Micky Dolenz & Davy Jones on Tomorrow with Tom Snyder

[@MuzixMaker]

Micky had one of the great rock voices of the sixties and early seventies

[@dougporter2356]

I'd forgotten what a good interviewer Tom Snyder was... he held an actual conversation with these guests. Good job.

[@FrankHudsonbass]

How could you forget? It's what the man is known for

[@Dr170]

I'd never seen him in my life before and he's better than anyone in a similar position today.

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

@@FrankHudsonbass It makes clear how far the medium has fallen from that earlier standard. Snyder was very good then, but seems great now.

[@6821hominy]

You are right! Tom was wonderful. He really was my favorite. Phil Donahue was the worst. He would ask a question & then immediately answer the question!

[@YouzTube99]

The sounds you hear are the voices of the guests with only occasional questions and encouragement from the host -- how refreshing! Interesting how Tom, as they went along, recognized that Dolenz was dominating the conversation and politely brought Jones in.

[@catherineferguson7646]

Mickey generally likes to take over the conversation but doesn't realize it.

[@jt95124]

As a musician, I react to anyone who says the Monkees were not a real band. They all had musical background and accomplishments, wiki each of them. They had an unusual story, but did they write, record, and play live, memorable songs. Although they did not write most of their big hits, nor play instruments on some of the songs on the records, but that is true of many famous bands.

[@lloydkline1518]

❤️ the monkeys tv show & music ; monkey help with decline of beatle; in late 1960s; outsild the beatle one years

[@clarkcooper9883]

I grew up loving these guys I still tear up hearing these interviews and hearing the music I’m crying listening to this interview 🥲

[@nancybaker6011]

I watched Circus Boy in the 50’s and loved Micky. I had the pleasure of speaking with Davy for almost an hour back in the 90’s after a concert for Special Olympics in Harrisburg, Pa. He was charming and delightful even though Micky was my favorite. He told me about his horse farms in England and Pennsylvania. I even have a picture of us which I treasure. So sad when I heard that he’d died way too soon. He truly loved to entertain and loved his fans. I was really impressed that he attended a black church near his farm in Pennsylvania and brought three ladies from his church choir as his backup.

[@autumn1231]

Nice story. Thanks for sharing.

[@superorangeish]

Obviously these cats and the other Monkess, very nice people.

[@magneto7930]

What a great memory to always treasure

[@katperson1955]

Micky Dolenz was always my favorite too.

[@magneto7930]

Micky was my favorite because he had a fantastic voice! He did some incredible 2 or 3 part harmonies on some of those earlier songs. Plus when he would harmonize with Mike on his songs it was perfection, particularly on songs like Papa Gene's Blues. I saw him in concert 4 times, twice with the Monkees and twice on his own.

[@msboncat1959]

This video is a gem. It is 2021 just after Mike Nesmith just passed away. Davy & peter have passed before Mike. Leaving Micky to last member of the band alive. it is good we have videos and Monkees music still around.

[@maryannkita4919]

I agree, Becky. It was a different, more innocent time, looking back. Really wish we could go back in time. Thanks for the memories. And Tom Snyder was THE #1 talk show man of ALL time.

[@royal-tea7543]

They look.so cute ! Davy looks great with that gorgeous hair ! Both Davy and Mickey look so good with long hair !

[@martinhenderson8159]

Wow!!! Tom and Micky are on top of their games. It's the best Monkees interview I've seen, and a reminder of how good Tom Snyder was. I've long thought that late night needs another serious interviewer like Snyder, someone whose goal is not to make people laugh but to bring out the personality and insight of the subject. This is an awesome example. The other thing that struck me is how much Tom seems to really enjoy himself and the guys in this interview; he didn't always like the people he was talking to, but it's pretty evident that Tom had no problem with the Monkees. This is gold.

[@jackbarnaba7751]

Priceless. I watched this show that night as it happened. September 1st 1977. Classic

[@retroatticrareoldies]

Hands down, this is one of the all-time best interviews that the guys ever did. If I recall correctly, this aired around Labor Day weekend of '77. I saw this many moons ago at The Museum Of Broadcasting and thought it would never surface again; thanks for the reunion!

[@jennifersman7990]

I saw this when it originally aired, I was like 11-12 years old on summer vacation and somehow stayed awake till it came on at 1am

[@farmercyst]

I too saw this interview when it first aired 44 years ago. At the age of 15 I was overjoyed to see my childhood idols talking seriously with the fantastic Tom Snyder. I remembered it fondly years later and when the internet and you tube came about, i unsuccessfully searched high and low for it. Thanks for posting.

[@annmariesnyder5267]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4OWeaZom6Z2nrM thank you!!

[@sheilabrennan4481]

Agree

[@joeltravels8983]

One hundred percent agree. Most open, honest and relevant just 10 years removed from their hey day

[@rzu7120]

I always enjoyed Tom Snyder's interviews. He was intelligent and put the guests at ease which led to great interviews. I've never seen this one, but I really enjoyed it.

[@annmariesnyder5267]

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[@robertmoore8659]

Why are you telling us this?

[@TimLondonGuitarist]

@@robertmoore8659 because he is Tom Snyder, why else

[@KissyKat]

I know I always love Tom Snyder show too! One show in particular I remember he was speaking with Andrea Martin and one of the other cast members of Second City TV (Flaherty maybe?) And they were telling him about the sensors and that they were not allowed to say the word "crabs" on their TV show. I remember Tom turning the camera and smiling and laughing and going "really? oh crab crabs crabs", something like that I just know I was rolling on the floor laughing. The man had humor and guts and a great interview style.

[@magneto7930]

@@robertmoore8659 and the "asinine question" award goes to...

[@magneto7930]

What a fantastic interview! The Monkees were the soundtrack to my childhood, great memories! I sure do miss Tom Snyder. He interviewed some of the greatest artists and he had an incredible sense of humor.

[@maryannkita4919]

I agree!! I used to sneak out of my bedroom late at night and turn down the TV real quiet, so I could watch Tom Snyder on NBC at 1:00am.

[@magneto7930]

@@maryannkita4919 oh yes, those were the days, great memories!

[@macm3081]

Thats weird a tv band was a soundtrack to your childhood. Real bands were mine.

[@markzappasodi]

@@macm3081 stop acting like you were better. Kids and teenagers were buying the records. They didn't care who did what. They just enjoyed the music. I love the Beatles and the Monkees.

[@macm3081]

@@markzappasodi im certainly not any better than anyone else. I guess i just have a more...discerning? taste in music.

[@WFTL14]

Classic! A great interview probably the most down to earth interview you'll find.

[@Playitstraight44]

If Mickey and Davy did not work as hard they did to preserve the Monkees name after the band went dormant, it's difficult to know whether the forces that be at MTV would have decided to run the show again in the 80's. I think their presence and working to keep the Monkees name out there was pivotal in the show being revisited when it mattered most.

[@gagegirl51]

MTV showed it during the anniversary of the show

[@bobdavis4848]

Perhaps so, but you misspelled Micky's name.

[@magneto7930]

@@bobdavis4848 I've been hammered for that myself. Unfortunately, voice-to-text will give you "Mickey."

[@bobdavis4848]

@@magneto7930 I don't own a cellphone but I can believe what you are saying is true. I am not sure how easy it is to correct voice-to-text, as the only time I am on computer anymore is at home or at work, at a desk or counter, not using a little device.

[@magneto7930]

@@bobdavis4848 it's all good. I usually use voice to text from my cell phone and then go back and correct it.

[@Voirreydirector]

Best, most cohesive interview, and best Mick hair ever!

[@marygebert8057]

Susan Jenssen yes best Mickey hair ever. At his most attractive.

[@poni_poki]

His hair is glorious!

[@willkittwk]

@@poni_poki light socket special

[@DavianSinner]

He's reminding me a little of Eddie Van Halen here.

[@ejej6934]

@@DavianSinner Haha, I was thinking the same thing, like "If someone told me he was Eddie's older brother I'd believe it."

[@karenmilcarek8299]

I never stopped being fan! I watched their TV show every week and bought their albums. Got to see Davy and Mickey on tour with Boyce and Hart in the '70's-great entertainers!!

[@scottburton9701]

Mickey is the only surviving Monkee-RIP Davy Jones,Peter Tork,& Mike Nesmith.

[@EmeraldWoodArchives]

Very sad. Mike was the man.

[@timothycrawford3476]

He's is doing a few new shows, it's called Monkee memories or something. They have 8 shows scheduled so far but I'd say now is the time to go see him because he may retire from shows soon.

[@joannatropicallady7650]

@@timothycrawford3476 Thx for posting - good point, have been trying to see all my favorite bands from the '60's and it's amazing how many are still touring, but not for long I'm sure 😥 I was in college in the Monkees era and would skip my Saturday psychology class to watch their fun show! Didn't appreciate their music til much later - had not realized only Micky was still alive - just saw he's be in Virginia Beach in the spring and I'm going to try to go!! 🤞😃

[@riffdigger2133]

The era of VHS video cassettes. Thank you for recording. Tom’s interview with John Lennon is classic. I like his engaging interview style, certainly unique.

[@scribe56]

He had a show. It was especially good if you suffer from insomnia as it came on rather late he had the most amazing and interesting people and he did great interviews with them. I learned so much watching him

[@blairhelsing630]

That was great, thanks for the upload. I met Micky in 2018. He was very gracious.

[@DonKelleyMusic]

EXCELLENT INTERVIEW! My favorite ever! so articulate, both of them.

[@jeanbrown1471]

I have been waiting to see this again since it was first aired. I had just gone back to school after summer break now going into the eighth grade. Man was it hard to wave The Monkees banner back then! I watched it when it was originally broadcast and recorded it to my General Electric cassette tape recorder while taking pictures with my 35mm SLR camera. I lost the tape sometime in the late eighties. I have always wondered why it was so rare considering Tom Snyder's popularity. Gonna (re)watch it now, this will be a great blast from the past Thanks!!!!!!!

[@hopelessstrlstfan181]

I was just 2 years behind you and, yes, it was tough to be an open fan of the monkees when I was in junior high. I was a big fan of the stones, zep, skynyrd,etc. That was fine, but when I bought a monkees record when I went to a record store with a friend, jeez, what a wave of anti-monkee vibe was sent my way. I was so surprised when I started going to punk shows at the Trenton City Gardens around 1985 or 86, that the attendees of punk rock shows were talking about going to see the monkees. I said to myself, "Wait .... What...????? Now (it was 1986) it is cool to be a Monkees fan?" And as far as I can tell, it still is. That's fine, but we stood by the guys when it wasn't cool!!!!

[@duffbaker9554]

I was just a year behind you. Back in '74, as a nine year-old, I got myself helplessly hooked on the Beatles and the Monkees, so I definitely can relate to waving that banner while pretty much 99% of my peers were into Saturday Morning cartoons.

[@hadlockjudith]

I remember watching this!! So glad it's here!!

[@luizantoniocaniza6473]

These are nice guys to hear!

[@dianeselken5354]

This makes my heart hurt. They were so young.

[@raysmusic49]

Great interview... Tom was the best...him and Donahue good listeners!

[@Malachishouse]

I'm so glad Mickey mentioned circus boy in everything. It's such a cute show. I'm glad I got to watch it

[@edquinn8182]

Thank you man. Great memories. 👍

[@atbglenn]

I loved and still love The Monkees. Tom Snyder was a great interviewer. To bad he and Davey passed away

[@bobdavis4848]

Agreed about the Monkees but his name was spelled Davy.

[@lloydkline1518]

They live forever on youtube

[@bigdaddykewl1]

Classic! i watched this during its original airings!

[@tod3msn]

Micky and Davy seemed like really nice guys in this interview. Very fan accessible.

[@paulbradley705]

very underated as comedians, musicians, singers, songwriters. people forget the first four beatles lps had 6 covers on each lp.

[@terryanngallagher3605]

Two lovely guys. Corky from Circus Boy, who I loved as a kindergartner for his adorableness and his elephant, and the Artful Dodger from Oliver!, which my parents saw and gave me the program the year before the Monkees premiered on TV, with darling David's photos all over it. I got to meet them both in 1970, and pretended not to be a fan, but aloof instead, like an idiot, so I could be perceived as "cool" rather than a teeny bopper, and lived to regret it! Scared to be myself, is more like it! They were so precious!!!!!!!

[@DannyD714]

growing up watching them in the 60s i felt like they were my older brothers. in this interview i noticed how much micky looks like a young eddie van halen when he smiles.

[@howie9751]

Did not see this at the time. Thanks for posting it, probably the best Monkee interview.

[@MrRadioKing]

Finally! Haven't seen this since it aired. I remember it well. Thank you for resurrecting it!

[@markzappasodi]

I've been searching for this for years! Thank you SO much for posting this. Great interview. I had never seen it before but knew of its existence.

[@betsyfitze9022]

I still think the Monkees are great even though it's only the two of you, David Jones and Micky Dolenz ❤❤❤❤ you both

[@THECLARENCES]

Long live the memories of Davy & Tom. xoxo The Clarences

[@tvgator1]

That was an awesome interview

[@juliestrom412]

Those guys were a blast! We will always love you ! ❤

[@LimitlessThinker]

I always loved watching Tom's shows.

[@superorangeish]

What a great interview and insight into the Monkees.

[@atomicflash1753]

I don't know what the big deal was whether they wrote the songs or not , they sang on the records, the records were big hits because of how good the songs were ,they were entertainment just like every other performer.. people in the industry were just jealous how great they were, it was their personality that was also appealing , any other bunch of people wouldn't have pulled it off , Micky dolenz had a great voice

[@moirapettifr7127]

My older sister in (I think 1967) had a teen magazine/photo book just for the Monkees and it cost her a fortune ($3.00) but her teacher ripped in half as we waited for the bus!! I recall we all shrieked in horror. But that teacher ended up repaying her for the magazine and got in lots of trouble. It was quite a scandal!

[@vinnyjamea96]

Great interview

[@onlythewise1]

times that went by so fast i think it was a dream

[@kmcg6444]

Fascinating! My first 45 "Pleasant Valley Sunday" in kindergarten.

[@jennifersman7990]

K McG My favorite Monkees song, had a copy from the back of an Alpha-Bits cereal box

[@kmcg6444]

@@jennifersman7990 Oh yeah! I remember those.

[@frankciborski835]

@@jennifersman7990 Yes. Played it til the plastic began to separate from the paperboard. Wore it out. Also had "Jingle Jangle" by The Archies. Also wore it out.

[@metledsabbsthica]

I LOVE MONKEES SONGS.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Wow! Love Tom, Mickey and David all together! Too bad all for of them didn't do the CNBC show years later in the early '90s. I'm a 45+year monkee fan but I had no idea they were ever on Tomorrow. Great, great interview!

[@paulbradley705]

the shows were a longform video, greatest promo format ever .

[@sallyvillarreal4294]

Suddenly, when they mentioned everyone leaving the commissary when they came in, and then the black box (I heard about the black box before, but never made the connection before), Head makes a little more sense.

[@teddydog6229]

I so wish I had seen this at the time. In 77 they were about as invisible as could be. But this interview would have smacked me into awareness that they were more vital than ever and they’d be back very soon.

[@scottcaldwell7480]

“I’m looking at him now.” Tom was so good.

[@garyolshan4177]

Saw the Monkees in NYC in '68. It was like Beatlemania with constant screaming for 2 hours.

[@vangroover1903]

Imagine if they had piped in faked screaming, as a tribute to the fake band

[@Kat-nd1ln]

remember TV signals back then this brings back memories

[@DWor-]

I love Davy's turn of phrase that Peter didn't quit, but withdrew. There is an accidental marvel in this in which the tracking of the VHS tape is drifting the picture left and right just as Micky is swinging his leg up and down, it's pretty groovy how that worked out! (It happens about 24 minutes in.)

[@eileenlester3313]

RIP Davy and Peter. 💜

[@nowitsabadtime]

WOW, I love Mickey's hair in this, never seen it so huge and glorious! haha

[@jenkinsljenkinssquire9137]

Gotta love the VHS

[@nicksimon7364]

Great interview - I agree with all of you in that Snyder let’s them talk. I’ve said it before - they had the best of songwriting (Brill Building, etc.), the best session players (Wrecking Crew Extended, etc.) and the genius of Raybert BUT they still had to connect - and they did and there was that magic chemistry

[@williardbillmore5713]

Mick and Davy had good pop music voices and they could stay in tune while making you feel good about the song they were doing. Mike and Peter were accomplished musicians and hit song writers in their own right. For all the hoopla about who played the instruments on their recordings, they sang on every one of their hits. Did anyone ever ask if Elvis really played his guitar on every one of his hit records that someone else wrote? In the end after getting rid of the control freak Don Kirshner they proved that they could write and perform their own hit records. No one is saying that they were not a manufactured pop group, but what the Monkees accomplished in their careers was nothing to sneeze at, by anybody.

[@robertshanks3674]

no one will ever top tom for conducting interviews

[@maryannkita4919]

Absolutely agree!!

[@eduardo_corrochio]

The direction their TV show was heading at the end of the second season was very interesting, and it's too bad we didn't have a third bunch of episodes because they would have been out of this world and around the block. And the four of those young men together could be really funny, almost like Marx Brothers quality humor and chemistry. I love that The Monkees sitcom seems unscripted a lot of the time, with a really zany and loose flavor to it. I'll never tire of that cartoony style and that delightful silliness.

[@nancybrewer5778]

Micky said that when he met John Lennon, the Beatle immediately understood the Monkees and what they were about, telling Micky, “You’re the Marx Brothers of rock music.” Micky said he took that as a compliment.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

@@nancybrewer5778 What a super quote. Love that. Thanks.

[@jerseyforhawks]

Three gems.

[@NoahBawdy-d6z]

Tom was fantastic.

[@Thegeniuskidsuperb]

Micky is so sweet! I’m glad The Monkees were different from other rock bands from their time. By that, I mean they were actually very friendly and respectful and actually cared about their fans in some way. Most bands from their time weren’t like that. Those groups were full of themselves and they smoked constantly in interviews and they didn’t have sympathy for the people in that room who had breathing problems or had problems with their hearing. The Monkees, on the other hand, actually knew how to control their voices and they didn’t chain-smoke constantly and they actually made jokes that were funny. We need more groups like The Monkees!

[@guyo7351]

Great interview. I was a 2nd gen Monkees fan before the 80's comeback. One of my favorite groups but they weren't really a group but they were... you know the deal, ha I bet they were up among the Beatles as an influence of kids saying "that's what I want to do" :)

[@moviemagg]

Too bad Peter and Mike were not part of this great interview. R.I.P Davy and Peter...........

[@garyolshan4177]

And now Mike

[@BluesLicks101]

Nice discussion!

[@mommy2kitty]

Great interview. Tom Snyder was excellent. On a side note, I sure wish my hair looked as good as Micky Dolenz' hair looks here.

[@donnacarden4045]

Monkee's ALWAYS And Forever PEACE And Love CHERISH EVERY Moment Together

[@jackbarnaba7751]

It's a shame he's completely Bald now

[@skitzitilby]

Davy Jones was my first crush age 10 in 1969!!

[@kellypfeiffer5959]

Awesome

[@kmlh9]

awesome!!

[@lindabassett9490]

Good old VHS....time to clean the heads or tape in SP

[@cheddarcheese7928]

I always thought it was funny how Davy looked so different after the show ended..I can remember seeing the Monkees in the 86 tour when I was 13..And when Davy came out I wasent sure if it was him.This was before the Net.So I really havent seen any pics of him since the show finished..

[@rmartin7558]

Fantastic interview. I think Mickey was on blow.

[@craigphillips6308]

Tom asked great questions, and more importantly, knew how to LISTEN to the answers without interrupting.

[@abbdabs67]

i remember the original broadcast back in the 70s

[@SDPickups]

Tom Snyder reminds me so much of Richard Nixon, he could have played him in a movie. Its surprising at age 72 how much we really loved the Monkees. When the show was on, nobody dared mention the Monkees to fellow guitar players, they just weren't "cool" to us then. But I watched that show almost every episode, just to see electric guitars on TV, guitars I surely could not afford, nor the big amps. The Monkees really take me back to those times when I was learning to play, and even watched the country music shows with the Carter Family and Johnny Cash, which I also never mentioned to other players. I would play along on acoustic guitar because cowboy chords were easy ;-) What a TRIP it was in those days, but the Viet Nam War and the blatant murder of black protests and white kids at the Kent State shootings, none of those murders were ever prosecuted. If you had long hair, you were called all kinds of names too.

[@tomloft2000]

if he had a moustache Tom would have reminded me of Gordon Liddy.

[@garyhill2740]

Awesome interview. He asked good questions and didn't just cover the same old ground. I wish he had asked them about the (then) recent DJBH album and tour...but with the album selling less than hoped, and Boyce & Hart withdrawing from performing with them, perhaps Davy and Micky considered that past tense and did not want to talk about it.

[@bobuncle5159]

The monkees are absolute legends to go from being a tv show to an actual band in a short time and a bloody good band is amazing plus as a artist songwriter myself obviously nort at there level I love all the songs they wrote in fact I prefer the ones they wrote themselves Peter with For Pete’s Sake or Do I have to do this all over again ? Mickey with randy scouse Git or Mummy and Daddy Mike with god knows how many Davy with you and I that Neil young played on ( I wish Davy wrote more songs like that ) I love there songs just as much as the ones written for them !!

[@Bipbop66]

Tom Schneider was really the best....never was afraid to ask the appropriate followup question on an interview....

[@timholt9948]

Tomorrow show was great remember the John Lennon and Wendy Williams ones hard to believe it's been that long ago

[@buicklincoln]

Imagine working a job for 2 years and getting fired (cancelled) but for the next 50 years you were able to continue to use that former job to have a stable income. These two guys had blessed lives. Who cares if they were a real band or not or if they really wrote or sang or played their songs?

[@jennifersman7990]

My2 Cents It wasn’t that simple! They were forever typecast and never taken seriously by music fans or critics, they didn’t get any royalties on the music and residual payments eventually dried up. It really wasn’t until the 80’s when MTV showed the old episodes that they were rediscovered

[@marieweiss1634]

Wasn’t stable especially for Davy. If not for the reunion tours it was very hard.

[@marvymarier8988]

Whatever floats your boat . They were actors not musicians and it showed when they tried to do it on their own. "Quasi- musicians "

[@paulnick3838]

I always liked the Monkees and Tom is a great interviewer.

[@elifoust7664]

Tom ,Davey RIP

[@akbarlebowitz8151]

Davy had two previous American TV roles in Ben Casey with future Batgirl Yvone Craig, and The Farmer's Daughter before The Monkees.

[@reginascruggs3326]

Good interview; I had never seen it!

[@MrRobertbyers]

great to see them at ten years later. they still were confused about how the show/music evolved and how much money they lost from the bosses. To much interuption and breaking of thoughts.

[@oldschoolmuscle4436]

Tom Snyder was hands down one of the best interviewers ever.

[@PenylanHill]

Tom Snyder always gave good interviews. If you look for his interview with John Rydon (of the Sex Pistols), you'll see how patient he was. He would do anything to get the interview done.

[@nancybaker6011]

Best rock’n’roll trivia question---Which rock singer’s mother invented liquid paper? Mike Nesmith. Look it up. Interesting story.

[@Malachishouse]

Micky looks like an young Eddie van Halen in this interview

[@Malachishouse]

And Davy looks like a young David hasselhoff, knight rider

[@marksobolik8943]

When was this recorded?

[@phillipmeza3459]

Mike Nesmith just passed and I saw this interview, Not a word about "The Wrecking Crew" that early on did all the sessions, especially the "Hits" certainly was a fantasy.

[@stevelockwood7298]

Watch the Kiss interview. It is amazing.

[@Thegeniuskidsuperb]

Micky still has his wild haircut 😂

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

In the early 70s I sensed that older kids looked down on the Monkees as fakers and kind of disreputable. Counter-culture politics had a lot to do with that, insisting that "serious" artists did it all on their own. But guys like Desi Arnaz and Ricky Nelson had already proved you could be a great performer while playing a role on TV.