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"
October 26
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

Monkees Monday #26

“Mommy and Daddy”.

Vocals: Micky Dolenz

As a teenager, this protest song was far from what I knew from the Monkees. It blew my mind with its somewhat crude lyrics. This is the more vulgar of the two versions of the song.

This version contains some pretty shocking lyrics, most notably:

Ask your Daddy, “Why doesn’t that soldier care who he kills?”  After they’ve put you to sleep and tucked you safely down in your bed, whisper, “Mommy and Daddy would it matter if the bullet went through my head?  If it was blood spilling on the kitchen floor,  if it was my bloody Mommy, would you care a little more?”

Whereas the cleaner version substitutes with:

Whisper, “Mommy and Daddy would you rather that I learned it from my friends instead?  Do you think that I’m too young to know, to feel, to see, or hear? My questions need and answer or a vacuum will appear”