This is from the cameo appearance of Frank Zappa in the movie "Head"
People made fun of the Monkees but they were TOTALLY IN ON THE JOKE!!
“Ditty Diego – War Chant,” a spoken word piece written by Jack Nicholson and recited in unison by all four members of the band over circus music, offers the movie’s thesis in typically blunt Nicholson/Monkees fashion:
Hey, hey, we are The Monkees
You know we love to please,
A manufactured image
With no philosophies.
You say we’re manufactured.
To that we all agree.
So make your choice and we’ll rejoice
In never being free!
Hey, hey, we are The Monkees
We’ve said it all before
The money’s in, we’re made of tin
We’re here to give you more!
It took me awhile to find a reference to this, which I had memorized at one time.
Head (1968) - a bright wall in a dark room.
Here is the full Zappa clip:
You will see Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper also make an appearance in "Head," which was the strange movie which starred the Monkees, in affiliation with Frank Zappa, of all people. The original Monkees television show was in the '70s and Nickleodeon has a 2nd Monkees show (with 3 Monkees) in the '80s.
Peter Tork, in particular, was no simpleton.
It will be surprising to some (but not to me) that Jerry Garcia recognized the talent of the Monkees.
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