The Monkees / Randy Scouse Git (Alternate Title) [Tracking Session Composite & Master Take]

[@avalond1193]

I heard Davy Jones say fooking. Childhood innocence destroyed lmao

[@patriciagagnon6330]

There's a video of him doing a striptease on stage in i believe the 90's. Gets right down to his undies! Lmao!!!

[@youjoker9647]

What would Coronation Street watchers make of that?

[@sixtieskid062]

Fooking 'ell!! :)

[@lonerose99]

Not for Tiger Beat readers ears for sure!!! 🙄 😄😄😄😄😄

[@stevanaldape3424]

These Mfs were doing drugs and partying in the 1960s don’t be fooled

[@ianmclaughlan]

One of the best classics in 1967

[@iowa61]

Awesome moment in rock history. After they rebelled. And became a real band.

[@avlisk]

I like the Monkees as a real band a whole lot more than when they just sing over the Wrecking Crew tracks. Yes, those were some nice pop songs from the Kirshner days, but to hear the guys blossom as a real band is wicked cool! And, they are good!

[@michaelterry1000]

Agreed, Rock N Roll Hall of fame.

[@sisterdiggins]

It's so refreshing to hear them swear !

[@annem8152]

I've always thought this to be one of their more interesting compositions. I love hearing the music track by itself.

[@homersimpson7068]

My favourite piece of scat singing.

[@lonerose99]

Love it, love it!! ♥️

[@marykatherinekarolewski97]

Sounded like a fun song.

[@kennethoats2322]

So cool to hear! (Even Davy cussing Lol!)

[@paularogers3549]

A wonderful song love it

[@plungerrecords1270]

Peter said “ 7, 12, 13!” That take almost sounds like the record version. You can tell that Chip and the guys were getting bored before the tape started running. Yes, the Monkees swear!

[@ellenmurphy2150]

So cool to hear this real stuff.Davy Jones swearing?Lol!Love this song.

[@illusionclassicrock6742]

This is awesome!!!

[@millardbrown4769]

I just LOVE the lyrics to this tune!!

[@TLCaputo]

THIS was awesome

[@jnf91]

Talking about the Modern Folk Quartet. Cool. They were an awesome vocal group.

[@RedVynil]

I'm pretty sure the "wonderful lady" and "the girl in yellow dress" are Mickey's new-found love, Samantha and I'll bet the song was written about a party they all attended in England when they were hanging out with the 4 kings of EMI, probably the same party where Mickey met Samantha.

[@markzappasodi]

Red Vynil Micky did not meet Samantha at a parry. They first met when he was a guest on the television show "Top of the Pops". Samantha is also referenced as "The being known as Wonder Girl" in the song. The girl in the yellow dress may be referring to Cass Elliot of The Mamas and the Papas.

[@lucybrooks2822]

Red Vynil yes randy Scouse git is about the party the Beatles threw for The Monkees while they were in England

[@sonsofthunder915]

The ultimate in-joke song, this was written and sung by The Monkees drummer/vocalist Micky Dolenz. During a concert at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles on November 10, 2012, Dolenz told the story behind the song when it introduced it on stage: "Many years ago we had the pleasure of going over to the UK and meeting the royal family: The Beatles. And one night they threw us a party. I'm told I had a great time. After the party, I went back to my hotel room and I noodled around and I wrote a song that I called 'Randy Scouse Git.' When they were going to release it in England, they said, 'You have to change the title.' I said, 'Why?' They said, 'It's dirty.' I said, 'What do you mean? I saw it on a TV show.' They said, 'No, no. It's dirty. You have to change it to an alternate title.' So in England it became a big hit and it's called, over in England, 'Alternate Title.' Here, it's still called 'Randy Scouse Git.' And loosely translated it means a horny Liverpudlian putz." The TV show were Micky Dolenz heard the title phrase was Till Death Us Do Part, a sitcom that aired on the BBC. This program was the basis for the American show All in the Family. The only offensive aspect of this song is the title, which doesn't appear in the lyrics. The song itself is stream of observations pieced together by Dolenz during the group's visit to England. Some of the references in the song: The "Four Kings of EMI" were The Beatles, who recorded for EMI Records. "She's a wonderful lady, and she's mine, all mine" relates to Micky's girlfriend at the time, Samantha Juste, who he married in 1968. The couple met when The Monkees performed on the British TV show Top Of The Pops, where Juste was on-air talent. The "a girl in a yellow dress" was Mama Cass Elliot of The Mamas & the Papas - she was also in England enjoying the scene. In the UK, this was a huge hit for The Monkees, reaching #2 as "Alternate Title." In America, it was not released as a single. The British slang words in the title, roughly translated, are as follows: "Randy": Horny, in search of sex. "Scouse": A person from the north of England. "Git": Sort of a jerk, or an idiot. When The Monkees performed the song on their TV show, Micky Dolenz was out front singing lead behind a tympani, while Davy Jones manned the drums. It was used in the episode "The Picture Frame," which aired on September 18, 1967. www.songfacts.com/facts/the-monkees/randy-scouse-git

[@dizzyonaball4623]

@@sonsofthunder915 Great read, thanks. Just a slight correction: "Scouse" refers specifically to people from Liverpool, rather than just Northerners. It's a cooked beef + veg meal from that area, applied to Liverpudlians and their dialect. In "Till Death Us Do Part", Alf Garnett jealously grabs hold of his daughter's long-haired boyfriend and calls him a "randy Scouse git". Fun fact: the boyfriend was acted by Tony Booth; Cherie Blair's father.

[@garyrasberryjr.552]

@@dizzyonaball4623 Love watching that series. Warren Mitchell was great as Alf.

[@jenijones8576]

Fantastic

[@ajdelange6406]

YEh! Davy Jones Swearing!

[@billyshead1339]

Alan Delange Yea I love this it puts you there.

[@IwshIcldstrtover]

Only a vulgar person would like it when another person is using vulgarities. How stupid of you to say such a childish, stupid thing.

[@RedVynil]

It's just a word! Nothing to get excited about! Words can only hurt you if you give them the power to hurt you! There's a later session recording where Pete & Mike both say, "fuck".

[@avalond1193]

IwshIcldstrtover obvious troll is obvious

[@charlesaguilar1708]

DAVY JONES was human! Get over it. My Mother swore to me! I swore back! I STILL LOVE HER!

[@gibsoneb3]

Chip had a great bass tone.

[@jasonmardoniomeza1711]

Hey they play good! Who said the Monkees never played their own instruments??? 😉

[@artbyjelly]

I wish I was a young adult In the 60s britain 😭 maybe a past life

[@jamesigou7444]

Great stuff! Thanks!

[@chadtullius6254]

wow

[@brianripley3924]

Rock Hall of Fame material. They were always talented, but they had to have artistic control apart from the network to be able to become a true rock band.

[@RobPryme]

By Mike's account after Peter died, they didn't ever get along well. The moment here where they're chatting suggests that maybe that wasn't entirely accurate, and maybe there was some mutual respect.

[@mattgeorge9258]

The Four Freshmen??!! Huh, figure that. My dad's favorite music; he graduated high school in 1958...

[@ellenbeato652]

The four kings of EMI, the Beatles who threw them the party.

[@sylvesterbestertester1013]

Who knew Davey had such a potty mouth. And Mike is like all business, except when talking about music. This really sounds great though.

[@genedelrocini108]

Davey from manchester slums of course he swears

[@lynnehenderson4140]

Fascinating hearing this without the vocals!

[@LASGAMES]

they didn't want them taking over their own songs cuz money is in the publishing's ask Michael Jackson and Paul Mcartney,he learned the hard way.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

🇬🇧👍❤️😎

[@marilynmitchell8620]

Oh my god Davy cursed

[@ellenbeato652]

It was a protest song against Viet znam and the establishment

[@ellenbeato652]

Life goung on normally while our boys were getting killed. People more worried about hair length. That was my dad.

[@cherylangel1714]

The monkees swear??

[@normandavidtidiman9918]

😂😂😂

[@jerryfay7517]

Bad habits are just that.

[@dreamwithinadreamfilms]

I thought that, too! 😮😱😳

[@tosinkingfishercheeseburge8901]

Micky he is my drummer