5/28/2023 0 Comments Candy store prophets![]() 12 on NBC.ĭepending on when this episode was actually taped, it’s just possible that this is the first time some of these kids had ever heard a Monkees song. ![]() “The Monkees” TV series premiered last month on Sept. ![]() This, the very first song by The Monkees (Mickey Dolenz with Boyce & Hart’s band The Candy Store Prophets), is at #6 today and will peak at #1 next month. Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart wrote “Last Train.” as a subtle protest of Vietnam as the man catching the train is going off to an army base in the fictitious town of Clarksville and he doesn’t know if he’s ”ever coming home”. Monkee business on ‘American Bandstand.’ Dubbed audio, but still, a nice peek of people digging the Monkees when they were still a relatively new “thing.” Michael Lynch shared a link to the group: Zilch! A Monkees Podcast!May 25 at 8:06 AM This is an excellent example of one television show promoting another… and note that Dick Clark has no attitude in his voice when he lists The Monkees among that pretty hallowed hall of 60s hit makers.
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