Paul: If We Put The Songs In A Certain Order We Can Weave A Narrative Thread

It is kinda insane how wild the Monkees are when you look into it. They were hired for a TV show but started an internal revolution where they kicked out their music supervisor to have control of their own music. They made a movie deconstructing their image and Hollywood in general. Their music spanned several genres including some very experimental stuff that would influence later music. They met and befriended the Beatles. They wrote and/or directed some of their episodes. One of them is the son of the woman who invented liquid paper (white-out) and then he would go on to basically invent MTV before he sold the concept to those who made MTV. They have some of the first music videos. They fucked. One of them even was known for his orgies. They sometimes hated each other but still loved each other as brothers. There is an FBI file on them allegedly spreading communist and anti-american propaganda at their concerts. They had a song that had to have its lyrics changed because it was too intensely political, even alluding to JFK’s assassination not being done by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1969. Their TV show was revolutionary in structure and content. Disney stars and boy bands would not exist without them. They had Jimi Hendrix open for them. One of them was a member of the Hollywood vampires. And that isn’t even all.

And yet most people don’t take them seriously.

forever the funniest quote in the world ever

"they should've let peter tork sing" you are so right. few truer words have been said. however I'm going to be very brave and say they also should've let davy play instruments

from 'rise of the ogre'

listening to under pressure in the car and I said "sing it queen" when freddie mercury hit that one high note & then I glanced nervously at my 56-year-old father to check for signs of confusion/distress. honestly I was kind of surprised that he didn't seem bothered by my fagisms he didn't really seem to notice at all actually. then I remembered that queen is also The Name Of The Fucking Band

In my opinion, The Monkees in Paris is the episode that’s most similar to Head. 

TW: Suicide

In The Monkees in Paris, Davy, Mike, Peter, and Micky get fed up with the writers and director and leave the set. This is all part of the script. They go to Paris and get chased by obsessive fans. (Side note: I read that this storyline was probably inspired by A Hard Days Night, which makes sense.) This is especially interesting because, usually on the show the Monkees are portrayed as a struggling band that most people haven’t heard of. However, in this episode, they’re immediately recognized in Paris. A group of girls attacked Micky and attempted to rip his clothes off. Later, all four of them fall off the Eiffel Tower and die, but they’re alive and back on the usual set in the next scene. This episode illustrates the illusion of choice that’s often depicted on the show and even more in the movie and their bizarre self-awareness. 

In Head, the Monkees are significantly more famous. Micky, Davy, Peter, and Mike’s presence is either met with enthusiasm (an understatement) or annoyance. After a concert, they get attacked by some fans who rip their clothes off. Their bodies are actually mannequins in this scene. This adds to the theme of them being 'manufactured'. Throughout the movie, they walk off the sets because they don’t like the writing and argue with the director. The movie started with Micky committing suicide by jumping off a bridge, but he was perfectly fine in the next scene. The movie ended with all four of them committing suicide together, but in the next scene, they’re shown alive in a tank on the set. 

I hope some of that makes sense. It's like 2:30 am but I wanted to get that out of my head. No pun intended. Also I think I might've switched up my tenses so bear with me.

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I made a supercut of Brian's affectionate, mischievous, and nostalgic comments through his stereoscopic photos of Freddie, Roger, and John in Queen in 3D 🥰

I'm sure nobody sat through 90 mins of this when I posted the first time lol, so I tried to paste together the sweetest little bits. Many are cut out of context tho and the full video has so much more content, so I encourage you to watch that as well!

I love that you can clearly tell how much Brian loves the boys like they're his own family, and if anyone else tries to convince you of the opposite(!), I hope this video is enough proof of how ridiculously untrue that kind of claim would be.

Enjoy!

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