Okay, I'll admit it, The Monkees are one of my biggest musical guilty pleasures. Sure, their music isn't great, it's manufactured pop, but hell, it's fun! And you can't have a music video blog and not throw The Monkees in, they pretty much invented the entire genre. I had a hard time deciding which video to show, but I figured it'd be best to start from the beginning, the theme song. Don't worry, you'll be seeing plenty more of The Monkees around here!
Monkees facts:
- The Monkees debuted on NBC on Sept. 12, 1966
- Charles Manson did NOT audition for the show, just another urban legend
- They outsold The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined in 1967
- Davy Jones' popularity spurred another David Jones to change his surname, we now call him David Bowie!
- They actually played their own instruments and sang the songs, in the studio and on tour...another urban legend bites the dust
- Michael Nesmith created a show called Pop Clips, which was sold to Time Warner, who later turned it into MTV
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