Monkees listen to the band

Written by Michael Nesmith , it is the first time Nesmith sang lead vocals on a Monkees single A-side. The one-hour special aired on NBC on April 14, , and the single was released 12 days later. However, DJs began to prefer the B-side, and Colgems accordingly began making updated picture sleeves, with "Listen to the Band" now listed as the A-side.

The single reached No. The album version runs 2 minutes and 45 seconds, 15 seconds longer than the single version. The song includes a long held cadenza on the electric guitar that rises from G to the key of C with the accompaniment of the organ before Nesmith repeats the spoken title of the song to "Listen to the Band".

The song features a brass section that plays during the instrumental section as if the brass were the band. The song ends with the recorded sound of an audience cheering for the band, sourced from the album Genuine Sound Effects on the Mercury Hill label.

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Nesmith later revealed that the chord progression of "Listen to the Band" was created by playing another song he wrote, "Nine Times Blue", backwards. Credits adapted from Rhino Handmade "Deluxe Edition" box set. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk.

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