Hey! hey! they're the Monkees!?

Question

People say the monkied around--but they were too busy singin' to put anybody down...............

Come on, there is no reason that The Monkees should not be nominated. Contray to popular belief, they did play their own instruments and some of the fine songs. - plus, they took Neil Diamond’s “I’m a Believer” to #1 in the US, England and Austraila simultaneously. Monkees - helped rock become a visual as well as aural experience.

In 1967, for example, they sold more records than the Beatles and the Rolling Stones COMBINED. They had four number one albums IN A YEAR. Their first two albums dominated the #1 position on the album chart for 31 WEEKS! Not too shabby. By looking at the gold/platinum certifications, it probably doesn't seem like much, but in 1967, selling 5 million copies of one album was unheard of. It would be like selling 10 million albums today

So why does Rolling Stone Magazine want to keep them out of the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame?

Answer 1

Rolling Stone is AGAINST the Monkees being inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame??!? How DARE they!!!!

The Monkees are legitimate pop/rock icons. I was there in 1989 when THOUSANDS of devoted fans watched as they got their star on Hollywood Blvd.'s "Walk of Fame". They deserve all the honors and accolades that come their way. I just signed the petition on website K-earth101.com to help ensure they receive their long-overdue place in the Hall of Fame. I hope all their OTHER fans will stand up and do the same! The fact that they originated as a "manufactured band" has no bearing on the fact that they evolved into one of the most BELOVED musical groups of all time!!!!

I still love the Monkees just as much as I did as a little girl, more than 40 years ago. I've seen them many many times!

Answer 2

I think, and I'm just answering your question, this isn't necessarily my opinion, but it probably has to do with their reputation. They were that generation's version of the fad boy band. They were formed by a cast call, didn't write their own tunes (ironcially my two favorite Monkees songs were written by members of the band - Circle Sky (Nesmith) and Randy Scouse Git (Dolenz)), and were simply put together to rip off the Beatles. My mom was actually laughing at me a couple weeks ago because I was talking to her about how I had just downloaded up Pleasant Valley Sunday from iTunes and had been rocking out to it. They did play their own instruments, but if anything they should be additional credit to Neil Diamond or Carole King.

I would disagree with the argument because they have proved to have longevity. You still hear Monkees references, covers and tunes around. I think they should be in, but I think that is the train of thought Rolling Stone is probably running with.

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This is bothering me with the other answers, Mike isn't the only one. Mickey Dolenz was a musician before the band started. It is true Davy and Peter were actors that learned to play, but Mike wasn't the only musician, Mickey was also.

Answer 3

I think I still have one of their 45's!

They were very popular on T.V., and did a lot of good songs.

I think there's always been kind of a put down attitude of Pop music from rock 'n roll types. They think there's a fine line between rock and top 40 stuff. And that's true. Perhaps the Rolling Stone thinks they're too much like the Partridge Family. Who knows. I know they sold a lot of records.

Answer 4

The Monkees actually have some really good tunes. They were huge back in the day. Rolling Stone usually nominates some obscure blues guitar guy you never heard of, they are missing an obvious selection here.

Answer 5

The Monkees did have a huge influence in the 60's with their music & had some great writers for their music. Niel Diamond - Carole King

Answer 6

Perhaps it is because that the only person in the "band" with an ounce of talent, Mike Nesmith, doesn't associate with them anymore. Mickey could not play drums, and Davy and the tambourine? The kids show was hysterical, though! Mike's hat belongs in the Smithsonian!

Answer 7

well, first of all..... Mike Nesmith was the only one who even could play an instrument when the show began...... The rest were all just actors with no musical talent. They didn't write any of their own music, or perform it either.... So, it is probably for the same reason that Brittany Spears sells so many albums...... little kids will like anything! I wouldn't let B S in the hall of fame either..... I did love that show when I was little though!!!!

Answer 8

Yes, they did some great songs, most written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. But I think it was Mickey Dolenz who once said that he "wasn't a drummer, he was an actor playing a drummer." and that "when the TV producers first got the four of them together they could barely sing in unison, let alone harmonize."

Answer 9

because mick jagger is jealous that davy still is cute.
(just joking. i don't know if magazine and the stones have anything to do with each other) probably because the monkees appealed to a younger crowd than the others. i only know that i agree with you. they were great and deserve to be in the hall of fame

Answer 10

Here is a poem consisting of nothing but the titles to songs by the Monkees. Enjoy!

The Monkee’s Present Radio Promo:
Alvin. All alone in the dark. A man without a dream. For Pete’s sake, forget that girl! If you have the time, run away from life. No time? Look down, listen to the band, laugh. Do you feel it too? Don’t listen to Linda, don’t wait for me, don’t call on me; don’t bring me down. Do not ask for love, do it in the NAME of love, anytime, anyplace, anywhere. Can you dig it? It’s not too late. As we go along, I don’t think you know me. I’m a believer! If I ever get to Saginaw PO Box 9847 again, gonna buy me a dog; gonna build a mountain. Hard to believe I’ll be back upon my feet someday man. Dandruff? Dyin’ of a broken heart? Oh my my, theme from the monkeys! Some of Shelly’s blues tear the top right off my head. (Never tell a woman yes!!!) Since you went away, she’s movin’ in with Rico. What am I doin’ hangin’ round until it’s time for you to go? All the king’s horses take a giant step every step of the way. Goldilocks? Sometime she hangs out, time and time again, when love comes knockin’. You told me we were made for each other. I wanna be free. It’s my life. I never thought it peculiar – just a game. The girl I knew somewhere, the girl I left behind, (Valerie), I won’t be the same without her. I can’t get her off my mind. Propinquity (I’ve just begun to care.) If I knew I’ll be true to you, Magnolia Simms, I’ll spend my life with you; love you forever. Look out here comes tomorrow! Do I have to do this all over – getting’ in, goin’ down, looking for the good times? How insensitive! I’m not your steppin’ stone! (This just doesn’t seem to be my day. ) That was then, this is now. Sunny girlfriend, sweet young thing (Peter Percival Patterson’s pet pig), it’s nice to be with you - star collector, Saturday’s child, daydream believer, cuddly toy. I believe you. It’s got to be love. D.W. Washburn, tomorrow’s gonna be another day. Come on in through the looking glass - the door into summer. Mommy & Daddy love to love (love is only sleeping). Oh what a night! Midnight train steam engine, (last train to Clarksville – long way home!)… Hollywood, I love you better. Let’s dance on, Rosemarie. Sometime in the morning, Admiral Mike kicks the crippled lion. Zor and Zam, teeny tiny gnome - you’re so good! You’re so good to me. You’re so good FOR me. Riu Chiu, hold on girl! Ticket on a ferry ride? 99 pounds. So goes love – Acapulco sun, apples, peaches, bananas & pears… all of your toys… You and I, calico girlfriend Samba, Carlisle Wheeling, Angel band, Ladies Aid Society, Lady’s baby, Mary Mary, Peter Gunn’s gun, Randy Scouse Git, St. Matthew, Swamy (plus strings), your Auntie Grizelda: You can’t judge a book by looking at the cover words! You just may be the one writing wrongs. Penny music changes. The good earth, the poster, war games, secret heart, Seeger’s theme, Shorty Blackwell (she’ll be there) Tapioca Tundra, Mr. Webster, Oklahoma Backroom Dancer, Regional Girl, Salesman, “Tema Dei Monkees”, Ditty Diego (war chant), Band 6, Little Girl, ceiling in my room, Kellogg’s Jingle, Michigan Blackhawk, whole wide world…Bye bye Baby, bye bye! (Never enough of you, Papa Gene’s blues.) (Smile!) She, the kind of girl I could love heart and soul daily nightly? A little bit me, a little bit you…superstitious, nine times blue, unlucky stars… The day we fall in love? ZILCH! Auntie’s Municipal Court Merry Go Round storybook of you? Teardrop City! Me without you? Gravy - Pleasant Valley Sunday, Cripple Creek, circle sky, (early morning blues and greens), shades of gray of you, midnight, porpoise song, French song, (Daddy’s song), pillow time! – (Good clean fun, counting on you!).