Monkees Monday


Introducing the world to one "new" Monkees song each week.


#1:
"The Girl I Knew Somewhere"
#2:
"I Won't Be The Same Without Her"
#3:
"As We Go Along"
#4:
"Listen To The Band"
#5:
"Never Enough"
#6:
"Calico Girlfriend Samba"
#7:
"That Was Then, This Is Now"
#8:
"Someday Man"
#9:
"Come On In"
#10:
"Love Is Only Sleeping"
#11:
"She'll Be There"
#12:
"Don't Call on Me"
#13:
"Words"
#14:
"She"
#15:
"Randy Scouse Git"
#16:
"Tapioca Tundra"
#17:
"Auntie's Municipal Court"
#18:
"Look Out Here Comes Tomorrow"
#19:
“Rosemarie”
#20:
"Oh My My"
#21:
"St. Mattew"
#22:
"Forget That Girl"
#23:
"Your Auntie Grizelda"
#24:
"Early Morning Blues and Greens"
#25:
"Little Girl"
#26:
"Mommy and Daddy"
#27:
"Good Clean Fun"
#28:
"I'll Be Back Upon My Feet"
#29:
"Oklahoma Backroom Dancer"
#30:
"This Just Doesn't Seem To Be My Day"
#31:
"Michigan Blackhawk"
#32:
"Sometime In The Morning"
#33:
"Porpoise Song"
#34:
"Riu Chiu"
#35:
"(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"
#36:
"Hold On Girl"
#37:
"Sweet Young Thing"
#38:
"Mary Mary"
#39:
"The Kind of Girl I Could Love"
#40:
"Acapulco Sun"
#41:
"A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You"
#42:
"Can You Dig It"
#43:
"I Don't Think You Know Me"
#44:
"Take A Giant Step"
#45:
"I'm A Believer"
#46:
"Last Train To Clarksville"
#47:
Sunny Girlfriend
#48:
"You Can't Tie A Mustang Down"
#49:
"Lady's Baby"
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Monkees Monday #16

“Tapioca Tundra”.

Vocals: Mike Nesmith

When I was a little kid, my very first CD was “The Monkees Greatest Hits”. I bought it specifically for “Words”. I later purchased another Monkees compilation album - “Daydream Believer and Other Hits”. With this CD I was introduced to songs I had never heard before and, quite frankly, as a young Monkees fan who had really only ever heard the songs that were featured in Monkees romps on the TV show (and namely Season One)… I found them quite “weird” for The Monkees I knew. This Mike Nesmith gem grew on me quite quickly, and as I got older I liked it more and more. It’s still one of my favorite songs and the style is still completely bizarre, but I find the song ever-so charming (and slightly sexy, if I may be so bold).