Wow I was so crazy for the Monkees. I would sit on the floor inches away from the tv screen and it was a sacred time. I also loved the cool Yardly commercials during the show. I had their guitar symbol drawn all over my school folders. The Monkees were the one and only musical entity I ever went ga ga over. To this day I sometimes apply their theme to what is going on. Such as, “Here we come, walkin’ down the street. Hey Hey we're the people going to the park.” You'd be surprised how many out-of-it dweebs just don't get me.
“To this day I sometimes apply their theme to what is going on. Such as, “Here we come, walkin’ down the street. Hey Hey we’re the people going to the park.” You’d be surprised how many out-of-it dweebs just don’t get me.”
The Monkees overcame the early groans as TV’s Beatle knock off very quickly because they proved to be so full of fun, so nice, and their songs so positive and appealing that even the hard core embraced them.
You are right about how quickly and easily they became the background music for so much of daily life.
I have been a fan since shortly after they started, and I still enjoy their music.
My parents used to get on my case as a kid for sitting so close to the tv.
Now I sit in front of a computer monitor for 8 hours a day at work and don't even get to go to the kitchen for snacks or to make a phone call or play...