Time again for the song of the week from my iPod. This one is chosen by Mikey.

SpongeBobThe Monkees were an American pop band created for the TV show The Monkees in 1966. The members of the band were Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, and Michael Nesmith. The group broke up in 1970, but they have occasionally gotten together for reunion concerts. Since the breakup, all the members of the group have been involved in the music industry. Mickey Dolenz has done voice acting, most recently as the bear in the Snuggle fabric softener commercials. Peter Tork has been recently diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare cancer. Although the cancer has returned after initial treatment, the doctors have given him an 80% chance of containing it.

What recently brought this song to my attention was an episode of SpongeBob. “SpongeBob vs. the Big One” features two guest stars, Johnny Depp as Jack Kahuna Laguna and Davy Jones as himself. Johnny Depp plays an ultra-cool surfer dude and Davy Jones plays Davy Jones in the scene where The Flying Dutchman finds himself covered in smelly athletic socks in Davy Jones locker. Anyone wondering why Johnny Depp might have agreed to be in an episode of SpongeBob only has to be reminded that Depp has two children, ages 7 and 10. Don’t you think they might want to be able to tell their friends that their daddy was in SpongeBob?

The song, Daydream Believer is played in the scene with Davy Jones as well as during the closing credits. The song was composed by John Stewart of the Kingston Trio in 1967 and reached the number one spot on Billboard’s top 100. It was the Monkees last number one hit.

Daydream Believer
Oh, I could hide ‘neath the wings
Of the bluebird as she sings.
The six o’clock alarm would never ring,
But six rings and I rise;
Wipe the sleep out of my eyes.
My shavin’ razor’s cold and it stings.

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen?

You once thought of me
As a white knight on his steed.
Now you know how happy I can be.
Oh, and our good times start and end
Without dollar one to spend,
But how much, baby, do we really need?

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen?

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen?

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen?

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen?

And here’s Johnny Depp playing the bongos and teaching SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward how to surf.