In a message dated 7/16/03 7:58:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, GaryPig@aol.com writes: > I do remember reading somewhere > that the lyrics were written together, > "in-the-round" > (in the studio?) > a la "Zilch" and possibly even "No Time." > > Meaning Micky's original lyrical idea was fleshed out > by his three fellow pre-Fabs, > each taking a turn at writing a line > then passing it over to the next Monkee in line to add to. > > The only thing I can add regarding "Goin' Down" is that it grew out of The Monkees' attempts to cover Mose Allison's "Parchment Farm," and Mike Nesmith declaring that instead of covering Allison, the group should just use it as a template to create their own song. (I've only heard "Parchment Farm" a few times--and I believe I've also seen it spelled "Parchman Farm" or some other variation--and while the similarity between the two tunes is there if you know to look for it, they don't really sound all that much alike; they're certainly farther apart than, say, "He's So Fine" and "My Sweet Lord," or Rick James' "Super Freak" and The Romantics' "Talking In Your Sleep.") CC! THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO Sunday nights from 9 to midnight Eastern USA time (with repeats all day Wednesday), on the web at wxxe.org Syracuse Community Radio