Mike Nesmith R.I.P.

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Mike Nesmith R.I.P.

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I was very saddened to hear that Mike Nesmith lead singer of The Monkees has passed away aged 78. I loved The Monkees TV show since I first saw it and Nesmith was always one of my favourite members. Outside The Monkees he also had many hits. Here's a great track from 1972 (although he actually wrote it for someone else in the mid 1960s).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA5scf8RpCI
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Yes, I was sad to see that. I think there's only Micky left now. :(
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Mike Nesmith RIP.
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The Monkees were my pin-up groups in the 60's. I just loved them and had all their record albums. Davy was my favourite, and as Katharine says, only Micky Dolenz is left now from the group.

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Does anybody remember Micky Dolenz, then acting as Micky Braddock, in the early 1960s tv series, Circus Boy?
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RIP, Mike, another childhood hero lost
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RIP Mike Nesmith.
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I particularly like this one by Mike - the version I know is on a CD the Monkees released when they reformed for a while about 20 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6NYFkzv71E
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RIP Mike Nesmith. While I was not a great 'fan by any means, as a child I did watch their TV show almost every week. Sad to think that Micky Dolenz is now the only one left from the group.
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