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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.<ref name="allthingsconsidered" /><ref>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/</ref> Dolenz improvised the lyric about "directing traffic in the mall."<ref>"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</ref> | 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.<ref name="allthingsconsidered" /><ref>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/</ref> Dolenz improvised the lyric about "directing traffic in the mall."<ref>"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</ref> | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*Micky Dolenz — lead vocals | *[[Micky Dolenz]] — lead vocals | ||
*Peter Tork — banjo, backing vocals | *[[Peter Tork]] — banjo, backing vocals | ||
*Michael Nesmith — guitar, backing vocals | *[[Michael Nesmith]] — guitar, backing vocals | ||
*Mike Viola — guitar | *[[Mike Viola]] — guitar | ||
*Adam Schlesinger — bass | *[[Adam Schlesinger]] — bass | ||
*Brian Young — drums, percussion | *[[Brian Young]] — drums, percussion | ||
==Music video== | ==Music video== | ||
<youtube>kpp-Ry2ZNhY</youtube> | <youtube>kpp-Ry2ZNhY</youtube> | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
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|-|Album track= | |||
<poem>I'm so glad that I got her to think of | <poem>I'm so glad that I got her to think of | ||
She's fine as any valentine | She's fine as any valentine | ||
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She makes me laugh | She makes me laugh | ||
She makes me cry | She makes me cry | ||
And I would like to be with her for a while</poem> | And I would like to be with her for a while</poem> | ||
|-|Demo (ver. 4)= | |||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
I'm so glad I've got a girl to think of | I'm so glad I've got a girl to think of | ||
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She makes me cry | She makes me cry | ||
And I would like to be with her for a while | And I would like to be with her for a while | ||
</poem>}} | </poem></tabber> | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|She Makes Me Laugh|She Makes Me Laugh @ 67 2 girl to.mp3|[[2015]]||2:44|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|She Makes Me Laugh|She Makes Me Laugh @ 67 3 verses.mp3|[[2015]]||2:46|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|She Makes Me Laugh|She Makes Me Laugh @134 4 OG vers.mp3|[[2015]]||2:43|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|The Monkees|She Makes Me Laugh||February [[2016]]|Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, CA|3:00|''[[Wikipedia:Good_Times!|Good Times!]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||