Listen to the Band

About Listen to the Band

"Listen to the Band" is a song by The Monkees that was released on Colgems single #5004 on April 26, 1969. Written by Michael Nesmith, it is the first time Nesmith sang lead vocals on a Monkees A-side single. "Listen to the Band" was first heard on The Monkees television special 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee as a live performance with Peter Tork making his last appearance before leaving the Monkees. The one-hour special aired on NBC on April 14, 1969. The song was written during Nesmith's RCA Nashville sessions and was recorded on June 1, 1968. It was completed on December 9, 1968 at RCA studios in Los Angeles with a horn section added to the track (arranged by Shorty Rogers). The revised single went to No. 63 on the Billboard chart. "Listen to the Band" was included on The Monkees record album The Monkees Present, released on Colgems 117 on October 11, 1969. The album version runs 2 minutes and 45 seconds, 15 seconds longer than the single version. The Monkees were by now a trio (Micky Dolenz, Nesmith, and Davy Jones), with Peter Tork having left in December 1968. more »

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Hey hey mercy woman
Plays a song and no one listens
I need help I'm falling again
Yeah, play the drum a little bit louder
Tell me I can live without her
If I only listen to the band
Listen to the band

Whoa weren't they good
They made me happy
I think I can make it alone

Whoa-oh mercy woman
Plays a song and no one listens
I need help I'm falling again
Yeah, play the drum a little louder
Tell me I can live without her 
If I only listen to the band
Listen to the band

Whoah weren't they good
They made me happy
I think I can make it alone

Yeah mercy woman
Plays a song and no one listens
I need help I'm falling again
Yeah, play the drum a little louder
Tell me I can live without her 
Now that I have listened to the band

Oh, weren't they good
They made me happy
I think I can make it alone

Whoa-oh mercy woman
Plays a song and nobody listenin'
I need help I'm falling again
Play the drum a little louder, Johnny
Tell me I can live without her 
Now that I have listen to the band
My my

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Michael Nesmith

Robert Michael Nesmith (born December 30, 1942) is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, best known as a member of the musical group The Monkees and co-star of The Monkees TV series (1966-1968). Nesmith is notable as a songwriter, including "Different Drum" (sung by Linda Ronstadt with the Stone Poneys), and as executive producer of the cult film Repo Man (1984). He also is credited with creating the genre of the music video. In 1981, Nesmith won the first Grammy Award given for Video of the Year for his hour-long television show, Elephant Parts. more »

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