Why Weren't The Monkees Allowed To Play?

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Originally Posted by htownskinfan

I know this thread is done in jest,but i love the monkees,I have theyre greatest hits cd.Growing up in manassas in lates 60's and early 70's I remember watching them on sat morning
Great clip from Johnny Cash show,wheres the 4th monkee?
As for the original question,that was just for the first album wasnt it?

I assure you that this thread is as serious as it could be. I think Peter Tork was building a geodesic dome in Arizona. As to your excellent question about the original question, Don Kirchner produced two Monkees albums, then met with the boys about a third at which time he proposed the song "Sugar, Sugar" and was threatened with bodily harm by Micheal Nesmith. I think "Sugar, Sugar" would have been a huge hit for them myself: