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Nillson/The Monkees, The Monkeys, The Monkees (Neil Diamond)Jokes:
When my girlfriend said she was leaving me because of my out of control obsession with The Monkees, I thought she was joking .... ... And then I saw Her face ....! Submitted by: Neil Coles
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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
Stupid Band Names:
- 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
Music Performer Nicknames:
Known informally as: The Prefab Four. Submitted by: Rachel Stedman
Vainity 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 |
Former Career:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "MIcky Dolenz" | "Circus Boy actor" | There was a show called Circus Boy that starred Mickey Braddock as the star. After the show, he formed the Monkees and used his real last name, Dolenz. Now he is Micky Dolenz, aka Won-won-won-won-Wonder Wheels. - Witterquick |
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 |
| "Tapioca Tundra" | It cannot be a part of me For now it's part of you. - Alan of Seville |
| "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 |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| The Donkees | Their later music (post-Head) is for the asses. | Alan the Ottoman |
New Song Names:
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 |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Tear Drop City," | There is no city with this name. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Tapioca Tundra," | The tundra isn't made of tapioca. | Yvette Bristle |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd | "D.W. Washburn," The Monkees | |
| "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie," Jay & The Techniques | "Apples, Peaches, Bananas & Pears," The Monkees | |
| "Why Don't You Believe Me?," Joey Vann | "I'm A Believer," The Monkees | |
| "Part Of Me, Part Of You," Glenn Frey | "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You," The Monkees | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Good Lean Fun" originally "Good Clean Fun"
Peter
"Ear Drop City" originally "Tear Drop City"
Alyssa Jayne
"Our Auntie Grizelda" originally "Your Auntie Grizelda"
Candy Welty
"A Man Without A Ream" originally "A Man Without A Dream"
Candy Welty
"Last Rain To Clarksville" originally "Last Train To Clarksville"
Serafina
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Good Clean Funk" originally "Good Clean Fun"
Samantha Wayland
"Good Clean Fund" originally "Good Clean Fun"
Peter
"A Manx Without A Dream" originally "A Man Without A Dream"
Candy Welty
"Good Clean Faun" originally "Good Clean Fun"
Faun = mythical half goat, half human creature.
Cliff Adair
"Listen To The Bland" originally "Listen To The Band"
oldiesfan
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Good Clean Gun" originally "Good Clean Fun"
Samantha Wayland
"Good Clean Run" originally "Good Clean Fun"
Samantha Wayland
"Good Clean Sun" originally "Good Clean Fun"
Samantha Wayland
"Good Clean Tun" originally "Good Clean Fun"
Tun = a liquid volume measure (252 gallons)
Samantha Wayland
"Good Clear Fun" originally "Good Clean Fun"
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Recordings:
July 12
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 )
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Daydream Believer" | "Shit Creek Survivor" | Phil Alexander |
| "Daydream Believer" | "Witchcraft Believer" | Phil Alexander |
| "Daydream Believer" | "Lamestream Deceivers" | EmsenEms |
| "Daydream Believer" | "If the Monkees Sang "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Daydream Believer" | "If the Monkees Sang "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Daydream Believer" | "Gnostic Believer" | Patrick McWilliams |
| "Daydream Believer" | "Cheer Up, Bobby V" | Michael Pacholek |
| "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" | "A Little Bit Me, A Little Pit Chewed" | Merry & Pippin |
| "I'm A Believer" | "You're A Believer" | Vegan Minstrel |
| "Daydream Believer" | "My Shepherd Sheeba" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
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. | ||
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper | Good Clean Fun The Monkees | Girls Just Want To Have Good Clean Fun | Cliff Adair |
| 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 |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Cheese Monkees From Planet Nine
Cheese Monkeys From Planet Nine combined with The Monkees
Submitted By: JeReMy
Rainbow Butt Monkees
Rainbow Butt Monkeys combined with The Monkees
Submitted By: JeReMy
The Arctic Monkees
The Arctic Monkeys combined with The Monkees
A band from the 60s re-spells a modern Brit alt-rock band's name.
Submitted By: Max
Thelonious Monkee
Thelonious Monk combined with The Monkees
Early jazz with 60s pop? Might be worth a shot
Submitted By: Max
There are additional Monkees Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Porpoise Song"
Misheard Lyrics: The eagle sings of castles and kings and things
Original Lyrics: The ego sings of castles and kings and things
| "Porpoise Song"
Misheard Lyrics: A face, a voice, lonely dub has no choice
Original Lyrics: A face, a voice, an overdub has no choice
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"Porpoise Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Ride my clock in the sky. It's pounding away
Original Lyrics: My, my the clock in the sky is pounding away
| "Salesman"
Misheard Lyrics: Harbor ghettos, a different kind of tune
There goes a salesman and he's saying "hi" again Original Lyrics: Copper kettles, different kinds of tin
There goes salesman and he's sailin' high again |
| There are additional Monkees misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"The Door into Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: With a school zone stacked him all around him from a killing
And they'll mark it on the door Julie left in my despair As they found him in is county house Where nothing counts but more And he thought he heard the echo of a many-whiskered band And the laughter from I just don't care oh man Original Lyrics: With his fools gold stacked up all around him From a killing in the market on the war
Children left King Midas there, as they found him In his counting house where nothing counts but more And he thought he heard the echo of a penny-whistle band And the laughter from a distant caravan |
Story about this misheard lyric by: kex Hard to hear the right ones since I heard them wrong as a kid |
| There are additional Monkees 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
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"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, so innocent little lines like this add up
Submitted by: Ben Kalafut
| "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
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Repetitive Song 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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Insincere Song 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 Song 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 Song 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:
"Oh My My"
Opening Lines: Oh my my, I could love you forever. Oh my my, I only wish that I could.
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "D.W. Washburn"
Opening Lines: D.W. Washburn, I heard a sweet voice say
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
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| There are additional Monkees spelling lyrics available. | |
Made Up Words in Songs:
"No Time"
The Made Up Words: hober reeber sabasoben hobaseeba snick seeberraber hobosoben
Comments: These words begin the song. Actually, the song begins with the name "Hank Cicalo", who is the recording engineer that worked on the album.
Submitted by: Cara
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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:
"Your Aunt, i.e. Grizelda" originally "Your Auntie Grizelda"
Submitted by: Tori Spelling Bee
"So, Me Day Man?" originally "Someday Man"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Some Day Man" originally "Someday Man"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Someday, Man" originally "Someday Man"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"I'm Abe Liever" originally "I'm A Believer"
Well, nice to meet you.
Submitted by: Peter
Band Name Anagrams:
See The Monk Submitted by: no palindrome names please
Seek Hot Men Submitted by: Ava Murphy
Song Title Anagrams:
"Admire Every Blade" originally "Daydream Believer"
Submitted by: Allisa Casilla
"Bare Delivery Made" originally "Daydream Believer"
Submitted by: Allisa Casilla
"Middle Beaver Year" originally "Daydream Believer"
Submitted by: Allisa Casilla
"I Add Every Ember, Al" originally "Daydream Believer"
Submitted by: Allisa Casilla
"Revile A Bad Remedy" originally "Daydream Believer"
Submitted by: Allisa Casilla
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Last Train To Clarksville"
The Lyrics: Take the last train to Clarksville, And I'll meet you at the station.
Why: Boyce & Hart who penned this song for the pre-fab four were referencing the town of Clarksville in the state of Tennessee.
Submitted by: Peter
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Song Title Acrostics:
AT: "Alternate Title"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
TAGS: "Take A Giant Step"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
MAD: "Mommy And Daddy"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Could Glean Fun" originally "Good Clean Fun"
Submitted by: Olivia Tame
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"Last Train To Clarksville"
The Lyrics: Take the last train to Clarksville
And I'll meet you at the station. You can be there by 4:30 'Cause I've made your reservation, Don't be slow, Oh no no no, oh no no no! 'Cause I'm leaving in the morning And I must see you again. We'll have one more night together 'Til the morning brings my train And I must go. Oh no no no, oh no no no! And I don't know if I'm ever coming home. Why: A bouncy rock-pop tempo seems to run counter to lyrics about a soldier spending one last night with his girl before going off to war.
Submitted by: Todd W. Zimmerman
| "Daydream Believer"
The Lyrics: Cheer up, sleepy Jean, Oh what can it mean,
To a Daydream Believer and a Homecoming Queen? Why: This is a song where the boy wakes up to reality in lewd of a good dream. And the girl sees the boy as average rather than what she wanted...a Knight on his steed. There's a gap between a dream and reality here in this song.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Missing Parts:
"Last Train To Clarksville"
What happened to all the previous trains tthere?
Submitted by: Blake DeKalb
