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General Category => Off the Record => Topic started by: Darth Wagtaros on April 15, 2012, 08:40:02 AM

Title: Did the Monkeeys write and perform their own music?
Post by: Darth Wagtaros on April 15, 2012, 08:40:02 AM
INquiring minds must know.
Title: Re: Did the Monkeeys write and perform their own music?
Post by: Grinning_Colossus on April 15, 2012, 08:42:49 AM
No. They were too busy singin' to write songs or learn how to play instruments.
Title: Re: Did the Monkeeys write and perform their own music?
Post by: Viking on April 15, 2012, 09:09:58 AM
Yes/No/Sort Of/Depends

The Wiki article does go into detail, I liked the line

QuoteThe album shot to No. 1, but was quickly eclipsed the following week by a milestone cultural event when The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
D'Oh!
Title: Re: Did the Monkeeys write and perform their own music?
Post by: Drakken on April 15, 2012, 10:36:11 AM
They (by that I mean Mike Nesmith first and Peter Tork a distant second) started to do that after they fired Don Kirschner and took control of the creative aspects of the group.
Title: Re: Did the Monkeeys write and perform their own music?
Post by: Admiral Yi on April 15, 2012, 05:56:55 PM
I know Neil Diamond wrote I'm a Believer.
Title: Re: Did the Monkeeys write and perform their own music?
Post by: mongers on April 15, 2012, 06:09:38 PM
You know for a 'manufactured' band, they weren't half bad, just unfortunately up against some heavy weight competition.   :bowler:
Title: Re: Did the Monkeeys write and perform their own music?
Post by: Razgovory on April 15, 2012, 06:36:14 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on April 15, 2012, 08:40:02 AM
INquiring minds must know.

Well if there were an infinite number of them given infinite time I suppose it's possible they could have.
Title: Re: Did the Monkeeys write and perform their own music?
Post by: Jaron on April 15, 2012, 06:43:43 PM
They were too busy singing to put anybody down.
Title: Re: Did the Monkeeys write and perform their own music?
Post by: Admiral Yi on April 15, 2012, 07:28:53 PM
Looks like the Underpants Posse has stripped away most of your mojo Jaron.