“Daydream Believer” – The Monkees - Bass Cover - (Bass Tab & Lyrics) FRANKS BASS COVERS

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“Daydream Believer” – The Monkees - Bass Cover - (Bass Tab & Lyrics) FRANKS BASS COVERS

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Released October 25, 1967 from the album "The Birds, The Bees & the Monkees".

Only a month after its release was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies.

The song was written by John Stewart, and the record was produced by Chip Douglas.
Stewart was a member of The Kingston Trio from 1961 to 1967.

John Stewart's original lyric in the 2nd verse was "Now you know how funky love can be." The show's producers had never heard the word, thought it might be dirty, and had it changed to "happy."

The single reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1967, remaining there for four weeks, and peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart.

It was the Monkees' last No. 1 hit in the U.S.

All four Monkees appear on the track; in addition to the lead vocals by Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith plays lead guitar, Peter Tork plays piano and Micky Dolenz sings backing vocals.

Tork created the piano introduction, and the orchestral arrangement was created by Shorty Rogers

It's the only song on the album featuring all members of the band, and the only song featuring Tork at all.

"Daydream Believer" (1967) stayed at #1 for 4 weeks

Between 1966-1968 The Monkees placed 6 singles in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and three made it to #1: "Last Train To Clarksville" - 1966, "I'm A Believer"- 1966, "Daydream Believer"-1967.

The song was covered by Anne Murray in 1979. Her version reached #3 on the US Country chart and #12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Micky Dolenz is the only surviving member of the Monkees.

Did you know:
Bette Nesmith Graham was a secretary in Dallas and a single mother raising her son, Michael.

As a secretary she was tired of retyping a letter when a mistake was made and that lead her to concoct a water-based paint that matched the stationary in the office and bottled it.

She would initially name it “Mistake Out” in 1956. She soon renamed it to Liquid Paper and business boomed.

In 1979 Bette Nesmith sold Liquid Paper to Gillette for…$47.5 million.
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