USA - The Monkees make a comeback

Описание: (5 Aug 1996) T/I: 10:03:28
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Monkees / New York / 4 aug / ENT1.
The Monkees swing back into action
The Monkees, TV's first video band, are back on the road to celebrate their 30th Anniversary with a reunion tour. The band that scored hits like " I'm a believer," " Last Train To Clarksville" and " Daydream Believer." were always an unprecedented show business phenomenon, chosen by audition to form a band for a TV show. They became so popular as a band that they had many worldwide hits, and sold more then 65 million records. The Monkees 30th Anniversary reunion tour kicked off in early June and spans the United States from coast-to-coast with concerts in over 50 cities.. The Monkees are Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, the missing member is Mike Nesmith.
SHOWS :
EXT THEATRE ; FANS WITH POSTER ; PEOPLE GOING IN ; T-SHIRT SALES ; YOUNG FAN SOT ; T-SHIRT; PEOPLE BUYING GOODS ; BAND ONSTAGE ; C/A AUDIENCE ; GROUP PERFORM ; SOT DAVEY JONES ; GROUP PERFORM ; SOT DAVEY JONES ; GROUP PERFORM ; SOT FROM YOUNG GIRL FANS ; SOT JONES ; GROUP PERFORM ; GROUP LEAVES STAGE.
TRANSCRIPT:
FAN:I LIKE THE MONKEES A LOT.
INTERVIEWER: WHO TURNED YOU ON TO THEM?
FAN: MY DAD, HE'S AN OLDIE FREAK.
DAVY JONES: WE WERE NEVER GREAT MUSICIANS, OR GREAT SINGERS OR GREAT COMEDIANS OR GREAT AT ANY PARTICULAR THING WE DID. WE WERE JUST I BELIEVE FOUR GUYS THAT HAD A GREAT JOB AND WE JUST TOOK THE BEST OF WHAT WE HAD AND WE USED OUR TALENTS ACCORDINGLY AND WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT, THERE ARE FLAWS IN EVERYBODY'S PERFORMANCE, IN EVERYBODY'S TALENT, BUT THE AUDIENCE DON'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THAT - WE ARE STILL FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH BUT 30 YEARS HAVE GONE BY.
DAVY JONES2: WELL IT'S ALWAYS BEEN SOMEBODY THAT SUGGESTED IT AND WE'VE ALWAYS SAY " MAKE US AN OFFER ". WELL NOBODY ACTUALLY MADE US AN OFFER THIS TIME, SO WE ALL TALKED AND SAID "WHY DON'T WE GO IN THE THE STUDIO AND CUT AN ALBUM", THAT WAS MICKY, MIKE, PETER AND MYSELF. THEN MIKE SAID,"HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO ON TOUR, NOT RIGHT NOW ANYWAY SINGING THE OLD MATERIAL", AND WE SAID,"WE NEED TO GO OUT THERE AND LAY SOME FOUNDATIONS, SOME GROUNDWORK, TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WE ARE AROUND AND THERE IS GONNA BE AN ALBUM COMING, TO COME OUT WILLY NILLY AND JUST PUT AN ALBUM OUT 30 YEARS LATER WOULD BE A DIFFICULT THING TO DO".
DAVY JONES 3: WE LOVE " PLEASANT VALLEY" AND " I'M A BELIEVER", AND "DAYDREAM BELIEVER" AND "LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE" AND "LITTLE BIT ME ", ALL THOSE TUNES WE HAD HITS WITH AND WE'LL ALWAYS CONTINUE TO SING THEM, YOU CAN'T IMAGINE GOING TO HEAR PAUL MCCARTNEY AND HE DOESN'T SING "YESTERDAY" OR MICK JAGGER NOT SINGING "SATISFACTION", BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF HITS THAT WE ENJOY TO DO, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER TUNES WE'D LIKE TO DO.
FANS: HE'S FIFTY AND STILL LOOKING GOOD.
DAVY JONES 4: WELL THE AUDIENCE WANT TO SEE THAT, THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE FOUR OLD GUYS SCRATCHING THEIR BUMS, AND WALKING AROUND AS IF THEY DON'T WANT TO BE THERE, WE JUST GO AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. HAVE A GREAT TIME FOLKS, COME AND SEE US.

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