12/11/21 Hey Hey I'm a Monkee! And Expensive Videos!
Saturday 12/11/21 Happy music day! Enjoy all the videos!
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Michael Nesmith, a singer and guitarist for the hit group the Monkees, died Friday.
He was 78.
Micky Dolenz, Nesmith's bandmate, confirmed the news to CNN.
"I've lost a dear friend and partner," Dolenz said. "I'm so grateful that we could spend the last couple of months together doing what we loved best -- singing, laughing, and doing shtick. I'll miss it all so much. Especially the shtick. Rest in peace, Nez."
He landed a role on the TV series "The Monkees" in 1965. The series aired from 1966 to 1968. He went on to have a solo career and has been considered one of the pioneers of country rock. In 1981 he won a Grammy Award for video of the year.
Before he even joined the Monkees, Nesmith wrote a breakup song called “Different Drum.” The Monkees producers “said to him, ‘That’s not a Monkees song,’” Micky Dolenz told Rolling Stone in 2016. “Michael said. ‘Wait a minute, I am one of the Monkees.’ He gave it to Linda Ronstadt, and the rest is history.”
Here's one of the songs he wrote for the show.
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What are the most expensive music videos ever made? When you adjust for inflation, these are the Top 10 . . .
1. "Scream", Michael and Janet Jackson. $7 million . . . $11.8 million adjusted.
2. "Express Yourself", Madonna. $5 million . . . $10.4 million adjusted.
3. "Die Another Day", Madonna. $6.1 million . . . $8.7 million adjusted.
4. "Bedtime Story", Madonna. $5 million . . . $8.4 million adjusted.
5. "Black or White", Michael Jackson. $4 million . . . $7.6 million adjusted.
6. "Estranged", Guns N' Roses. $4 million . . . $7.5 million adjusted.
7. "Cartoon Heroes", Aqua. $3.5 million . . . $5.2 million adjusted.
8. "Bad", Michael Jackson. $2.2 million . . . $5 million adjusted.
9. "2 Legit 2 Quit", MC Hammer. $2.5 million . . . $4.7 million adjusted.
10. "Rollin'", Limp Bizkit. $3 million . . . $4.6 million adjusted.
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