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Quiz about Last Three Monkees Albums of the 1960s
Quiz about Last Three Monkees Albums of the 1960s

Last Three Monkees Albums of the 1960s Quiz


Not many people even know the last 3 Monkees albums ("Instant Replay", "Present", "Changes") were even made. There are some quality tunes. I will quote some lyrics, you try to guess the song.

A multiple-choice quiz by junkyardwillie. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
214,480
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
472
Last 3 plays: Guest 64 (7/10), Guest 99 (1/10), Yowser (2/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The first song released for radio from "Instant Replay" includes the lyric "I'm about as low as I've been in a long time." What is the name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. A single from "The Monkees Present" has a lyric "There's a smile on the wind as it touches my face and starts to erase all the blues." What was the song? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What song on "Changes" has the lyric "I wonder if she knows I don't really have to go."? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. A large portion of the material for "Instant Replay" was actually recorded for the first two albums. Which of these songs has the lyric "You call my name then you run for protection"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Hey hey mercy woman plays a song, but no one listens. I need help, I'm falling again." This song was the guys' last gasp as a possible hit. What was it? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Micky was told to rewrite this song. Which song originally had the lyric "If it was my blood spilling on the kitchen floor, if it was my blood would you care a little more"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "You make my life worthwhile" is from what "hit?" Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Micky said he wrote this song about his cat, and put references to the other guys in it. "I'm feeling very bad today. A red balloon got in my way." What is it. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Or would have I been the one who left her lying in the sun" is a lyric from what Michael Nesmith tune? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Now I'm ashamed to tell them that I fell in love with you, they'd laugh at me, please set me free." What song is this? Hint



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1. The first song released for radio from "Instant Replay" includes the lyric "I'm about as low as I've been in a long time." What is the name?

Answer: Tear Drop City

"Tear Drop City" charted at #56 on Billboard's pop charts in 1969. It was actually recorded around the time of the sessions for the second album, "More Of The Monkees", but left in the can. It was written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, and was a "sideways 'Last Train to Clarksville.'" "Someday Man" was never on an album, but was on the same single as "Listen To The Band" and a delightful tune in its own right.
2. A single from "The Monkees Present" has a lyric "There's a smile on the wind as it touches my face and starts to erase all the blues." What was the song?

Answer: Good Clean Fun

Released as single #5005 from Colgems, "Good Clean Fun" charted at 82 on Billboard's pop charts in 1969. The song has nothing at all to do with good, clean fun, but Mike purposely wrote a song with that title as almost a "middle finger" to a studio executive. The song would probably have charted better if fans would have known what to ask for when they called in to disc jockeys.
3. What song on "Changes" has the lyric "I wonder if she knows I don't really have to go."?

Answer: Ticket On A Ferry Ride

"Changes," in all honesty, was not that good of a record. "Oh My My" was the first single from the album, but only charted #98. "Ticket On A Ferry Ride" is my favorite song on the album, and makes the record worth the listen. "Lady Jane," incidentally, was released on a record after "Changes" under the name of "Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones." Davy despised the album, "That was not an album.

It was just Jeff Barry and Andy Kim doing an Andy Kim album. Andy Kim couldn't get it sold." (Liner notes, Rhino reissue)
4. A large portion of the material for "Instant Replay" was actually recorded for the first two albums. Which of these songs has the lyric "You call my name then you run for protection"?

Answer: Through The Looking Glass

All of these songs were recorded in the very early days, but left in the can. Bobby Hart said that the inspiration for "Through The Looking Glass" was a couple of girls they knew, but with an "Alice In Wonderland" idea.
5. "Hey hey mercy woman plays a song, but no one listens. I need help, I'm falling again." This song was the guys' last gasp as a possible hit. What was it?

Answer: Listen to the Band

Mike said that he made up the lyrics just so that he would have something to sing while he was experimenting with country-rock in Nashville. "It's just 'Nine Times Blue' played backwards." "Little Girl" is a fantastic song, played jazz trio style, with Louie Shelton providing some terrific fills.
6. Micky was told to rewrite this song. Which song originally had the lyric "If it was my blood spilling on the kitchen floor, if it was my blood would you care a little more"?

Answer: Mommy And Daddy

This was the B-side to "Good Clean Fun" and charted #109 on its own. Micky puts in stabs at parental drug abuse, conception, violence and the JFK conspiracy all in 2 minutes in this shocking (for The Monkees, anyway) song. The released version was far tamer, but Lester Sill told Micky that they could not release it in its original form. (And yes, I realize I left a word out, but then it would have been too easy!)
7. "You make my life worthwhile" is from what "hit?"

Answer: Oh My My

Frankly, virtually all of the songs from "Changes" are not worth listening to. This means that the only lyrics that I could pull would have the song title in it. That would probably also explain why the album did not chart until Rhino reissued it in 1986, making the original pressing next to impossible to find.
8. Micky said he wrote this song about his cat, and put references to the other guys in it. "I'm feeling very bad today. A red balloon got in my way." What is it.

Answer: Shorty Blackwell

This song was very, very strange. It probably has something to do with the "recreational activities" of the times. Micky had his sister Coco sing background.
9. "Or would have I been the one who left her lying in the sun" is a lyric from what Michael Nesmith tune?

Answer: Never Tell A Woman Yes

All of these songs are Nez tunes, showing his preference for arbitrarily choosen song titles. "Auntie's Municipal Court" was from "The Birds, The Bees, and The Monkees" and "Admiral Mike" is from the 1996 reunion CD "Justus." Strange though he is, Mike is one of my absolute favorite songwriters, period.
10. "Now I'm ashamed to tell them that I fell in love with you, they'd laugh at me, please set me free." What song is this?

Answer: Little Girl

"Little Girl" is the first song on "The Monkees Present" and a wonderful piece of ear candy. Micky wrote the song, and it was arranged by Shorty Rogers with some well-known jazz players playing the backing tracks. (Louie Shelton on guitar, Ray Pohlman on bass, and Earl Palmer on drums.)
Source: Author junkyardwillie

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