Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Daydream Believer

A massive heart attack is being blamed for the death of Davy Jones, 66 year-old lead singer of the 1960s TV rock band "The Monkees" who were known as the American version of the Beatles. I remember loving their zany TV show in the 1960s and just thinking about it transports me right back to the 60s. Davy was known as "the cute one".  He was British, from Manchester, and a former racehorse jockey. He sang lead vocals on songs such as "I Wanna Be Free" and "Daydream Believer".  His bandmates were Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith (my favorite) and Peter Tork.  


"David's spirit and soul live well in my heart, among all the lovely people" 
Michael Nesmith said in a statement on Wednesday.



According to Wikipedia: "The character types also had much in common with the respective personalities of The Beatles, with Dolenz representing the madcap attitude of John Lennon, Nesmith affecting the deadpan seriousness of George Harrison, Tork depicting the odd-man-out quality of Ringo Starr, and Jones conveying the pin-up appeal of Paul McCartney."

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