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51. It turns out the Monkees were way cooler than one would know.

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 05:03 PM

Jan 3

They were intimately involved with the Laurel Canyon scene. Peter Tork was Stephen Stills roommate and only when Stills wasn’t chosen for the Monkees that Tork went to a tryout and got the role. Nesmith was also a real musician like Tork.

Many of the parties in Laurel Canyon was at Dolenz’s house. Tork introduced Buffalo Springfield at Monterey pop festival.

Go watch Laurel Canyon on epix. That is the best documentary on the Laurel Canyon scene.

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Attention fellow old farts! Worst popular songs of the 1960s and 1970s. [View all] Munu Jan 3 OP

Knock 3 times, Tony Orlando & Dawn Ferryboat Jan 3 #1

Agree debm55 Jan 3 #3

Twice on the pipe (klunk klunk) ... Munu Jan 3 #4

OOOOOOOoooo MuseRider Jan 3 #11

I had forgotten that too. MuseRider Jan 3 #8

Hell yeah, Honey sucks big time. no_hypocrisy Jan 3 #2

"...and I long to be with you, if only I could." quaint Jan 3 #9

Thanks, that made me laugh. no_hypocrisy Jan 3 #12

We always changed this" Where honey lived, and honey played And love grew up" likesmountains 52 Jan 4 #119

Debbie Boone, You Light Up My Life debm55 Jan 3 #5

Just an aside. Munu Jan 3 #18

Thank you Munu. I'll look it up debm55 Jan 3 #20

IIRC, this song was "supposed" to be about Jesus. So it was a religious song, not a love song. CTyankee Jan 4 #122

Schmaltz: Jean, by Rod McKuen Gaugamela Jan 3 #6

Postscript: "Groovy Situation" was INCESSANTLY playing no_hypocrisy Jan 3 #7

Afternoon Delight quaint Jan 3 #10

My wife and I liked this song describing our afternoon delights. rickford66 Jan 3 #14

Major turnoff for me. quaint Jan 3 #16

You might be interested to know (or maybe not) that the title is taken from a crab cocktail rsdsharp Jan 3 #63

God, what a horrible song. NT SADAR Jan 3 #50

Yuck VanceFan Jan 4 #103

A guy in my dorm (1966), played Mrs. Brown You Have a Lovely Daughter (repeating on his turntable) rickford66 Jan 3 #13

I remember this gawd awful song from 1964 Grim Chieftain Jan 3 #15

winner quaint Jan 3 #17

You reminded me of "I've got tears in my ears" scipan Jan 3 #60

]The Fifth Estate-Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead Doc_Technical Jan 3 #19

The story behind The Fifth Estate-Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead Munu Jan 3 #43

Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots Disco Duck Doc_Technical Jan 3 #21

"Muskrat Love" would rank pretty high on this list. surrealAmerican Jan 3 #22

Oh no. Since you reminded me of this horrible memory.., IjustDontlikeRepugs Jan 3 #47

Karen had one of the greatest voices Henry203 Jan 3 #55

She did have a great voice, and she died way too soon. red dog 1 Jan 3 #64

She was a sweetheart. OldBaldy1701E Jan 4 #100

Yeah, I've Heard That ProfessorGAC Jan 4 #121

Willis Alan Ramsey Maninacan Jan 3 #67

Muskrat love had nice Chord Patterns. chouchou Jan 3 #73

You beat me to Muskrat Love but I disagree with We've only Just Begun. I like it. MIButterfly Jan 3 #81

Barry Manilow- Copacabana Doc_Technical Jan 3 #23

Oh no! Even people who hated Barry Manilow liked Copacabana. MIButterfly Jan 3 #79

Not me. Can't stand Manilow in general, and this song... 3catwoman3 Jan 4 #106

To each his own. MIButterfly Jan 4 #116

Back atcha! 3catwoman3 Jan 4 #120

I like Jeremiah was a Bullfrog! It's fun to sing along to. MIButterfly Jan 4 #123

The very worst justaprogressive Jan 3 #24

The pathetically inane Sugar, Sugar was the song... 3catwoman3 Jan 3 #38

Prefab music! justaprogressive Jan 3 #40

About "The Archies" and "The Ballad of the Green Beret". Munu Jan 3 #44

It turns out the Monkees were way cooler than one would know. Henry203 Jan 3 #51

then watch the movie Head DBoon Jan 3 #56

The documentary Henry203 Jan 3 #57

Thanks, I just ordered "Laurel Canyon" from the local library's online catalog. red dog 1 Jan 3 #65

It is the epix version Henry203 Jan 3 #70

The Germs did a punk cover of Sugar Sugar DBoon Jan 3 #53

Ok you win hands down with the Green Beret. Biophilic Jan 3 #58

From the Seventies: Dancing Queen by ABBA. Polly Hennessey Jan 3 #25

I posted this years ago in another thread and I stand by it True Dough Jan 3 #26

They were pretty great at Woodstock. Henry203 Jan 3 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author murielm99 Jan 4 #113

Paul Anka- Having My Baby Doc_Technical Jan 3 #27

Yes! Mad_Dem_X Jan 3 #32

Winner! Hated that song. JustKay Jan 3 #48

Wayne Newton - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast Doc_Technical Jan 3 #28

Since "You Light Up My LIfe" has already been mentioned, I'll take "Feelings" for $200, Alex. surfered Jan 3 #29

Billy Don't be a Hero. Tom Dyer Jan 3 #30

Winchester Cathedral. sueh Jan 3 #31

"Sugar Sugar" by the Archies was Billboard's number one song in 1969 Thunderbeast Jan 3 #33

See my comment #38 above. 3catwoman3 Jan 3 #39

In the Year 2525 Submariner Jan 3 #34

God Bless the U.S.A. Lee Greenwood Botany Jan 3 #35

Black Oak Arkansas boonecreek Jan 3 #36

Here's another one. boonecreek Jan 3 #41

Telephone Man cloudbase Jan 3 #42

Another one I forgot. Munu Jan 3 #46

I agree and disagree with some of the choices LogDog75 Jan 3 #45

I agree with you about "Brandy"....I love that song. red dog 1 Jan 3 #66

I know it was hugely popular, but I hated "Staying Alive," by the BeeGees. JustKay Jan 3 #49

Judy in disguise with glasses. Klarkashton Jan 3 #52

LMAO--I thought you were being funny about the Beatles... buzzycrumbhunger Jan 3 #82

Since "Honey" has already been posted, I'll add "Run Joey Run" by David Geddes. Eugene Jan 3 #54

You beat me to it! subterranean Jan 3 #61

nobody has posted Mcarthur Park DBoon Jan 3 #59

LOL! That made me laugh. MIButterfly Jan 3 #83

Sorry I didn't see this before I posted MacArthur Park in reply # 69 red dog 1 Jan 4 #96

Ohhhh noooooooooooo ..... marble falls Jan 4 #102

Joy to the World - Jeremiah was a bullfrog. Three Dog Night SaveOurDemocracy Jan 3 #62

"Yummy, yummy, yummy I got love in my tummy" chouchou Jan 3 #68

The title alone is stultifyingly inane. 3catwoman3 Jan 4 #110

Your words are true and had me smiling chouchou Jan 4 #111

Richard Harris - MacArthur Park red dog 1 Jan 3 #69

Beat me to it! Easterncedar Jan 3 #87

See my response 83 MIButterfly Jan 3 #88

Anything by the 1910 Fruitgum Company. GP6971 Jan 3 #71

The Osmonds - Crazy Horses (1972) GreatGazoo Jan 3 #72

I heard plenty of drumming, but didn't see a drummer!! Ilsa Jan 3 #77

Two songs already mentioned: Sugar Sugar and In the Year 2025 PufPuf23 Jan 3 #74

And honest to God... some_of_us_are_sane Jan 3 #75

There must be something wrong with me, FoxNewsSucks Jan 3 #76

"Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)" Attilatheblond Jan 3 #78

Chick-a-Boom! Now there's a blast from the past! MIButterfly Jan 4 #108

Our 'class clown' was lamenting how other people had great songs when they graduated Attilatheblond Jan 4 #112

Really? Your class song was Chick-a-Boom? MIButterfly Jan 4 #114

We didn't pick it, but it played CONSTANTLY on the radio that spring Attilatheblond Jan 4 #115

I love several of these songs. But what is most interesting to me markodochartaigh Jan 3 #80

That is so true. Years ago, I heard a song on the radio MIButterfly Jan 3 #93

Don't forget this happy gem... Totally Tunsie Jan 3 #84

The lyrics are a little corny, but I think it's a good song. red dog 1 Jan 4 #97

Terry Jacks Morbius Jan 3 #85

Agree with many of these Dave in VA Jan 3 #86

If I were a carpenter and you were a lady Easterncedar Jan 3 #89

Moon River MIButterfly Jan 3 #90

I had too much to dream last night bobalew Jan 3 #91

Iron Butterfly ABC123Easy Jan 3 #92

You know their nickname was Wolf Frankula Jan 4 #94

No way ABC123Easy Jan 4 #95

My Sharona - The Knack DBoon Jan 4 #98

Worst songs from that era: every disco tune ever made. Paladin Jan 4 #99

Disco Duck Faux pas Jan 4 #101

The Bertha Butt Boogie by the Jimmy Castor Bunch C_U_L8R Jan 4 #104

I've got another contender... C_U_L8R Jan 4 #117

I spent 3 months in Hawaii in 1976 k55f5r Jan 4 #105

Rubber Band Man was by The Spinners. MIButterfly Jan 4 #107

My 1st was "Muskrat Love" (and I like several mentioned) Mike Nelson Jan 4 #109

Sorry for inflicting this on everyone LogDog75 Jan 4 #118