs that give...

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Slower Dancing Songs: Daydream Believer

Four Walls @FourWalls (86759) • United States 3 Sep

No, this one isn’t for heavy duty dancing. That’s the point of this month’s countdown: to make it up to one of our myLotters (@rebelann ), who’s had “too much” dancing from too many of my songs. So, for this month, it’s hits...

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Texas Musicians: Mike Nesmith

Four Walls @FourWalls (86759) • United States 11 Jul 24

Howdy from the car dealership. No, I’m not. Just getting new tires. They cost the same here, and there’s the bonus of no “road hazard insurance” to buy. I can take it to any Honda dealership in the country if I have a tire...

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TV Theme Songs: (Theme From) The Monkees

Four Walls @FourWalls (86759) • United States 14 Feb 23

Happy St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Day! Oh, it’s also Jimmy Hoffa’s birthday. Oh, a bunch of pink-wrapped candy to you, too! I’m not eating at Chuy’s today because Valentine’s Day on Taco Tuesday spells a LONG LINE at Mexican...

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And Then There Was One

Four Walls @FourWalls (86759) • United States 10 Dec 21

Hey hey, they were the Monkees. The pre-fab four. The original video band. And now only one remains. Michael Nesmith, arguably the most independently talented member of the Monkees, passed away today (December 10). In...

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How Strange Life Can Be

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (98033) • Daytona Beach, Florida 23 Jun 19

I was just reading some interesting facts about two groups we will never forget The Beatles and The Monkees. My thoughts were how strange life can be that now there are only two Beatles left Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr and two...

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A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (98033) • Daytona Beach, Florida 22 Jun 19

My musical selection today is “A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You” by The Monkees. I have many favorite songs by this group but this was the one that came to mind today. This song was written by Neil Diamond and recorded by The...

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I’ll Be Back Upon My Feet

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (98033) • Daytona Beach, Florida 22 Feb 19

In remembrance of Peter Tork of the Monkees. He has now joined his band buddy Davy Jones in that huge rock and roll band in the sky. “I’ll Be Back Upon My Feet” is one of my favorites by them. It is sad that this has happened and...

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Do You Like Music From the Sixties?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 16 May 17

I was very busy in the sixties, having babies and traveling with my husband who was in the U.S. Air Force. My daughter was born in Denver, Colorado. My oldest son was born in Okinawa, Japan and my twin boys were born in...

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The Last Train to Clarksville

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (98033) • Daytona Beach, Florida 1 Oct 16

Back in the 1960s four guys named Davy, Mickey, Peter and Mike cause a real sensation on TV when they became The Monkees. At first most everyone thought this was just a group put together for the sake of a TV show. However as...

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The Monkees to release their newest album called "Good Times" soon

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122222) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 5 Feb 16

The American musical band called "The Monkees" who had a television series from 1966-1968 as a struggling singing band from Los Angeles California will release their first album on June 10, 2016 called "Good Times." The Monkees...

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Hey, Hey, We've got cancer!

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 5 Mar 09

Sorry, not to make fun, except the victum this time is Peter Tork from the old TV show/group, the Monkees. Very sad really, while Mike Nesbith was probably the best trained of the foursome, Peter was rather like Harpo Marx, he...

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Here we come, walking down the street

emeraldisle @emeraldisle (13138) • United States 21 May 07

How many remember the opening words to the theme song for the TV Show The Monkees? I loved this show and the group that came out of it. Yeah it was corny at times but it was a lot of fun to watch. Did you know that none of them...

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Has anybody here bought the series on DVD?

Gumball @Gumball (793) • United States 16 Mar 07

I loved this show when I was a kid. Davy was always my favorite, even when I was 6.:D I recently found the shows on DVD and bought them on eBay along with a few of the CD's. So far I've won season 2 and am up to get season 1 soon....

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