Pop Culture
23
Sep 11
The Monkees by the Numbers
My 30 Days of the Monkees homage is getting me thinking about an article. Here’s some number crunching.
US number one songs: 3
- Last Train to Clarksville
- I’m a Believer
- Daydream Believer
Songs in the top five of US Billboard charts: 6
- Last Train to Clarksville
- I’m a Believer
- A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You
- Pleasant Valley Sunday
- Daydream Believer
- Valleri
(All songs in top 10 made it to at least number three)
Songs in the top twenty of US Billboard charts: 10
- Last Train to Clarksville (1)
- I’m a Believer (1)
- (I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone (20)
- A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You (2)
- Pleasant Valley Sunday (3)
- Words (11)
- Daydream Believer (1)
- Valleri (3)
- D.W. Washburn (19)
- That Was Then, This is Now (20)
Additional song that charted in the US Billboard Chart:
- The Girl I Knew Somewhere (39)
- Goin’ Down (104)
- Tapioca Tundra (34)
- It’s Nice to Be With You (51)
- Porpoise Song (62)
- As We Go Along (106)
- Tear Drop City (56)
- Listen to the Band (63)
- Someday May (81)
- Good Clean Fun (82)
- Mommy and Daddy (109)
- Oh My My (98)
- Daydream Believer (1986 Remix) (79)
- Heart and Soul (87)
Singles that did not chart in the US:
- Take a Giant Step (B side)
- I Wanna Be Free
- You Just May Be the One (B side)
- Alternate Title (a/k/a Randy Scouse Git)
- Forget that Girl (B side)
- Mary, Mary
- What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round (B side)
- A Man Without a Dream (B side)
- Daddy’s Song
- I Love You Better (B side)
- Do It in the Name of Love
- Lady Jane (B side)
- Christmas is My Time of Year
- Steam Engine
- (Theme From) The Monkees
- MGBGT (B side)
- Every Step of the Way
- I’ll Love You Forever (B side)
8
Sep 11
September is 30 Days of The Monkees
Over on my Facebook page, I am honoring The Monkees with a song-a-day. Just so I don’t miss a song or double post a song, I’ll keep a running list here (sometimes with several days of delays).
Day 1 – “Cuddly Toy” (Nilsson) from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. (YouTube)
Day 2 – “Randy Scouse Git” (Dolenz) from Headquarters (YouTube)
Day 3 – “For Pete’s Sake” (Tork & Richards) from Headquarters (YouTube)
Day 4 – “Pleasant Valley Sunday” (Goffin & King) from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. (YouTube)
Day 5 – “Goin’ Down” (Hildebrand, Tork, Nesmith, Dolenz, & Jones) originally a single-only release, included on Monkee Business (YouTube)
Day 6 – “Circle Sky” (Nesmith) from Head (YouTube)
Day 7 – “She” (Boyce & Hart) from More of The Monkees (YouTube)
Day 8 – “Star Collector” (Goffin & King) from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. (YouTube)
Day 9 – “Daddy’s Song” (Nilsson) from Head (YouTube)
Day 10 – “Saturday’s Child” (Gates) from The Monkees (YouTube)
Day 11 – “Last Train to Clarkesville” (Boyce & Hart) from The Monkees (YouTube)
Day 12 – “Heart and Soul” (Byrne & Howell) from Pool It! (YouTube)
Day 13 – “You Auntie Grizelda” (Keller & Hildebrand) from More of the Monkees (YouTube)
Day 14 – “Gonna Buy Me a Dog” (Boyce & Hart) from The Monkees (YouTube)
Day 15 – “Listen to the Band” (Nesmith) from The Monkees Present (YouTube)
Day 16 – “Porpoise Song”
Day 17 – “(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone”
Day 18 – “Daily Nightly”
Day 19 – “I’ll Be Back Up On My Feet”
Day 20 – “Mary Mary”
Day 21 – “You Just May Be the One”
Day 22 – “Salesman”
5
Dec 10
Every celebrity in those weird Norwegian celebrity videos
Sometimes you just have to spent far too much time thinking about the mundane, yet significant stuff out there and write a little somethin’ about it.
I came across those two weird Norweigian videos featuring a butt-load of celebrities this morning. (I think there are only two, oh god, please let there only be two.) I don’t know how long they’ve been out there, but… “wow!” I spent most of the time watching “Let It Be” unsure of what year this thing was produced. The cavalcade of stars you might otherwise see opening a car dealership, at a comic book convention, or at the gas station is amazing. Mostly American celebrities.
