I got to see him a few months before he died in Knoxville TN with Micky . They were great!! I had the time of my life. A very special night for me and my daughter. Rip Michael. Always in my heart.
Yeah. One of the few people for whom I shed a tear. I'm glad I got to enjoy him live, but he left us the best of himself in Elephant Parts. Be sure to expose new generations to it, and keep NEZ alive forever! ;-)
This was a huge hit in Australia in 1977 thanks to the famous music show "Countdown" & the afternoon rerunning of The Monkees t.v series, a great songwriter & musician, the music world is lesser without the great Mike Nesmith, Rest in peace.🙏 🎶🎸
Yes I fully agree, I was in my teens when the song came out and living in Wagga Wagga and I loved watching the video whenever it came on TV and heard it on the radio. He was a pure master musician. from David Newton in Sydney.
No worries about that! My daughter loves the music ( she took me to see them in Knoxville). But she's passed the music on to my grandson and his friends!!
It's a mood, a flight of fancy, and a tour de force. The album that it's on may be a masterpiece. I always thought so...made me want to go to Rio. Haven't yet, but then again, I just might..
Australia definitely had strange taste whilst i was growing up here,i mean its not a bad song but #1 ? i was 9 when seeing this for the first time,the 70's in Australia definitely made some oddball songs recogniseable ,the Hustle was another strange success here,i could name a dozen songs that barely chartered in the U.S & Britain but were hits here,strange country alright,strange ppl.
Rip wool hat Surprising that no mention of this classic Naismith song in tributes. I believe it was the first mtv clip, he was a clever boy And the slide, Naismith trademark
Love his many styles young and slick in the 60s with the Monkees.His trademark facial mo and beard in 70s and 80s the Videos his Vocals and Guitar Work he's got to be up there with the Greats in Musics history of the last nearly 70 years
Yes. After all these years, I finally realize she is making a pun on the word "degenerate." But she didn't say "de" twice. She said, "...Rio, Rio deGENero."
Double Shot massive Songs in the bottom of the World this one and the excellent groovy Crusin.Mike magic his big hits in Australia and New Zealand on that,and the intention and invention made way and thank him for getting MTV and ideas fully loaded in the 80s on scales for the World to enjoy and see more Videos
The thing is, Nez wasn't a commercial songwriter. He was also a genre-hopper, as we see here. I honestly think his record companies didn't know how to promote him. It's a shame. Rolling Stone called his work with the First National Band "the best music you never heard." His work should have had wider recognition.
