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"Words" is a song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart and released by the Monkees. An early version by the Leaves appeared on their 1966 album Hey Joe . [ 2 ] The Monkees first recorded the song for their second album, More of The Monkees , in August 1966 under the supervision of Boyce and Hart.
The single's B-side, "Take a Giant Step," later appeared as the closing track on Side 1 of the Monkees' debut album. [13] Micky Dolenz performed lead vocals. [13]The song is presented as a plea to a heartbroken girl to move on from her past romantic disappointments and to "learn to live again at last" by "taking a giant step outside your mind."
The song has been recorded by others, including a 1971 version by Stewart. The song title was featured in the name of the 2000 biopic about the band, Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story. [3] [4] The 2022 American drama Women Talking and The Quarry feature this song. [5]
The Best of The Monkees. Some releases credited the songs to "The Monkees," while others specified "Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork (of The Monkees)," creating friction among the group members during their 1986 tour. Jones often exited the stage when these songs were performed. Despite the tension, Jones contributed to the band's follow-up album ...
"Randy Scouse Git" is a song written by Micky Dolenz in 1967 and recorded by the Monkees. It was the first song written by Dolenz to be commercially released, and it became a number 2 hit in the UK where it was retitled "Alternate Title" after the record company (RCA) complained that the original title was actually somewhat "rude to British audience" and requested that The Monkees supply an ...
And the Monkees’ “Good Times” album (their studio swan song, which went top 20 in 2016) — few other artists of his generation were having that kind of success … and critical success ...
The Monkees Present: Michael Nesmith Michael Nesmith "The Good Earth" 1969 The Monkees Present - 1994 Rhino CD reissue (bonus track) Ben Nisbet Davy Jones "Good Times!" 1968 Good Times! Harry Nilsson Micky Dolenz, with Harry Nilsson "Gotta Give It Time" 1967 Good Times! Jeff Barry, Jerry Leiber, Joey Levine, Mike Stoller Micky Dolenz "Gravy ...
Not much of the song makes much sense in the modern age, but knowing the rich history behind the elaborate song (which ends up totaling 364 gifts, by the way) puts the seemingly odd lyrics in ...