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The song is written and performed in a Bo Diddley style, staying mostly on a single chord (A Major), while strumming Barre Chords (from B Major to E Major) down a guitar neck for the intro, outro, and breaks, and from B minor to D minor for the bridge. The lyrics are impressions of sights and sounds on a Monkees tour, while "Hamilton's smiling down" refers to a Hamilton music stand, used for rehearsals and recording. While the movie included the song performed live by the Monkees in Salt Lake City UT (on May 21, 1968, during a free show at the Valley Auditorium), the original soundtrack album instead substituted a studio recording, made by Nesmith and session musicians. The movie version intercut Vietnam War footage, and several mirrored shots of the band onstage. A lo-fi transcription of the concert version was included on an Australian Monkees compilation in the early 1980s, while an alternate studio take appeared on a Rhino Records album in 1984 . A stereo recording of the concert version finally appeared on '' Missing Links, Volume II '', in 1990 . A reworked version of the song opened the Monkees's 1996 reunion album, '' Justus '', featuring a rare Davy Jones guitar performance. |
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