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| From | garypig@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: Paperback Valley Sunday |
| Date | Wed, 16 May 2007 17:20:10 -0400 |
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<< There have been multiple strings on this site about everyone's love
of the
Monkees. But what were their first two or so CD's but blatant
commercial cash
ins (if not rip offs) of the Beatles?
Let's give the kids A Hard Day's Night every week and put out albums to
promote
the show.
The studio/Kirshner heard Paperback Writer, knew they needed a song
that began
with a riff, and came back with Pleasant Valley Sunday.
Many early Monkees tunes are great songs that have stood the test of
time (at
least in groups like this) but let's face it- money was driving that
enterprise. >>
actually,
it was none other than Quiet Beatle George's "I Want To Tell You"
that inspired the "P.V. Sunday" riff you speak of,
according to no less an authority than then Monkee producer Chip
Douglas.
(see Page 103 of Harold Bronson's "Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees" book
for the whole riff-raffin' story).
Now I believe Greg Sager has already expertly addressed/corrected
most of your remaining (Pre-) Fab Four points, Rob,
but As for that other age-old Great Debate
(Art vs. Commerce),
SOME Answers may indeed be Here......
http://www.bubblegum-music.com/monkees
Gary "and << Rock and roll is supposed to be fun (which was
assassinated by the
grunge movement as I've stated before). >> ?? I thought the guilty,
fun-sucking party here, Jaimie,
was none other than Sgt. Pepper ;-) " Pig
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