#toni basil

[ozzybutweirdthistime]

toni basil destroys davy jones with her psionic mind beam, circa. 1968

[campyourstyle]

TONI BASIL by STEVEN ARNOLD in an unused concept for her 1981 album, "word of mouth."

[iotaqizm]

Years ago I knew a girl She was her dad’s entire world But when her daddy went away It was such a rainy day That her little life unfurled

a scene from Head (1968) in mine & @banned-from-kansas’s girlmonkees verse! process shots, close ups, etc under the cut:

close-ups of toni and mary (davy):

original sketch + final painting with guidelines (tysm to @ramgirlpaul for helping me with guidelines…)

lastly, the article text:

Hey Hey, They’re The Monkees…and people say they’re sticking around! While their show may have ended after only two seasons, The Monkees—Mary Jones, Alice Tork, Michelle Nesmith, and Micky Dolenz—are back in business. And nothing says it like their groovy new movie, HEAD.

The film is jam-packed with everything you could want from The Monkees: action, humor, and best of all, music! HEAD also features six all-new songs, with nifty songwriters like H. Nilsson and Carole King. You’ll find that three of the songs are even written by The Monkees themselves!

“El” shows off her rhymes and love for Bo Diddley in “Circle Sky,” and Alice provided a rare two songs to the HEAD soundtrack: “Can You Dig It,” which she graciously gave to her friend Micky to sing, and “Do I Have To Do This All Over Again?”, which she sings herself. 

Check out The Monkees’ new long-playing album: these exciting new songs, plus 7 additional tracks and one zany adaptation of their classic theme. HEAD is available now, wherever records are sold.

[trexalicious]

So of course I like all of these songs. My husband still sings me 99 Luftballons in German...❤️

[itstwue-itstwue]

Daddy’s Song entered my brain and has stayed there since.

[zafojones]

Toni Basil in an unused concept photo for her 1981 album Word of Mouth, photo by Steven Arnold

[filmaticbby]

Five Easy Pieces (1970) dir. Bob Rafelson

[banjotheturtle]

Mindy Flare Fanart