This is a continuation of the tribute band genre, and imagining myself as a member of such a band.
I’ve never seen a Monkees tribute band, but it’s not as if one doesn’t exist out there, somewhere. Gotta go search… I found:
The Frodis Caper
Monkeemania
The Blue Meanies (which doesn’t make sense but ok)
Missing Links
Zilch
The Good Times
Monkeephiles
The Daydream Believers
Wow.
We are making it an all girl group, because why not - there was an episode where they went head to head with a girl group, the twist both bands had their lead singer in drag because the promoter wanted mixed groups.
The band name, The Wonder Girls is a reference in Randy Scouse Git to Micky’s girlfriend at the time.
Set list!
She Hangs Out - was the song featured in the above mentioned episode.
Randy Scouse Git - in addition to WG, it references The Beatles (the four kings of EMI), they use a Moog synthesizer, some dramatic drumming, and rollicking piano. It's a three minute spectacle.
Daydream Believer - you will get a crowd singalong.
I’m Not Your Stepping Stone - the punks loved this song, Micky sneers through the lyrics. From a girl group, would be an empowerment anthem.
Tapioca Tundra - because it’s weirdly cool.
Porpoise Song - because Mad Men.
Pleasant Valley Sunday - the 60s version of Black Hole Sun. Carole King and her ex husband hiding darkness in the sunshine.
Words - my longtime favorite Monkees song. Do you change the lyrics in order to be heteronormative or are you faithful to the lyrics and open the narrative to a new perspective? First word in the song is girl. Representation matters. Do what Joan Jett and Melissa Etheridge fought to do playing with pronouns to stay true to themselves.
Next month: The Lady Madonnas. Because of course the world needs a Beatles/Madonna mashup. George Harrison and the Material Girl made for strange bedfellows in the mid-80s.
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