tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post372329724845398640..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: Davey Jones (1945-2012)Larry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-58929161425905329252012-03-02T08:16:35.431-05:002012-03-02T08:16:35.431-05:00Oddly enough, I've always preferred Anne Murra...Oddly enough, I've always preferred Anne Murray's version of Daydream Believer too... but probably because I heard it years and years before I heard The Monkees' version. Funny, though... the older I get, the more I like stuff by The Monkees. "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF9T4OpGNQY" rel="nofollow">Shades of Grey</a>" could almost be the anthem of anyone over 35. Or should be, anyway.<br /><br />I can't believe Davy's gone. He's still a young man in my mind... far younger than I am now. One of the most incredible performances I've ever seen is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ornP4eeCyBI" rel="nofollow">his amazing dancing (and nearly magical choreography) in "Daddy's Song"</a> in their sign-off effort, the movie Head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-25381392838525495082012-03-01T20:03:13.624-05:002012-03-01T20:03:13.624-05:00Maybe you will enjoy Anne Murray's version ins...Maybe you will enjoy Anne Murray's version instead:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gN37gEKDrMVeronica Abbasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07037599323472646996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-79678204199601881292012-03-01T14:30:07.880-05:002012-03-01T14:30:07.880-05:00When some of my friends wanted to make fun of me t...When some of my friends wanted to make fun of me they would "mistake" the Beatles for the Monkeys (they would say "Monkeys" instead of "Beatles"). After hearing this I feel orders of magnitude more insulted.<br /><br />(Sorry, I am not good at political correctness.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-34769610121540942802012-03-01T13:03:16.738-05:002012-03-01T13:03:16.738-05:00Jones didn't write that tune. He was a cute gu...Jones didn't write that tune. He was a cute guy with very meager talent, much less even than any of the other 3 Monkees. IMO.Chas Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12014964778727329625noreply@blogger.com