this will always be funny ... I can't imagine how hard it was for Nez to destroy his own song and, yet, he was still super adorable.
@rainey27642 жыл бұрын
He didn’t destroy it, he was playing it for laughs! There’s a huge difference!
@LanceABoyle2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Uncle Pecos from Tom and Jerry.
@popeyethesailorman78502 жыл бұрын
@@LanceABoyle Froggy went a courtin, he did ride Crambone
@brianpatrick74112 жыл бұрын
They told him it was “too mature” for The Monkees.
@adamlunter2445 Жыл бұрын
@@LanceABoyle crambooooooone
@radiovixen762 жыл бұрын
I always lose it at the end when he rapidly mumbles "Thank you very much" and zooms off the stage. Mike was a comedic genius. The whole bit was impeccably timed.
@jalola29811 жыл бұрын
I am just floored by his eye work. It's like he's trying to remember the words and get the guitar parts in the right place. For a song writer to do that to his own song is just priceless. This is bar none, one of the funniest musical comedy bits ever on TV. Oh, yeh. And he should have won the talent show!
@jsullivan21122 жыл бұрын
Born comedian
@PlumbPitiful2 жыл бұрын
He even managed to throw in the trademark Nesmith wink! 😉
@RonG404 жыл бұрын
That little pause before "Goodbye" is an example of superb comic timing. Still kills me decades later.
@cherylhulting13014 жыл бұрын
Yes, it was brilliant. Nez had great comic timing; so many of his bits still crack me up. I think people coming back to the series are almost surprised to realize how funny he is.
@georgeshelton62814 жыл бұрын
Could I just tell you something about 'Herman's Hermits?' These guys; they're not the 'Beatles' or even the 'Monkees,' of course. As a matter of fact; 'Herman's Hermits' appeared in just only one live action movie, it's called 'Head on.' 'Herman's Hermits;' never had their own, comedy series or even their own cartoon series. 'Herman's Hermits;' never even needed, to beat the 'Beatles.'
@michaelmapes41198 ай бұрын
@@georgeshelton6281 Actually they appeared in two movies. They were also in the American film "When the Boys Meet the Girls" in '65 where they introduced "Listen People".
@georgeshelton62818 ай бұрын
@michaelmapes4119 Herman's Hermits never had their own comedy series. They never even had their own cartoon series, and they never had their own cartoon movie as well. They definitely weren't anything like the Beatles.
@michaelmapes41198 ай бұрын
@@georgeshelton6281 Dude I *never* said that they had their own comedy series! Just they were in two movies in America.
@Mochrie996 жыл бұрын
"...everytime you make eyes at me..." **wink** LOL, I love how Mike's intentionally singing badly. But he's so charming and adorable that it works. :D
@JamesADempsey12 жыл бұрын
His timing is fabulous. The wink rules.
@BettinaBalser13 жыл бұрын
I hate the way the media and history remember the Monkees as being less than what they truly were: absolutely hilarious and very musically talented. This is one of my favorite all-time Papa Nez moments.
@MareShoop2 жыл бұрын
Fortunately Mike received the seal of approval by John Lennon. Very few musicians were recognized by him let alone become friends. Just look at the A Day in the Life video footage. Mike is shown talking to JL a couple of times. They were pals 💕
@claypots472 жыл бұрын
RIP to Mike Nesmith of The Monkees, who wrote this song. Mike always travelled to the beat of a different drum.
@denisehoward177 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I agree.
@videoinformer11 жыл бұрын
I like the way he goes so fast, winks, fumbles around, pretends to forget the words and chords to the song he himself wrote, then skips to the end -- "And, thank you, thank you, Billy Roy!". It's a terrifically humble and humorous, low-key performance of a fantastic song.
@monkeemen115 жыл бұрын
I love the wink! I live for the moments when Nez winks when he's singing. The wink and the little smile always makes me melt :)
@MareShoop9 жыл бұрын
Singing it badly, on purpose, shows how talented Mr. Nesmith is. He can sing, has an excellent voice! Just listen to "Joanne" and you'll understand .
@toothbrush51903 жыл бұрын
MareShoop I have the 45
@DoctorPhobos3 жыл бұрын
Don’t you mean “Rodan”?
@chrispicton41602 жыл бұрын
And he wrote the song!
@MareShoop2 жыл бұрын
@@chrispicton4160 Yes, my point exactly! 💕
@mikemickypeterdavy2 жыл бұрын
Oh absolutely
@lorifry1214 жыл бұрын
Even when he's being silly, that wink still gets me. Sigh😘💝
@starrynight.19959 жыл бұрын
That moment when you have to present and you're not ready
@patrickcolon88096 ай бұрын
This was one of Mike's best songs ever, and the Monkees never recorded it ...... that speaks volumes of his immense (and often underrated) talent.
@eadecamp8 жыл бұрын
Between this and Fairy Tale, Mike should have gotten some kind of an award. That WINK!!!
@teddysterriertales7 жыл бұрын
Aimee Ward ... oh, the Nez wink!! *faints*
@lucakat92625 жыл бұрын
I loved the fairy tale episode too with Mike dressed as a woman yelling for "help!" Too funny.
@rubywingo60303 жыл бұрын
That wink is dangerous!!😍😍
@GrandFunker11 жыл бұрын
This is IN A NUTSHELL what made the Monkees great.
@B52sguy13 жыл бұрын
When Mike wrote this I bet he didn't know that maybe 2 billion people would have listened to it. Just inconceivable then. Thank God for KZfaq!
@WingchickWindyWarren4 жыл бұрын
Lol, this is SO me, at every single open mic I've ever played, with a song I WROTE and know inside out and played a gazillion times with the normal timing of being 2 minutes and 30 seconds long all condensed into 30 seconds. 🤣
@lovethemflowers13 жыл бұрын
I think it's hilarious how his eyes are goin' all over the place, and when he opens them wide before he sings " . . I got my doubts".
@Sigillalith12 жыл бұрын
I love Mike's little wink! He's the voice of reason so much on the show, I love when he got these little comedy bits :))))
@29FAVELA14 жыл бұрын
MIKE IS SO FUNNY!!! HE IS JUST SO ADORABLE AND THOSE LIPS..WOW !!
@Enki10137 жыл бұрын
I have always loved his goofy off-the-wall humor like this. lol.
@Chatticathi12 жыл бұрын
and this is why I love Mike Nesmith!!!!
@mjbari314 жыл бұрын
I love this clip! I too, remember seeing this as a kid and wondering what he was singing. It wasn't until I found this clip and realized he was singing "Different Drum", and I knew he wrote it. I didn't discover the Monkees until 1979, when I was a kid. I re-discover them about every 10 years or so.
@pbamse2 жыл бұрын
MICHAEL NESMITH (1942 - 2021)
@kentville7212 жыл бұрын
Love Nez!!
@OverlandOne2 жыл бұрын
RIP Mike, thanks for the music.
@kgthatsme15 жыл бұрын
"Don't get... don't get m... don't get me... wr... wrong..." LOL Oh and that's the best guitar solo EVER!
@kellynch6 ай бұрын
Always my favorite Monkee. May he rest in peace.
@imec002 жыл бұрын
I always remembered that Nesmith composed this song whenever I hear it, and enjoy listening to his version. Found out when browsing through LPs at my college station 3 decades ago. I was just thinking of it recently. RIP.
@MissRoberta1611 жыл бұрын
OH MIKE YOU SO ADORABLE
@timepoet7713 жыл бұрын
Oh boy. Was this FUNNY!! How come today's comedy isn't as good as this?
@jamesjay53432 жыл бұрын
RIP Mike. This song may belong to Linda but she couldn't have done it without you.
@ChampagneCraig5 жыл бұрын
Thank you SO much, Mike Nesmith !
@JudeEzzie12 жыл бұрын
This is why I love Mike and that he is my absolute favourite! So adorable!! One of his biggest songs and he stumbles through it LOVE!!!! :D
@1967sanfrancisco13 жыл бұрын
I love that suit! And how he can rock the hat and the suit so well. And the wink always kills me!!! ;p
@diamond1013712 жыл бұрын
i like mike for his faces singing and personality he is funny and a fave :)
@TheIkkap11 жыл бұрын
this was funny, Mike Nesmith actually wrote this song "Different Drum" it was a smash number one hit sung by Linda Ronstadt. It is what started her career.
@dbwindhorst12 жыл бұрын
RIP, "Michael Blessing"
@GingerGilligan9 жыл бұрын
I think the reason why I like Mike so much is because he was so sweet and bubbly and at the same time, absolutely, SMOKIN' HOT!!!!!!!!!! Perfect combo!!!!!!
@raintalonwindclan11 жыл бұрын
Mike is so adorable here!
@mssolitare2 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Mike. Just can’t believe you’re gone.😓😓😓😓🤦🏽♀️
@grt7311 жыл бұрын
I see something new I love in this everytime I watch it! He is just so adorable! I love watching his left hand on the guitar and how he does his eyes....This is just precious...
@mibeatleman67672 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace, Michael Nesmith 🕯
@ncb64872 жыл бұрын
Bye, Bye Papa Nez. We miss you
@suzieseashellsrule782111 жыл бұрын
He is way way too funny- Loved that WINK! LOL :)
@crazysingingchick14 жыл бұрын
Oh YEAH! I remember this... when I was little, I didn't know that he had written this song, and thought that he was just parodying the Stone Poneys' song. This is even funnier now that I'm and adult and know better. The wink always made me crack up.
@mikemickypeterdavy2 жыл бұрын
I always thought Michael Nesmith was the funniest Monkee. I love the wink and acting like he doesn't know the words to his own song. Just hilarious
@joeldecoster88163 жыл бұрын
Was totally obsessed with the monkees, and taped every episoed on a reel to reel tape recorder, wishing a video recorder was invented, and watched their reruns and played their tunes long after they broke up. I tried to find anything I could about them, and decided that when I turned 18 i would marry Mike, even if I had to break up his marriage! Well, that didnt happen, because David Bowie came along .lol Never in my wikdest dreams would there be such a thing as the internet , and I can relive my childhood crush any time I want,!
@megarouge200113 жыл бұрын
@monkeemen1 Ditto. Mike's winks made me weak in the knees as a teenager.
@aliciashappyplace6 жыл бұрын
Me too! I remember rushing the stage at a Monkees concert in Oakland, California when I was a pre-teen. I made it right up to the edge of the stage and Mike looked down at me and winked. I could have died happy right then!
@nakaba232 жыл бұрын
Thank you Michael!
@lakhsmichatterjee5499 жыл бұрын
by far the best version of this song, thank you Billy Roy Hodstetter ;)
@jooleepadoolie10 жыл бұрын
Love it! So happy to have been a young girl during the time of the Monkees. Innocent fun, and even then, I KNEW they were talented. Just saw Mike perform this at 71 yrs old in Phoenixville, PA. Bittersweet.
@franktaconelli9095 Жыл бұрын
wow…never saw this…great song; great songwriter
@GingerGilligan9 жыл бұрын
I had always thought Beatles > Monkees. Better looking, more talented, etc. Then recently I saw a video "recommended" to me of the Monkees screen tests. I have been absolutely obsessed with the Monkees since then. I've never really watched their show much before, now I watch an episode on YT every day. What's really embarrassing is I now have a secret crush on Mike Nesmith's younger self. What do I do? I'm too old for this! :)
@GingerGilligan9 жыл бұрын
It's not really a secret anymore, I can't keep something like that a secret forever! I love the guys with side-swept bangs and sideburns. *drool*
@SinnieS89 жыл бұрын
OH MY GOSH SAME HERE I always do this XD I had a crush on John Lennon's younger self and my friend recommended The Monkees to me a week ago. I didn't think much of them at first but now I watch several episodes each day and I love love LOVE Mike!
@teddysterriertales7 жыл бұрын
You are not alone with the 1960s Mike Nesmit crush. I might still be planning our wedding! haha
@lucakat92625 жыл бұрын
@@teddysterriertales Mike was always my sister's favorite one too.😊
@luisacata043 жыл бұрын
OMG you're describing my life rigth now!!
@joeldecoster88163 жыл бұрын
i have seen this 10 times this week!
@grantsager62382 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike!!!
@phenomenal6812 жыл бұрын
This one cracks me up every time I see it!!
@judycolson60477 жыл бұрын
This was shown on TV just before Linda Ronstadt's version was released which put this song on the map. And also prompted her to leave the Stone Poneys to pursue a solo career which didn't come about fully until 1974's break-out album "Heart Like A Wheel". She didn't get recognition for the song though... even as she was the solo voice in it. The credit went to the band she was in at the time, the Stone Poneys. Good song.
@peetwine40185 жыл бұрын
I've got 4 albums she released before Heart Like a Wheel and she was touring for years before that record
@charlesaguilar83018 жыл бұрын
Excellant performance!! Mike Nesmith!!
@lisabrown1246 жыл бұрын
This cracks me up every time I see it
@Flowmotion10009 жыл бұрын
The Monkees were excellent. Absolutely no comparison with faux groups of today, as sometimes suggested. They were vivid, expressive and very funny.
@liner011f76 жыл бұрын
Yep.
@BabyBoomerChannel5 жыл бұрын
They should be in the R&R hall of fame but never will. They were much more real then many acts already in the HoF
@AllMixedUp31214 жыл бұрын
thats the best solo ever!!
@1234crackerboxpalace12 жыл бұрын
I didn't even know Mike sings Different Drums there ! TOO AMAZING !!!
@ElDanoLectro2 жыл бұрын
Mike hosted and played a lot of open mics in Texas back in his early 'Michael Blessing' days; there's clips of some '64-'65 San Antonio showcases here on KZfaq. And you can see in this that he's been that guy on stage and had definitely SEEN and studied others who were that guy. Pitch-perfect sendup of an open mic "folk singer," and I gotta say, The Monkees TV show was often filled with glorious satire.
@MaskedMarvyl10 жыл бұрын
lol! Great catch! I never would have noticed him sneaking in "different drum" on the show! If you've never seen "Elephant Parts" by Michael Nesmith, rent/buy it. He proves he's just as funny as anyone else out there....
@carocatho12 жыл бұрын
I know!!! Same for me :D Mike's winks and smirks are for me like any of the cute faces Davy made for all of the other girls. Mike sweat sexyness :D
@acasanova17774 жыл бұрын
There's a Monkees show marathon on TV right now, and I'm loving it 💕💕
@KittyinVA12 жыл бұрын
Gawd I love Mike! This was so well done, so funny. What a mass of contradictions makes up Michael Nesmith. Poet, artist, comedian, visionary, who also punched a hole in a wall and cheated on his first wife. Still, the Mike of my 12 year old vision of The Monkees is clear in my mind and heart.
@coasting7 жыл бұрын
This is still my favorite rendition of this song.
@lynettebr13 жыл бұрын
i saw this ep on tv 2 days ago. it makes me laugh every time
@gigimc7 жыл бұрын
such a hottie! my favorite Monkee
@acasanova17774 жыл бұрын
My favorite Monkee too❤
@written1212 жыл бұрын
I forgot just how charming(even if adoringly charming is not Cary Grant charming) were. This bit is a delight. It's definitely "solid foam", comedically speaking.
@5967malibu2 жыл бұрын
RIP Michael Nesmith
@jubalcalif91002 жыл бұрын
So funny ! All four of the Monkees indeed did have great comedic timing ! And talented musicians too ! Thanks so much for sharing this cool clip with us !!
@alanwhit87704 жыл бұрын
Monkees wouldn't record this great song so Mike parodied it ... classy!
@sambradley19685 жыл бұрын
He wrote the song, it was Linda Ronstadt's 1st hit single.
@DannerPlace10 ай бұрын
Also cool because Mike Nesmith wrote that song (before the Monkees) and Linda Ronstadt had a career-making hit with it.
@1967sanfrancisco13 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh! Mikes wink! *dies*
@sarahyespdx42222 жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace, genius Nez
@cherylthommo1 Жыл бұрын
He was my absolute favourite!
@justaswell2237 жыл бұрын
Interesting talented dude. An unimportant little tune that became mighty when the girl (Linda) wrapped her pipes around it. Thanks Nez, gracias to Ronstadt.
@ericdee68022 жыл бұрын
LMAO, he reminded me of Roy Clark when he would put on the amateur embarrassed stage fright act!. Rest in Peace Nez, thank you for the awesome memories you shared with everyone!🙏✌️
@lynettebr13 жыл бұрын
Haha this is hilarious. I love his wink lol
@rjkral15 жыл бұрын
this is totally and utterly brilliant!!
@UnstoppableSusan13 жыл бұрын
This absolutely cracks me up. :) Mike and his little wink. Bwaaahahahahahaaa!
@michaelg30745 жыл бұрын
Amazing that what started out as a "gag" turned into such a rich, vibrant song in the hands of a talent Like Linda who saw the merit in the song.
@rainey27642 жыл бұрын
It didn’t start as a gag. Michael brought it to the producer because he wanted it on the show and the producer said no. He offered it to Linda Rondstadt who made it a hit. But he got the song in the show anyway because he was good like that!
@lucakat92622 жыл бұрын
Mike was so funny in this. I love the wink and just look at Davey when Mike is finished: he's laughing hysterically. I sure do miss these two as well as Peter. RIP to Mike, Davey and Peter!🌺
@silenceisgoldn8 жыл бұрын
adorable
@thomasdykstra100 Жыл бұрын
Though the Monkees were never to officially record Nesmith's "Different Drum" (as Mike had hoped and requested), he managed to surreptitiously slide it in--though with a virtually unrecognizable "arrangement"...
@battlestarmarc3 жыл бұрын
Mike was so funny parodying his own song !!
@adrianagallicchio5266 жыл бұрын
My daily laugh 😂 !
@MISSEDHERSIR15 жыл бұрын
it's my favorite linda ronstant song.
@oscarin132 жыл бұрын
I started listening to The Monkees in 2016 when I was in high school. I kind of forgot about them until I heard of Mike's death last month. Since I was quite clueless about the band I never knew that Mike had made other albums and now that I started listening to them I feel bad that I missed out on such a great singer-songwriter when he was alive. But Different Drum had been a favourite song of mine for many months now, and I never knew that he was the original writer. So I feel somewhat relieved by that. Rest in peace, Davy, Peter and Michael
@tamaraclaw Жыл бұрын
Always makes me smile or laugh
@nanook87212 жыл бұрын
Just another facet of Nez magic…
@MareShoop2 жыл бұрын
RIP Billy Roy Hodstetter 💕❤️💕
@DasGoldenBoy5 жыл бұрын
A TOmmy Smothers vibe going on her by Mike.
@Chocobear55512 жыл бұрын
That was hilarious! After Davy, Mike is my favorite. :)