Posted on 07/22/2008 3:59:39 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Nah, the Beatles had talent. It’s more of a Bobby Sherman thing...
BTW, great spot by the McCain team there.
They need to hit the university professors next.
This kind of thing needs to be outed, and it doesn’t just benefit McCain.
Any response I put together here would be homophobic, bigoted and racist, resulting in a ZOT and obligatory ban.
Bobby Sherman had talent, Barack is Milli Vanilli.
LOL, there you go.
bfl
The Cult of Personality
Look into my eyes, what do you see?
Cult of personality
I know your anger, I know your dreams
I’ve been everything you want to be
I’m the cult of personality
Like Mussolini and Kennedy
I’m the cult of personality
Cult of personality
Cult of personality
Neon lights, a Nobel prize
The mirror speaks, the reflection lies
You don’t have to follow me
Only you can set me free
I sell the things you need to be
I’m the smiling face on your T.V.
I’m the cult of personality
I exploit you still you love me
I tell you one and one makes three
I’m the cult of personality
Like Joseph Stalin and Gandhi
I’m the cult of personality
Cult of personality
Cult of personality
Neon lights a Nobel prize
A leader speaks, that leader dies
You don’t have to follow me
Only you can set you free
You gave me fortune
You gave me fame
You me power in your gods name
I’m every person you need to be
I’m the cult of personality
Look into my eyes, what do you see?
Cult of personality
Cult of personality
Cult of personality……..
JC
... or The Monkeys; a totally synthetic media creation. (It's not racist to use the word 'monkey', is it?)
The Monkee's were underrated, and they were a great group and had a lot of great songs.
Not unless you’re slapping it. LMAO
I agree. The monkeys were a contrivance. I’ll be honest though, I’m not convinced the full Beatles progression was solely the brainchild of four individuals.
It’s that progression that separates the Beatles from any other group. I would venture to state that never in the history of music did a group transition from the simple stock songs they started with up through the complex symphonic ceiling like the Beatles did.
If they were the sole driving force behind that, it boggles the mind.
They were interesting musicians, but I’m not convinced they wrote all their own songs. They answered a casting call and won/earned the spots in the group.
Hey I like their music. I’m just being frank about them.
The video has been yanked from YouTube already!!
Also just a bit of trivia, Stephen Stills was supposed to have Peter Tork's role, but was rejected because he had bad teeth.
Sorry but I am a trivia junkie.
It was still there when I clicked the link.
The true “fifth” Beatle was producer George Martin. If the Beatles and George Martin had not crossed paths, popular music history would be very different.
I’m not immune to that argument. Thanks.
**They need to hit the university professors next.**
In my opinion their ads need to be Obama v. Obama
What Obamanation said then and what Obamamaniac says now.
It defeated Kerry. It will work again.
Here’s the worst Monkees video I could find...unremarkable except for the audio guy being a dead ringer for Brit Hume. :)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KIkCzs6KadI
Some info on the Monkees from Wikipedia:
# Had the top-charting American single of 1967 (”I’m a Believer”). (Billboard No 1 for 7 Weeks) with “Daydream Believer” tied for third.
# The Monkees reunion tour was the largest grossing tour of 1986.
# The Monkees outsold the Beatles and Elvis combined in 1967.
# First music artist to win two Emmy awards.
# Had 7 albums on the Billboard top 200 chart at the same time (6 were re-issues during 1986/87).
# The Monkees are one of only six artists achieving number-one hits in the United States and United Kingdom simultaneously
# More of The Monkees spent an amazing 70 weeks on the Billboard charts becoming the 12th biggest selling album of all time (Billboard.com).
# Four number one albums in a year span.
I wish we had a candidate that could actually loft an argument like that with impunity. The problem is, McCain has been all over the map too. So if he points out Obama’s flip-flops, it’s going to come right back in his own face in spades.
The only route open to McCain is to herald what Obama has said, and highlight how bad it is. There again, he’s got some whingdingers out there himself, but he can hope his worst ones won’t come back to haunt him. It’s somewhat safer, but still no perfect world.
Obama’s are worse for the nation, but McCain’s loom large when you realize his desires will turn into law easier than Obama’s will.
I've never liked Obama the Marxist but until recently I didn't completely understand that the guy was three sigmas below the mean on the IQ scale.
Just some more trivia, Jimi Hendrix actually was the opening act for The Monkees for the first few shows of the Monkees 1967 tour, that would be like The Doors as the opening act for The Carpenters.
Although talented, McCartney and Lennon had a LOT of help from George Martin and they would not have been nearly as good without him.
Regarding bambi, he is a total media creation and a complete empty suit, at least Sherman and the Monkees had some talent to work with, bambi makes a good prepared speech and that is it....beyond that he is a total zero. Chrissy Mathhews and all those bambi worshipers are absolutely pathetic. What a spectacle...unbelievable!
No, but it's racist to show a picture of one. Before you say it I know it's a chimp - not a monkey.
I agree. It is a spectacle and it reveals there is no objective professionalism left at all. These folks are in the tank, are thrilled to be, and the fact that the public knows is just icing on the cake.
I loved the Monkees when I was in middle school!! My cousins and I went to see them in concert in Mobile in 1967, and yes, they DID play their own instruments, even Davey, who played the tambourine. Peter and Mike were very good musicians.
I know that they didn't write most of their own songs, but not that many singers of that time did, either. I think "Pleasant Valley Sunday" was written by Carole King and Jerry Goffin, and "I'm A Believer" was written by Neil Diamond.
Totally agree. The Monkees were a very good band that got unfair criticism. Many bands used session musicians but they were singled out because they also had a TV show. Many groups including the Stones and ALL the motown groups did the same thing but no one seemed to care. To make it doubly worse the Monkees WANTED to play their own instruments but were not allowed.
I rented the TV show last year and my daughter went nuts for them, she has most of their CD's now and her friends also like them.
The monkeys were a contrivance.
MONKEES
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
;-)
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