One of my most hidden secrets is the fact that, as a teenager, I was obsessed with The Monkees (and no, I’m not that old . They showed the re-runs on MTV). They may have actually been the first “boy band” since they were “built” by someone else. They most likely starred in the world’s first music videos. And I don’t care how dorky they may have been to most people, I still say they were cool. And from time to time, they had some most excellent music. Check out these lyrics:
Shades of Gray
When the world and I were young,
Just yesterday.
Live was such a simple game,
A child could play.
It was easy then to tell right from wrong.
Easy then to tell weak from strong.
When a man should stand and fight,
Or just go along.
I remember when the answers seemed so clear
We had never lived with doubt or tasted fear.
It was easy then to tell truth from lies
Selling out from compromise
Who to love and who to hate,
The foolish from the wise.
It was easy then to know what was fair
When to keep and when to share.
How much to protect your heart
And how much to care.
But today there is no day or night
Today there is no dark or light.
Today there is no black or white,
Only shades of gray.
damaged calm 
I liked Mike. He was the essence of sardonic.
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Mike was definitely the most talented, too, in my never to be humble opinion.
P.S. I’m a little freaked out right now because apparently, you were here at my place posting while I was over at your place doing the same thing. 🙂
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I noticed that as well, with the same feeling of freakiness.
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I liked the Monkees…. and [sniff] I am that old….
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Yeah, the Monkees they had great lyrics. They also had “Hey Hey we’re the Monkees and people say we’re monkeying around.” I think Dylan wrote those lyrics for them.
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