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Glenn A. Baker, author of Monkeemania: The True Story of the Monkees, commented in 1986 that "for an artist as versatile and confident as (Davy) Jones, the relative failure of his post-Monkees activities is puzzling. For all his cocky predictions to the press about his future plans, Davy fell into a directionless heap when left to his own devices."
The Monkees were an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in the mid-1960s. The band consisted of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork.Spurred by the success of TV series The Monkees, the Monkees were one of the most successful bands of the late 1960s.
Head begins at the dedication of a bridge. As a local politician struggles with his microphone during the dedication speech, the "wacky, fun-loving" Monkees (Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, and Michael Nesmith), suddenly interrupt the ceremony by running through the assembled officials, to the sound of various horns and sirens.
It was recorded by the Monkees, with Davy Jones singing the lead. The single reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1967, remaining there for four weeks, and peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the Monkees' third and last No. 1 hit in the U.S.
Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story is a 2000 American biographical drama television film about the rock and pop band the Monkees.Directed by Neill Fearnley and written by Ron McGee, the film is based on the 1996 book Hey, Hey, We're the Monkees by Harold Bronson.
Chicago Tribune pop music and culture columnist Robb Baker said, "It's hard to find rock any better than 'Tapioca Tundra,' 'Valleri' or 'Daydream Believer' in his review of the Monkees album, 'The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees.'" [10] U.K. music critic Brian K. Jones said, "Great must be a huge hit" and "the nearest yet they have got to The ...
Davy Jones' locker is a metaphor for the oceanic abyss, the final resting place of drowned sailors and travellers. It is a euphemism for drowning or shipwrecks in which the sailors' and ships' remains are consigned to the depths of the ocean (to be sent to Davy Jones' Locker).
Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean), captain of the Flying Dutchman from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series; Davy Jones, a figure of nautical folklore best known from the idiom "Davy Jones' Locker" Davy Jones, a living wooden whale in John R. Neill's 1942 children's fantasy novel Lucky Bucky in Oz