She Makes Me Laugh
"She Makes Me Laugh" | ||
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Single by The Monkees | ||
Released | 2016 | |
Recorded | February 2016 at Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, CA | |
Length | 3:00 | |
Label | Rhino Records | |
Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | |
Status | Officially released | |
This song is part of the "She Makes Me Laugh" lineage of songs
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"She Makes Me Laugh" is a song performed by American rock-pop band The Monkees and written by Rivers Cuomo.
Appearances
- Good Times! (2016)
- Alone XII: The White Year (2020)
Overview
For the first time, the feedback I got from the person who's covering my song is that "it sounds too young, we need you to make it sound more appropriate for a seventy-year-old man." It's usually the other way around!
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"She Makes Me Laugh" was the first single off Good Times!, a 2016 Monkees album released to commemorate the band's 50th anniversary.
The verse melody is originally from Cuomo's May 1998 demo "I'm So Glad I Got a Girl to Think Of." This melody was later repurposed in 2001 for the chorus of “Stupid Feelings”. On November 23, 2020 Cuomo's demos were released as part of Alone XII: The White Year. Cuomo added lyrics about Scrabble and canoeing after singer Micky Dolenz expressed that the lyrics felt geared at someone much younger.[1][2] Dolenz improvised the lyric about "directing traffic in the mall."[3]
Known recordings
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo | She Makes Me Laugh | She Makes Me Laugh @ 67 2 girl to.mp3 | 2015 | 2:44 | Alone XII: The White Year | ||
Rivers Cuomo | She Makes Me Laugh | She Makes Me Laugh @ 67 3 verses.mp3 | 2015 | 2:46 | Alone XII: The White Year | ||
Rivers Cuomo | She Makes Me Laugh | She Makes Me Laugh @134 4 OG vers.mp3 | 2015 | 2:43 | Alone XII: The White Year | ||
The Monkees | She Makes Me Laugh | February 2016 | Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, CA | 3:00 | Good Times! |
Personnel
- Micky Dolenz — lead vocals
- Peter Tork — banjo, backing vocals
- Michael Nesmith — guitar, backing vocals
- Mike Viola — guitar
- Adam Schlesinger — bass
- Brian Young — drums, percussion
Music video
Lyrics
I'm so glad that I got her to think of |
Demo (ver. 4)I'm so glad I've got a girl to think of |
See also
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Guest DJ: Weezer's Rivers Cuomo" All Things Considered 10 May 2016. https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2016/05/10/477368704/guest-dj-weezers-rivers-cuomo
- ↑ Greene, Andy. "How the Monkees Got Their 1960s Groove Back" Rolling Stone. 24 May 2016. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-the-monkees-got-their-1960s-groove-back-188924/2/
- ↑ "Zilch #56 Adam Schlesinger & John Hughes talk GOOD TIMES!" 4 May 2016. https://zilchmonkeescast.blogspot.com/2016/05/zilch-56-adam-schlesinger-john-hughes.html