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Ian David

(69,059 posts)
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:05 PM Feb 2012

Davy Jones Dead: Singer Of The Monkees Dies At 66

The Monkees singer Davy Jones has passed away at the age of 66, TMZ reports.

The singer is survived by his wife Jessica and four daughters from previous marriages. TMZ confirmed Jones' death with an official from the medical examiner's office for Martin County, Florida.

The Monkees were started in 1966, and their "I'm a Believer," was the top charting song of 1967. Their career spanned many accolades, including two Emmy awards and a number of Billboard hit singles and albums.

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More:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/29/davy-jones-dead-singer-monkees_n_1310769.html


Very sad to report the news that Davy Jones has passed away - we will pass along more information as it comes in.
http://www.facebook.com/TheMonkees/posts/394965837187130


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Davy Jones Dead: Singer Of The Monkees Dies At 66 (Original Post) Ian David Feb 2012 OP
This makes me so sad :-{ jillan Feb 2012 #1
Very sorry to hear this, guy was one of my heroes when I was a kid. RIP Davey. Kurmudgeon Feb 2012 #2
What a shock! NICO9000 Feb 2012 #3
One of my favorite Brady Bunch episodes was when Marsha wanted to meet him. cbdo2007 Feb 2012 #4
+1 hamsterjill Feb 2012 #40
about 15 years ago.... cbdo2007 Feb 2012 #42
"Girl" is actually the theme song for the movie..... Great Caesars Ghost Feb 2012 #73
He was also in the movie parody of the show... Drunken Irishman Feb 2012 #62
That is bizarre... Drunken Irishman Feb 2012 #63
I was surprised that my 21 year old niece knew who Davy Jones was dflprincess Feb 2012 #94
awww. this is so sad. Two gone now with Davey and Peter. I wonder who will be next? They come in roguevalley Feb 2012 #98
Peter's official website lists shows in May, don't think he's dead. He had, or has, throat cancer. Mnemosyne Feb 2012 #99
oh my. i heard he had died a few back. :) This is good. Thank you. roguevalley Mar 2012 #103
Very welcome, just glad he's still with us. Sad for Davey's ken though. n/t Mnemosyne Mar 2012 #104
Good guy, fun show,... MarianJack Feb 2012 #5
Probably the first crush I ever had leftynyc Feb 2012 #6
Responded to another post about this deutsey Feb 2012 #7
aw man mac56 Feb 2012 #8
Well this sucks. HughBeaumont Feb 2012 #9
Greta video trumad Feb 2012 #10
Oh, I couldn't believe that headline, when I saw it... hlthe2b Feb 2012 #11
Yeah, no shit. calimary Feb 2012 #25
Oh no. RIP. yardwork Feb 2012 #12
OMG he is the last one I expected to pass away first (if that made sense). O Man. He was a great Justice wanted Feb 2012 #13
Saw Them Twice in 60's otohara Feb 2012 #14
Sorry to hear this. drm604 Feb 2012 #15
Derided as the Pre-Fab Four imitation of the Beatles, but their TV show was good. edbermac Feb 2012 #16
Derided as the Pre-Fab Four imitation of the Beatles, but their TV show was good. AlbertCat Feb 2012 #55
They had the best song writers in the business at the time--short of Dylan & the Beatles and... Moonwalk Feb 2012 #66
RIP Davy geardaddy Feb 2012 #17
A co-worker just emailed me the story Amaril Feb 2012 #18
I was SO. IN. LOVE. with him when I was younger SemperEadem Feb 2012 #19
OH yeah Beaverhausen Feb 2012 #26
I always thought "Just The Way You Are" was the meanest song ever written. Ian David Feb 2012 #80
Conversely... SemperEadem Feb 2012 #50
Meaner than Auntie Grizelda? Fumesucker Feb 2012 #78
yeah... SemperEadem Mar 2012 #118
Then you have Star Collector Great Caesars Ghost Mar 2012 #105
AW no. Can't believe it. nolabear Feb 2012 #20
RIP. Way too young. nt mrs_p Feb 2012 #21
Oh, that's sad. pamela Feb 2012 #22
Aw damn. There goes another one. calimary Feb 2012 #23
Arguably, 'Rio' fits that muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #34
Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody AlbertCat Feb 2012 #69
Naismith was actually the Father of MTV Moonwalk Feb 2012 #68
"Michael Nesmith is actually the father of the music video...." mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2012 #113
Wow. Gemini Cat Feb 2012 #24
David Bowie can finally reclaim his name thelordofhell Feb 2012 #27
right! SemperEadem Feb 2012 #51
Sorry to hear that. I loved the Monkees! nt raccoon Feb 2012 #28
Shades of Gray ... TBF Feb 2012 #29
Gosh my mom loved this song by the monkees workinclasszero Feb 2012 #59
The monkees were just before my time - TBF Feb 2012 #60
Thank you so much for sharing that Liberalynn Mar 2012 #119
Safe passage, Davy. bluedigger Feb 2012 #30
And the wheel turns. WheelWalker Feb 2012 #31
For a lot of kids who were born in the 70s and grew up in the 80s, they were our first big exposure LoZoccolo Feb 2012 #32
I was lucky - couldn't touch the lp's but we were given the 45s TBF Feb 2012 #61
I was a 70's kid FirstLight Feb 2012 #88
So sad. So young. Like many others have said, The Monkees were a big part of the beac Feb 2012 #33
:-( GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #35
I hate getting old. Sparkly Feb 2012 #36
Me too. I reach a big milestone in 3 weeks, and I can't believe I'm more than half that! DFW Feb 2012 #38
Me too... SemperEadem Feb 2012 #52
Me too, Daughter gave me a big surprise party! Auntie Bush Feb 2012 #92
:( dana_b Feb 2012 #37
good way to put it, dana Skittles Feb 2012 #76
I admit I crushed on him swimboy Mar 2012 #122
I hear you Skittles Mar 2012 #123
Oh, Davy! hamsterjill Feb 2012 #39
Awww, not Davy. kiva Feb 2012 #41
RIP Davy polmaven Feb 2012 #43
Damn. This makes me sad. Loved the Monkees and especially Davy. LibDemAlways Feb 2012 #44
my first "boyfriend" wendylaroux Feb 2012 #45
I used to confuse them with the Beatles when I was quite young Kolesar Feb 2012 #46
Heh. We must have shared youths. onehandle Feb 2012 #56
Damn..was going to see him in several weeks at Epcot Roland99 Feb 2012 #47
Sorry. My wife and I have seen him there before. onehandle Feb 2012 #58
Daydream Believer written by one of my favorites Doctor_J Feb 2012 #48
The Monkees TV show contained what were really among the first music videos. AlbertCat Feb 2012 #70
This is sad news. begin_within Feb 2012 #49
Slightly too old to be big fan, but enjoyed their music Faygo Kid Feb 2012 #53
Safe Passage, Davy Irishonly Feb 2012 #54
Oh no not Davy! workinclasszero Feb 2012 #57
Damn-- Davy Jones is gone now Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #64
Mike Nesmith wrote a beautiful message on his Facebook page SemperEadem Feb 2012 #65
Wonder what Peter and Micky have to say? Great Caesars Ghost Feb 2012 #77
Both Peter and Micky posted heartfelt comments on Facebook. mac56 Feb 2012 #82
Just found that. Great Caesars Ghost Feb 2012 #83
RIP riverwalker Feb 2012 #67
R.I.P. BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #71
Jack Wild of H.R.Pufnstuf was another of those young Brits gracing late '60s/early '70s US TV Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #102
Now I'll be singing the theme song from H.R. Pufnstuf all day! LOL n/t BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #109
I was doing that yesterday LOL Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #120
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday unionworks Feb 2012 #72
Very sad to hear this. RIP Davy. ScottLand Feb 2012 #74
What a pity TuxedoKat Feb 2012 #75
The Monkees. sendero Feb 2012 #79
Really sad news... Kalidurga Feb 2012 #81
I'm so sad ... He was my first crush Greywing Feb 2012 #84
I had a Monkees lunchbox! Herlong Mar 2012 #125
--> RUMMYisFROSTED Feb 2012 #85
damn FirstLight Feb 2012 #90
I thought about him just last night! caseymoz Feb 2012 #86
No, you can't think of that! MrMickeysMom Mar 2012 #106
Oops! Looks like I missed. Breitbart died instead. nt caseymoz Mar 2012 #112
Only the good die young... MrMickeysMom Mar 2012 #114
What? Bomb squad at Limbaugh's house? caseymoz Mar 2012 #121
Mister Dobalina klook Feb 2012 #87
So sad yet bizarre that Davy Jones should pass the same day Branson is wiped away by a tornado... stlsaxman Feb 2012 #89
A big part of my childhood is gone..! DianaForRussFeingold Feb 2012 #91
Spam deleted by OKNancy (MIR Team) gfhrtsdfw Feb 2012 #93
He sang that he was a believer so I guess that means he went to heaven. Kablooie Feb 2012 #95
He was married to a very violent woman Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2012 #96
Wow. I saw this on another thread about a Harvard monkey that died. lonestarnot Feb 2012 #97
RIP Davy Alcibiades Mar 2012 #100
He was my first future husband.... BallardWA Mar 2012 #101
Axl Rose stole his dance moves from Davy Adenoid_Hynkel Mar 2012 #107
Take the Last Train to Clarksville lapfog_1 Mar 2012 #108
how sad :( CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #110
I had a Monkees lunchbox! Herlong Mar 2012 #124
I just hope Bobby Brown can seat his full posse at the funeral. AngryAmish Mar 2012 #111
Sad news. Beacool Mar 2012 #115
RIP Davy colorado_ufo Mar 2012 #116
Sorry to hear this. I love The Monkees, and Davy.. mvd Mar 2012 #117

cbdo2007

(9,213 posts)
4. One of my favorite Brady Bunch episodes was when Marsha wanted to meet him.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:11 PM
Feb 2012

And he sang the "Girl" song.

RIP Davy!!

cbdo2007

(9,213 posts)
42. about 15 years ago....
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 03:33 PM
Feb 2012

I found an address online for Maureen McCormick's fan club, so I wrote to it asking if they knew what album that song was from and where I could get a copy. At the time, her fan club was run by some of her family (maybe her parents?) and they actually had Maureen write me an email back to respond, saying it was just created for the show and doesn't really appear on any of his albums. Oh well.

RIP Davy! Great distinctive singer!!

 
73. "Girl" is actually the theme song for the movie.....
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 07:17 PM
Feb 2012

Last edited Wed Feb 29, 2012, 09:16 PM - Edit history (1)

"The Star Spangled Girl" starring Sandy Duncan. I think it's on Netflix

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
63. That is bizarre...
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 05:09 PM
Feb 2012

Don't know why it went to source and no link yet.

Anyway, this was what I originally put:

There's a funny scene where Marsha asks him to sing at her class prom and no one in the school likes him (it is the 90s, after all). When he begins playing, though, all the middle aged teachers storm the stage.

Horrible quality of the bit, but still funny!



See the movie if you haven't. It's a favorite.

dflprincess

(28,057 posts)
94. I was surprised that my 21 year old niece knew who Davy Jones was
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 10:49 PM
Feb 2012

when I mentioned this to her today. Then I found out it was because of "Brady Bunch" reruns.

I will confess to still having all my Monkee albums (somewhere is a box) and am also pleased to say I saw them in concert in St. Paul in the summer of '67.

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)
98. awww. this is so sad. Two gone now with Davey and Peter. I wonder who will be next? They come in
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 11:35 PM
Feb 2012

threes, these things.

Mnemosyne

(21,363 posts)
99. Peter's official website lists shows in May, don't think he's dead. He had, or has, throat cancer.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 11:52 PM
Feb 2012
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I hope Davey's loved ones find some comfort. Sudden deaths are so much tougher.

Some of my first political thoughts were due to the Monkees. Their 'Zor and Zam' is a great, and much ignored, anti-war song!

deutsey

(20,166 posts)
7. Responded to another post about this
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:12 PM
Feb 2012

Thought I'd respond here, too.

RIP, Davy. Thanks for bringing a lot of music and laughter to my childhood.

calimary

(80,700 posts)
25. Yeah, no shit.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:45 PM
Feb 2012

I loved that TV show and never missed it. It was a real pioneering effort. I remember it being referred to in the press as "a romp." Set the tone for a LOT of music video production from then on.

Justice wanted

(2,657 posts)
13. OMG he is the last one I expected to pass away first (if that made sense). O Man. He was a great
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:19 PM
Feb 2012

singer and actor. RIP. Sending well wishes to his family.





(When I was 10 I had a crush on him -seeing the monkee's re-runs. That was in the 80s)

edbermac

(15,919 posts)
16. Derided as the Pre-Fab Four imitation of the Beatles, but their TV show was good.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:31 PM
Feb 2012

And some of their songs were good as well.

RIP Davy

 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
55. Derided as the Pre-Fab Four imitation of the Beatles, but their TV show was good.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 04:31 PM
Feb 2012

And some of their songs were good as well.

**************

Yes. True, indeed.

I used to love the sorta running joke of the show where the plot would get ridiculous, and one of them would just go "Oh good grief! Wait a minute!" and they'd walk thru the set and cameras into a room marked "WRITERS" and around the conference table would be... one time a bunch of old Chinese men in traditional dress, once a bunch of chimps... HAHAHAHAHA!

Moonwalk

(2,322 posts)
66. They had the best song writers in the business at the time--short of Dylan & the Beatles and...
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 05:17 PM
Feb 2012

...a few others, of course

Neil Diamond, Carole King, Boyce & Hart, etc. And, of course, Peter and Mike were songwriters and musicians and Mikey wrote a few as well. They were, indeed fabricated, but as the talent they took part in and succeeded in radioing those songs and--by proxy--those songwriters into people's living rooms. They were also part of the transition in American television and film pioneered by new, young directors like Rafelson and Schneider (the creators).

Witty, funny, timely, wacky, charming, sweet and tuneful. While they may have only been "stepping stones," they paved the way for many changes and developments in music and television. And few of us would have seen any of it if not for Davy, the one we crushed on. We watched for him, but then we began to see so much more in those shows. We got the jokes, listened to the songs, and grew up.

RIP Davy

Amaril

(1,267 posts)
18. A co-worker just emailed me the story
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:33 PM
Feb 2012

So sad! The Monkees were a big part of my childhood -- Peter was my first star-crush, but I adored Davy too!

SemperEadem

(8,053 posts)
19. I was SO. IN. LOVE. with him when I was younger
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:34 PM
Feb 2012

Their song "Hard to Believe" from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones album was one of the most beautiful songs he sang:



I liked that and "Valerie".

Rest in peace, dear Davy.

Ian David

(69,059 posts)
80. I always thought "Just The Way You Are" was the meanest song ever written.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 08:02 PM
Feb 2012

Billy Joel lists the things he doesn't want in a woman.... things like clever conversation... and then proclaims he loves you without all of those things you are incapable of.

SemperEadem

(8,053 posts)
50. Conversely...
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 04:00 PM
Feb 2012

Cuddly Toy was the meanest song they ever recorded. It was a Harry Nilsson tune, but nonetheless... ... it was mean.

SemperEadem

(8,053 posts)
118. yeah...
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 05:38 PM
Mar 2012

Cuddly Toy is about pulling a train on a girl and besmirching her honor. Auntie Grizelda is about someone who doesn't like him.

Star Collector is rather in the same vein as Cuddly Toy, but not quite as vicious.

nolabear

(41,915 posts)
20. AW no. Can't believe it.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:36 PM
Feb 2012

Damn damn damn. He's one of those prepetually young, sweet icons from my youth. Oh, this makes me so sad.

pamela

(3,469 posts)
22. Oh, that's sad.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:40 PM
Feb 2012

My favorite Monkee.


Here's a bit of Monkee trivia: Stephen Stills tried out for the Monkees but didn't get it because they thought he looked too old. He recommended his friend, Peter Tork.

calimary

(80,700 posts)
23. Aw damn. There goes another one.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:43 PM
Feb 2012

I was a Mickey Dolenz fan, myself, but he was still awfully cute. And their overall contribution to pop music was under-rated. Michael Nesmith is actually the father of the music video, if I remember correctly. He made the first one - called "Elephant Parts." Nobody'd done anything like it before.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,154 posts)
34. Arguably, 'Rio' fits that
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 03:08 PM
Feb 2012
http://www.monkees.net/mike-nesmith-rio-1977-hq/

However, Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody predates it by a couple of years:



While it's basically a film of them performing, it's not just one performance - the harmony bits are separate, and there's a bit of visual effects.

Moonwalk

(2,322 posts)
68. Naismith was actually the Father of MTV
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 05:22 PM
Feb 2012

To quote from Wiki: "Nesmith created a video clip for "Rio" which, in a roundabout way, helped spur Nesmith's creation of a television program called Pop Clips for the Nickelodeon cable network. In 1980, Nesmith's Pop Clips was sold to Time Warner/Amex consortium. Time Warner/Amex developed Pop Clips into the MTV network."

And as an aside, his mother invented liquid paper.

mahatmakanejeeves

(56,897 posts)
113. "Michael Nesmith is actually the father of the music video...."
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 11:03 AM
Mar 2012

What about Bob Dylan flipping the cards with the lyrics to "Subterranean Homesick Blues?"

Subterranean Homesick Blues

One of Dylan's first 'electric' pieces, "Subterranean Homesick Blues" was also notable for its innovative film clip, which first appeared in D. A. Pennebaker's documentary, Dont Look Back.


I am not a big Dylan fan, so I have to accept at face value the statement that the clip first appeared in a documentary a long time after it was made. I am sure that it was shot on film, and not video. Whatever video there was at the time was probably about 2" wide and required a huge amount of supporting equipment.

TBF

(31,922 posts)
60. The monkees were just before my time -
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 05:03 PM
Feb 2012

my mom had all the 45's (those are records!) ... along with the Beach Boys, Beatles, etc... I'm sure she's crushed hearing of his death. She's only a couple years older than him.

 

Liberalynn

(7,549 posts)
119. Thank you so much for sharing that
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 07:43 PM
Mar 2012

Davy was one of my first t.v. crushes. I loved the Monkees and this song in particular. I've often played it or sang it to myself when world events got depressing.

 

LoZoccolo

(29,393 posts)
32. For a lot of kids who were born in the 70s and grew up in the 80s, they were our first big exposure
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:59 PM
Feb 2012

to music of the 60s. My parents had records by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and the Jefferson Airplane and the Doors but kids my age were often told not to mess with the record collection when we were very young and that idea that you don't touch someone else's records was pretty ingrained. But when they started playing the Monkees on MTV and Nickelodeon in the mid-eighties, that was something we could explore.

TBF

(31,922 posts)
61. I was lucky - couldn't touch the lp's but we were given the 45s
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 05:07 PM
Feb 2012

to play with! (I was born just a little earlier - late 60s). We listened to the monkees, beach boys, beatles on our little record player. In the car we listed to the 70s music on the radio and 8-track. The college kids right now are nodding, remembering that they've seen such devices while touring the Smithsonian ...

FirstLight

(13,352 posts)
88. I was a 70's kid
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 09:47 PM
Feb 2012

used to come home every day and watch brady bunch and monkeeys reruns after school religiously... (channel 44, Oakland, lol)

My mom used to think they were silly & stupid... what's really funny, is that I showed my kids some clips of their videos and even an episode of them, and they LOVE it! some things never go out of style

he will be missed...thank goodness we have his talent on vinyl and film...

beac

(9,992 posts)
33. So sad. So young. Like many others have said, The Monkees were a big part of the
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 03:03 PM
Feb 2012

soundtrack of my childhood.

RIP Davy.

DFW

(54,056 posts)
38. Me too. I reach a big milestone in 3 weeks, and I can't believe I'm more than half that!
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 03:25 PM
Feb 2012

Source:



No link yet.

dana_b

(11,546 posts)
37. :(
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 03:24 PM
Feb 2012

when a person who brings nothing but a smile to your face when you remember them, their work and where you were when you were listening to them dies, it does feel like a bit of your past is gone. Goodnight, Daydream Believer.

Skittles

(152,966 posts)
76. good way to put it, dana
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 07:40 PM
Feb 2012

it hurts, losing those folk

I spent a lot of my childhood in England and Davy and his buddies made me smile a lot

swimboy

(7,279 posts)
122. I admit I crushed on him
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 12:22 AM
Mar 2012

it was years and years before I understood that. Hearing about his death really struck me. I was unprepared for how sad it made me. The last time I was unexpectedly affected like this was when Elizabeth Montgomery died.

hamsterjill

(15,214 posts)
39. Oh, Davy!
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 03:26 PM
Feb 2012

Your passing saddens me greatly. You simply cannot know how big the crush was that I had on you when I was a teenager. I was SO jealous of Marcia Brady for getting to take you to her prom!!!

RIP and thanks for the memories!

Kolesar

(31,182 posts)
46. I used to confuse them with the Beatles when I was quite young
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 03:40 PM
Feb 2012

For a while, I thought every four piece guitar band was named "The Beatles".
Those TV show reruns are a real treat.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
56. Heh. We must have shared youths.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 04:46 PM
Feb 2012

Myself, I thought The Monkees were the American version of The Beatles at the time.

Which of course they were meant to be.

I believe that I imagined that every country had their own Beatles franchise.

Which eventually, was probably true.

See: ABBA, for example.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
58. Sorry. My wife and I have seen him there before.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 04:50 PM
Feb 2012

Walking past the America Gardens Theatre, we've seen a lot of musicians of yesteryear.

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
48. Daydream Believer written by one of my favorites
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 03:49 PM
Feb 2012


The late John Stewart

The Monkees TV show contained what were really among the first music videos.
 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
70. The Monkees TV show contained what were really among the first music videos.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 06:02 PM
Feb 2012

It was a TV version of the Richard Lester Beatles films.... "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help".

 

begin_within

(21,551 posts)
49. This is sad news.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 03:54 PM
Feb 2012

I watched the Monkees during its original run. I saw Davy only one time, at some event at Royce Hall at UCLA where he was a guest star.

Faygo Kid

(21,477 posts)
53. Slightly too old to be big fan, but enjoyed their music
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 04:03 PM
Feb 2012

My younger brother, however, had all their albums.

I feel older today, but mostly saddened.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
57. Oh no not Davy!
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 04:50 PM
Feb 2012

Damn this really makes me sad! I cant believe Davy has died. I loved the Monkees as a kid and all my life since then.

Daydream Believer is my favorite Monkee song and its sung by Davy...

You left us too soon Davy, RIP.

mac56

(17,561 posts)
82. Both Peter and Micky posted heartfelt comments on Facebook.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 08:31 PM
Feb 2012

In both cases, they are engulfed by comments written by fans. But worth sifting through if you have the time.

 
83. Just found that.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 08:48 PM
Feb 2012

Hell, I've read that even Bobby Hart is getting hammered with condolences. Now that's die hard.

BumRushDaShow

(127,312 posts)
71. R.I.P.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 06:54 PM
Feb 2012

Got an alert on my phone when the news hit and it was sortof like a punch in the gut. What a great campy silly show The Monkees was when I watched as a kid in the late '60s (and many more times in re-run in the early '70s). Davey was one of the rare but very popular (non-Beatles) young Brit gracing U.S. TV and I am so sorry to see him depart this life.

R.I.P.

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
102. Jack Wild of H.R.Pufnstuf was another of those young Brits gracing late '60s/early '70s US TV
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 12:39 AM
Mar 2012

as were the gang from The Doubledeckers. On Saturday mornings they were always a delight to watch.

On edit: Looking on the Internet, I was shocked to see that Jack Wild passed away 6 years ago today (March 1). He was only 53.

Damn. So many entertainers from the '60s are gone.

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
120. I was doing that yesterday LOL
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 08:06 PM
Mar 2012

"H.R. Pufnstuf
He's your friend when things get rough..."
even getting to the part where Pufnstuf announces "Pufnstuf is brought to you by toymaker, toymaker Hasbro"

And when I finally got that out of my head, it was

"Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
People say we monkey around..."

sendero

(28,552 posts)
79. The Monkees.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 07:54 PM
Feb 2012

.... were always pretty much slagged off as Beatles imitators (which in some senses they were), who had session musicians play everything on their albums (which was true at first) - but there was a lot of talent there regardless.

The very first single 45 I bought as a youth was I'm a Believer/Stepping Stone and by gosh it was a damn fine purchase.

RIP Davey.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
81. Really sad news...
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 08:06 PM
Feb 2012

he wasn't my favorite, Micky is my favorite. But, I still liked him a lot. He seemed to have such a sunny personality, almost as bright as Peter. Well I liked all of them actually. Davy just seemed to be such a regular guy really in touch with his fan base and hard working. I dunno, didn't really get to experience their music too much you know mother didn't approve. But, I got to listen to them later on thank goodness for records and later on in cd form. They were a great group and Davy was great too.

Greywing

(1,124 posts)
84. I'm so sad ... He was my first crush
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 08:52 PM
Feb 2012

I was 10 or 11 and wanted to marry him when I grew up! My 15 year old cousin kept telling me he was hers and I couldn't have him because I was only a baby. Used to make me fume ...

Getting old sucks! RIP Davy

 

Herlong

(649 posts)
125. I had a Monkees lunchbox!
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 05:48 PM
Mar 2012

Now first imagine a black kid with a Monkees lunch box. We were poor and I fought tooth and nail for that damn lunch box and I'm still proud of that!

caseymoz

(5,763 posts)
86. I thought about him just last night!
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 09:07 PM
Feb 2012

My exact thought was, man, it would feel weird when he passes away.

Big part of my TV saturated childhood. I liked how surreal the show was. I'm very sad that he's gone.

I'm going to try an experiment. Now I'm going to think about how weird it'll feel when Rush Limbaugh passes away.



MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)
106. No, you can't think of that!
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 01:54 AM
Mar 2012

If you do that, Rush will never be able to blow up on television for our entertainment, from his own gasbag and thunder....

Face it, you were a little bit psychic and got the vibes of something that was a fond thought.

And, I'm so sad he's gone, also.

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)
114. Only the good die young...
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 11:27 AM
Mar 2012

Maybe Breitbart will convert in his eventual straightjacket...

Oops.... I got a little bitter taste in my esophagus holding simultaneous images of Rush and Breitbart.... ....

caseymoz

(5,763 posts)
121. What? Bomb squad at Limbaugh's house?
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 11:19 PM
Mar 2012

Man! It almost worked. I might be a prodigy of psychic destruction. This is like the Twilight Zone!

klook

(12,134 posts)
87. Mister Dobalina
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 09:40 PM
Feb 2012

Mister Bob Dobalina... Zilch!

I enjoyed that and many of their other creations. The Monkees also had " target="_blank">Frank Zappa on the show before he was well known to most people.

Sorry to hear about Davy's passing.

stlsaxman

(9,236 posts)
89. So sad yet bizarre that Davy Jones should pass the same day Branson is wiped away by a tornado...
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 09:48 PM
Feb 2012

good thing The Monkees didn't have a theater there.

DGMW- i liked Jones' work a lot.

DianaForRussFeingold

(2,552 posts)
91. A big part of my childhood is gone..!
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 09:53 PM
Feb 2012
At ten years old I wanted to marry him and I know why... He was everything a ten year old would possibly want in a pretend husband...!

RIP Davy Jones...I'll always remember my friends and I singin' and dancin' down the street to "Hey Hey We're The Monkees"


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lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)
97. Wow. I saw this on another thread about a Harvard monkey that died.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 11:10 PM
Feb 2012

What a DU experience. This place never ceases to amaze and captivate me. Poor Davy Jones. RIP

Alcibiades

(5,061 posts)
100. RIP Davy
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 12:13 AM
Mar 2012

I'm old enough to remember when the show was a syndication staple back in the early 1970's. It was a fun show.

It wasn't until many years later that I saw Head, which debuted the year I was born. As long as we're mentioning the Monkees' contributions to our culture, we shouldn't fail to mention that movie. I love horrible films, and Head was horrible on purpose, in a late 1960's Jack Nicholson wrote this on acid kind of way.

BallardWA

(97 posts)
101. He was my first future husband....
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 12:35 AM
Mar 2012

and to quote the Simpsons, one of the early stars of "Non-Threatening Boys Magazine".
Oh, Davy, gentle journey.
You take a piece of my childhood with you.

 

Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
107. Axl Rose stole his dance moves from Davy
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 02:28 AM
Mar 2012

As you can see here:

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Maybe they were the creation of network execs, but the Monkees were loads of fun. I wasn't around for their heydey, but as a child of the 80s, I enjoyed the second wave of Monkeemania when their show was rerun on MTV and Nick.

lapfog_1

(29,166 posts)
108. Take the Last Train to Clarksville
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 05:36 AM
Mar 2012

And I'm feelin low

Oh no no no,

Oh no no no,

and I don't know

if I'm ever coming home.

(you are home now Davy)

CountAllVotes

(20,854 posts)
110. how sad :(
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 09:43 AM
Mar 2012

I'll admit it, I was a fan of The Monkees! I liked Davy Jones a lot but Mickey Dolenz was my favorite. I even had a lock of his hair believe it or not.

May Davy Jones RIP!

Beacool

(30,244 posts)
115. Sad news.
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 11:35 AM
Mar 2012

They were a little before my time, but when I was a child I enjoyed listening to their music and watching re-runs of their show.

May Davy rest in peace.

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