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| I loathed the New Monkees in 1986 |
1986 was before call ID, call block and *69. In other words, there was nothing you could do when you got a random prank or evil call. I remember a man called our family home and went off on me for talking smack about this AWESOME new show. Dude, you're a man and I'm 13 1/2, what the hell?
Let's face it, nobody likes anything that's redone. Remember New Coke? How insulting is it to any band, even a prefab group like The Monkees, to release a NEW version? Imagine the New U2 or the New REM? Eww! For more info on what The New Monkees were all about, check out The New Monkees Wiki page.
Here's a clip to refresh your memory... For the younger readers, check it out anyway and hope nobody ever redoes your favorite band.
18 comments:
Ok, just found your blog and am totally tickled at the similarities! Grew up on Long Island, graduated HS in 1990, wearing the same size, loving the Monkees (yes, I even attempted to love the new ones...), and geeking out on all the remember this and that stuff on here. I found you while searching for EG socks and GEAR bags. Thanks for the huge smile I have on my face right now!
This post made me laugh out loud. Great title, too.
I vaguely remember the "New Monkees" but that's a lot of mullets....
Totally agree with you here. Glad you were the outspoken thirteen year old willing to tell the truth!
What the heck was that??? I have no memory, whatsoever and for once... I'm good with it! Yikes!
I totally agree with you! I wasn't all that fond of the "Old" Monkees either though...
brutal.
You are oh-so-right-on, Ally. I never saw a single episode, never heard of them, never even knew about a "new" monkees - but if this clip was any indication of what they were like, it would have been torture to try to watch even one episode.
I do, however, take exception to your statement that "nobody likes anything that's redone". I'd take me a "new and redone" Camaro, Mustang, Charger... you get my drift. :) But when it comes to bands, I certainly agree. What were they thinking?
I totally missed this, because I was 9 for most of that year, but I was a *real* Monkees fan and I would have agreed that it sucked. Just like New Coke did!
I don't remember them at all. After watching the clip, I'm glad I don't...
I never got into the Monkees anyway, so I guess I wasn't missing out.
I never got into the Monkees anyway, so I guess I wasn't missing out.
I fully agree too. I forgot about the. I refused to watch/listen to them. There was only one group of Monkees!
xoRobyn
My sisters protected me from them. I think they thought I was too young for that monstrosity.
I never even realised there were any New Monkees! :D
You remember when Coke came out with the 'new formula'? Gosh. That was a scary time.
And number two on the list was this debacle.
I remember this.
And hey,hey...they weren't the Monkees!
I'm so happy I don't remember them!! I swear if anyone tries to re-do the backstreet boys I will be pissed! lol =P
Melanie's Randomness
I remember that article I think! I hated them too!!! Were they also published in Parade or one of those other New York newspapers?
I remember the regular Monkees article and a friend of mine had your magazine you put out
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