An infinite number of songs can each be THE greatest record ever made, as long as they take turns. I like that idea so much I'm writing a book about it. And I'm promoting that book with a weekly video series, discussing each of the book's chosen tracks one by one.
I felt like it was time to skip around in the book's Table Of Contents, so this week's video rant jumps ahead to The Monkees and "The Girl I Knew Somewhere." This Michael Nesmith tune was the B-side of The Monkees' 1967 # 2 single "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You," but it also made the Top 40 as well, and it was featured on the TV series. Here's the song, and here's my rant:
"The Girl I Knew Somewhere" is one of two Monkees songs tentatively scheduled for discussion in the GREM! book. The other Monkees song in the book is "Porpoise Song (Theme From Head)," and if I decide to narrow the discussion to just one Monkees track, then "Porpoise Song" will stay and "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" will go. For now, they're both in the book until I decree otherwise. As noted in the video rant, no less a Monkees authority than Micky Dolenz once shared my original "Girl I Knew Somewhere" on his own Facebook page, so, y'know, hey-hey! That's a strong argument in favor of using both songs. We'll see.
If you dig whatever the hell it is I'm doing in these weekly videos, please subscribe to my YouTube channel. NEXT WEEK: we'll jump off that bridge when we get to it. Hmmm...that may sound like a tease for "Porpoise Song," but it's not. In the mean time, I thank you for joining me for this week's video in The Greatest Record Ever Made!
THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: The Monkees, "The Girl I Knew Somewhere"
GREM! # 18: Melanie with the Edwin Hawking Singers, "Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)"
GREM! # 17: The Romantics, "What I Like About You"
GREM! # 16: The Hollies, "I Can't Let Go"
GREM! # 14: Crazy Elephant, "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'"
GREM! # 13: Neil Diamond, "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show"
GREM! # 12: Little Richard, "The Girl Can't Help It"
GREM! # 11: Eytan Mirsky, "This Year's Gonna Be Our Year"
GREM! # 10: The Monkees, "Riu Chiu"
GREM! # 9: Patti Smith, "Gloria"
GREM! # 8: Big Mama Thornton, "Hound Dog"
GREM! # 7: Elvis Presley, "Heartbreak Hotel"
GREM! # 6: The Sex Pistols,"God Save The Queen"
GREM! # 5: Dusty Springfield,"I Only Want To Be With You"
GREM! # 4: Chuck Berry, "Promised Land"
GREM! # 3: Baron Daemon and the Vampires, "The TransylvaniaTwist"
GREM! # 2: Badfinger, "Baby Blue"
GREM! # 1: The Ramones, "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?
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