THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
121-The Monkees-Daydream Believer.
1967-Number 5 single.
Best Bit-At 2.20.The songs about ‘The Seven Year Itch.’
‘Daydream Believer’ was composed by John Stewart,of the songs meaning he has said,’Married couples start out in a an idealistic haze,but after a few years it wears off and each see the other as he or she really is,this is supposedly when genuine love is proven.’
What the narrator in the song is saying is,no matter how tough life is and how little money we have,the most important thing is that we have each other.I think from what he is saying,she (Jean) may not quite feel the same.
John Stewart(1939-2008) was an American singer/songwriter and a member of the Folk group the Kingston Trio between 1961-1967,he wrote ‘Daydream Believer shortly after leaving the group.During his lifetime he wrote around 600 songs,his biggest solo chart success came in 1979 when ‘Gold’ peaked at Number 5 on the Billboard singles chart.
The Monkees were selected from auditions to form a ‘Boy Band’ that not only recorded music but also would perform in a situation comedy series.It proved to be very successful running from 1966-1968,over 2 seasons and 58 episodes.The Monkees were,David Jones(1945-2012),Micky Dolenz,Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork(1942-2019.)
‘Oh our good time starts and ends without all I want to spend,but how much baby do we really need?
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