
Cheer up sleepy jean tv#
The TV has several channels, with selections updated twice a week. If the mood strikes you, click on the juke box to access and listen to the 50+ free online songs there. The Pass the Paisley Groove Pad is a resting stop, a place to chill out and listen to the featured song on the stereo. To a daydream believer and a homecoming queen?”įor more songs by The Monkees: “ Last Train to Clarksville” and “ I’m a Believer.”Ĭheck Out The Groove Pad for More 1960s Music Oh, and our good times start and end without dollar one to spend You once thought of me as a white knight on his steed To a daydream believer and a homecoming queen? “Oh, I could hide ‘neath the wings of the bluebird as she singsīut it rings and I rise wipe the sleep out of my eyesĬheer up, sleepy Jean, oh what can it mean Here are the lyrics to “Daydream Believer” by The Monkees: Of course, time moved on and things changed. Strangely enough, they sold more than 75 million records worldwide, and at the point in 1967 when The Monkees were at the height of their fame, they had outsold The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined. They were to be an imaginary band who wanted to be The Beatles but were not that successful. The Monkees were formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by Robert “Bob” Rafelson and Bert Schneider specifically for the television show The Monkees. “Daydream Believer” was also on their 1968 album The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees. Singles Chart, #2 in Australia and Norway, #7 in Austria, #4 in Germany and Japan, #8 in Belgium, and #10 in Switzerland.

Billboard Hot 100 and in Ireland, #5 on the U.K. The orchestral arrangement was by jazz musician Shorty Rogers It was released as a single in 1967 and became an international hit. Davy Jones was on lead vocals, Michael Nesmith was on lead guitar, Peter Tork was on piano, and Micky Dolenz did the backing vocals. All four members of The Monkees were on the track. Chip Douglas, who produced The Monkees, thought it could be a hit for them. It was offered to We Five and Spanky and Our Gang, but they turned it down.


The song “Daydream Believer” was written by John Stewart of The Kingston Trio.
