It seems that there has been a bit of a need for singers in that big concert venue in the sky, what with Amy and then Whitney being called up recently and now poor Davy Jones. I watched The Monkees programmes when they were shown for the first time in the 1960s. They were the American answer to The Beatles and we all loved them. A later generation fell in love with them when the programmes were given another airing in the 1980s.
I saw Davy Jones on TV recently and he looked hale and hearty so the news of his death tonight was quite a shock, so sad, and really he was so young at just 66. On the radio they played a medley of Monkees hits and for each one I was thinking – that was a great song! I’ve chosen Daydream Believer because the video shows Davy Jones at his best.
I was one of the 1980’s generation watching The Monkees. I watched the show every day after school along with The Brady Bunch and Gilligan’s Island. I was so sad to hear about Davy Jones – he was a big part of my childhood.
Anbolyn,
I watched them again in the 1980s, I’m sure they’d still be enjoyed now, just good, daft fun. I liked Davy because he was the wee one in the Monkees family – just like me in mine!
I loved the Monkees when I was a kid in the 60’s and of course was crazy for Davey! We just never know what tomorrow holds for any of us. My mom always said ‘they go in three’s’.
Peggy Ann,
Yes it makes you think that you shouldn’t put off doing anything. Whether it’s disasters or just buses, they always seem to come in threes. Let’s hope that’s the last one for a good while!
I watched The Monkees in the 1960’s, too, and loved them, especially Davy. While channel surfing not too long ago, I found a channel that was airing the shows and stayed to watch a couple of episodes. I still thought they were hilarious. Very sad that Davy’s gone.
Joan,
Maybe they’ll start airing them on ordinary TV again now. I had forgotten that Davy had been born in Manchester and was a child actor on programmes like Z Cars and Coronation Street. Mind you he didn’t look much different then because he didn’t grow very much taller.
I keep saying I will have to turn the TV on a bit more often. I hadn’t heard about Davy. How sad. I loved the Monkees too, and Davy in particular. Yes, Katrina, live for the day, I say too! I’d like to see some of the programmes again!
Evee,
You can’t have had your radio on either. I imagine you are all too busy having fun in Peebles to bother with TV! It would be cheap telly for the Beeb if they showed them again. I wonder if the younger generation would enjoy them now.
I love the Monkees and was so sad yesterday to hear of his death. He was my favorite Monkee.
Stefanie,
I think he was my favourite too, although I remember I had a wee soft spot for Mike Nessmith.
It’s simply awful that all of these young people are dying. A heart attack at 66?
I always thought Davy Jones was a cutie, but, alas I was too old to properly enjoy The Monkees. My younger brother and his crew adored them, and I’d catch a glance now and then, but a person of 14 was not to be caught dead admitting publicly that she liked them.
Still, I feel sad at his passing. Too damn young.
Judith
Judith,
It is too young and it really annoys me that politicians are always saying that we are all living a lot longer now. It just isn’t true, a few people might but I know a lot of folk who have shuffled off extremely early.
I was about 10 when The Monkees were at their height, the perfect age I think! By the time I was 13 it was T Rex and Bowie!
My crush was on Peter Tork, but I always went for the gentle, folkie ones. Did love Davey’s sense of humor though. He was younger than my husband. Makes me nervous…
Pearl,
I know what you mean, it’s always a wee bit unnerving when people die suddenly like that. I would have thought that he would have had regular health check ups too.
I was one of the generation of the 80s that watched it and I also got to serve Davy Jones in the cinema where I worked as he lived locally to me for a while.
A sad loss.
Jo,
Well, that’s what I call a ‘claim to fame’, I had an idea that he lived in England for a while.