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1965

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Davy & Peter on Stage, 1967. Photographed by Bill Chadwick

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Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz during the taping of 33 ⅓ Revolutions Per Monkee, 1968; photo 2 via the Reelin’ In The Years Photo Archive.

Q: “The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees sessions was a productive time in the studio for The Monkees. However, none of your stuff like ‘Lady’s Baby’ and ‘Tear The Top Right Off My Head’ made it to the album. How come?” Peter Tork: “To tell you truth… I… I never was able in those days particularly — I’m getting better at it these days — but in those days I was almost entirely unable to fight for what I saw as quality. If I didn’t get somebody fighting on my behalf then it didn’t, just didn’t come to pass. And none of the other guys was much interested in supporting my sense of quality, they had their own agendas and each one of them… I mean, not that I was left out in this regard, no one of us really supported any of the others except that, that I like to think that I tried to support Micky in a way which, for some reason, he never did pick up on. I mean, I think that Micky has a certain kind of genius that he was never able to acknowledge in himself. But be any of that as it may, I just basically think that I wasn’t feeling a part of anymore already by that point, I’d already felt like I was odd man out, and of course I quit almost immediately thereafter. In fact, I think it’s The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees that has some tunes that were recorded after I quit.” Q: “Peter, what’s the one thing you remember the most about The Birds & The Bees album?” PT: “The thing I remember off Birds & Bees is that on the back, they had, you know, the four-petaled flower with the individual pictures, and each person put down a message. But I had a, like, almost a scowl on my face and I just didn’t have any message at all. That was me feeling… feeling, like, feeling pretty punk about the whole idea. I was — I was not happy. Not a happy Monkee in those days.” - Headquarters radio, September 1989

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George Harrison with Peter Tork and Bill Chadwick in Kinfauns, Esher (1967)

"I first met George at Mama Cass’s house in Los Angeles, then we met again at a get-together at the Speakeasy Club in London. He was kind enough to invite me and my pal Bill Chadwick out to his house, and to take us to visit Ringo later that day. He was as kind and as gentle a man as you could imagine." - Peter Tork, Liverpool Echo (2011)

"The Monkees are still finding out who they are, and they seem to be improving as performers each time I see them. When they've got it all sorted out, they may be the greatest." - George Harrison

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“What do The Monkees sound like..?”

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The Monkees Archives —

“If I Knew”

By Davy Jones & Bill Chadwick / 1969

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SATURDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO + BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BILL CHADWICK): “If I Knew” by Davy Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGyZrDB8b9c Bill Chadwick has an integral role in the Monkees story, from playing with pre-Monkees Mike Nesmith to appearing in the TV show to singing/performing on their recording sessions to co-writing songs. “If I Knew” was composed by Bill Chadwick and Davy Jones, and it was first issued on THE MONKEES PRESENT album in 1969. That version was in a bossa nova style, but when Davy and I revisited it in 1994, we went for a “Philly-Soul/Hall & Oates meets 10cc vibe.” It was mixed by John Bechdel (Killing Joke, Ministry) and Rusty Richards (Chuckii Booker, Brian Wilson). Out of all the songs we were working on at the time, this was the first mix that really floored us. Uma Robin Mackey calls it “sublime.” Meanwhile, HB BC and thank you for your years of faithful music-making.

Personnel:

Davy Jones: percussion, songwriting & vocals

Johnny J. Blair: arrangement, bass, electronic drums, guitar, keyboards, production, harmony vocals, remastering (2021) & video-making (2021)

Bill Chadwick: songwriting

John Bechdel: mixing

Rusty Richards: drum program & mixing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGyZrDB8b9c

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New video! Davy Jones "If I Knew" #davyjones #monkees #johnnyjblair #billchadwick #phillysoul #hallandoates #10cc #singersongwriter #johnbechdel #rustyrichards #pennsylvania