😢I remember watching this ,I was 15 and cried over David as Shades of grey played,I was at my deceased half sis home for dinner.I cried Sis I'm not Hungary David's really heartbroken My beloved half sis Janet Hall passed away Nov 12th 1984 at 37 years old,I miss David Thomas Jones very very much ,Jan knew I really loved David❤😢😢
I remember seeing this video segment on "The Monkees" show when it first appeared on the episode of Davy's relative wanting him to go back to England with him. It was quite touching to view to go along with this VERY memorable Monkees song that was one of their best ever and should have been a single.
I cried when Davy passed , and sometimes I still cry when I watch the videos of all 4 together. I grew up watching and listening to the Monkees---they made me feel good, and set good examples. I hope Davy knew how much he was loved , and how he effected so many people. I hurt for his family, and all the fans who adored him.... I feel he is riding horses in heaven and is at peace......we love you Davy--always
This is my favorite "Davy song". Always liked Micky on vocals more, but when it came to the softer songs, Davy knocked 'em out of the park. I'm too young to have been on the first wave of Monkee Mania, but I rode that second wave in the 80's when they had their 20th anniversary reunion. I've loved 'em ever since. RIP Davy.. I always thought Pete would be the first to go. :(
I still cry to this day. I can't believebhe is gone. I was 13 in 1966 when they first came on and now I am 59 almost 60 and this man is everything to me. He is so genuine and now he is singing with the angels. I love you Davy and you will live on forever in our hearts and soul. I will always listen to your music as long as I live. Thank You for the memories, you are my Daydream Believer.
All I see are shades of gray today. I miss you Davy. Rest in peace. I can't believe your gone. I totally wasn't expecting this to happen. I hope you have a safe journey to heaven.
Great song! But it does have that melancholy feel about it. As an amateur songwriter, I was driving down the road one day in the 90's, when this song came on. It inspired me to write a song called Forever Gone. To this day, I think it's the best song I ever wrote. Thanks Monkees.
Watching this is a beautiful portrait of Davy in his youth and the lyrics express how I feel today. The Monkees gave me such wonderful childhood memories and losing Davy today has saddend me greatly. Even though I didn't know you personally I feel like I lost a lifelong friend today. May the angels watch over you my "friend". Thank you for all the memories and music. You will be missed.
You always can make us smile with your humor,,, growing up it feel like that you have lighten up our lives... rest in Peace Davy you will never know how many people lives you touch just Monkeeing around...
This song makes me too sad. I don't like thinking that Davy is dead thinking about it break my heart. Rest in Peace David Jones. You are missed and i know your up there with John Lennon, George Harrison, and Elvis and just like them you were taken way to soon. You are missed very much.
even growing up as a 90's kid. I still loved watching the Monkees with my family. I was only last year that my sister found out they were doing recent tours. R.I.P. Davy
I agree. Since his passing, I've been watching interviews, biographies, etc. and it strikes me that he was much, much, much more than a teen idol. He and his fellow artist really do belong in the R&R Hall of Fame.
Carl, thanks for sharing your thoughts! I was 13 back in 1966 when I discovered the Monkees and the new girl in school, Barbara Adent, and I was in Heaven! I would give anything to go back in time but at least I have the Monkee songs to cherish and make me feel like that innocent kid again in a MUCH more simpler time. Yes, Carl, it was decade to remember in the music scene but thanks to RU-vid, you can hear all this great music by the Monkees, Beach Boys, Beatles and everyone else! Rock on!
Davy and Mickey are my favorite Monkees. I loved watching their TV shows and listening to their music. I was crushed when I found out Mickey was married and then it came out that Davy was too. I was heart broken but not nearly as bad as I am now. RIP Davy ♥
I have lost a huge part of my youth today. I have cried today for the death of a celebrity, and I rarely cry for celebrity deaths. My heart broke today.
Jimmy, I wish my brother (a BIG Beatles fan!) could read what you said so well. I am 59 and my BIGGEST musical inspirations have always been and always will be the MONKEES and the BEACH BOYS! Of course, I still enjoy some of the Beatles' earlier songs but they never inspired me like my two favorite groups. I was so inspired that in the late 1970's, I founded the Monkees Marauders United newsletter club from 1977-1979. And who was one of our members? Vance Brescia who wrote "That Was Then..".
This was always one of my favorite Monkees songs. When I saw them live last June it was 4 days after my Dad passed away. I went to the show because I knew Dad would have wanted me to. When they played this song it had a whole new meaning to me. RIP Davy !!!!
An intriguing and very clever song actually. Has a hymn - like quality to it. RIP Peter and Davy. Great personalities and outstanding talents. Sadly missed.
This will always be the hardest song that Davy sung to listen to. It breaks my heart to hear his voice on this beautiful song. This will always be my favorite, but very difficult to this day for me to watch & listen to. Today would have been his 67th birthday :( RIP Davy, u are truly missed
@cherrypop1771 being a first generation monkee fan, but one of the younger ones, i remember when davy married his first wife Linda and it was announced she was pregnant. I was only a little girl, but I was so crushed like all the other girls, we all wanted Davy to wait for us to grow up. But we never stopped loving him
I was almost 15 yrs old and in the 9th grade when I found out Davy was married and had a baby daughter (Talia). The manager was keeping it a secret from the public as long as possible. I was crushed. I went home from school, looked at Davy's posters on my wall in my bedroom and CRIED!! I'll never forget that. Davy was my world back then. I cried again when he passed. RIP Davy.
Gentle time? The Vietnam War was in full swing and the country divided over it. That was no gentle time. But it's a gentle song dealing with truths.....only shades of gray.
@@TheOnlyKateslate you took the words right out of my mouth. I find this endless romanticizing of the past really annoying-and dangerous (the kind of sentimentality that leads to slogans like “Make America Great Again” 🙄).
This song is timeless and I love the video along with it. It speaks of so much truth of growing up, and if I were still capable, I would love to go to the playground and try that flip on the swing like we use to do. To childhood.....
I remember seeing this as the music clip in the Monkees episode Success Story when I watched it on Nickelodeon back in the eighties. On the DVD the song played during this scene is I Want To Be Free, and it just doesn't strike the same chord for me. I wish it had been Shades of Gray.
I've read that I Wanna Be Free was the original song for that scene. Then when they reran the episodes they put different music in all or most of the episodes. But I remember seeing it as a child and it was Shades of Gray. A great episode! And great acting because it was one of the early episodes but they really looked upset over Davy leaving.
I think the first time I saw "Success Story", this song was featured in this scene. It's only my opinion, but I think this one fits the scene better than "I Wanna Be Free". One of my all time Monkee favorites.
I am 26 years old. And I was introduced to the Monkey's by my favorite show of all time...Boy Meets World...and after listening to much of their music, I have to say...they ARE better than the Beatles.
Great song and great visuals. Hey, the spelling "Monkees" seems a wee bit odd, eh? I think that they picked up the "Beatles" trend of using non-traditional spellings of animal names. :)
Go to Davy's facebook page, there is a place to light a candle for him today 3-12-12, then they will take it down, also a link to so to facebook tv land for them to starting airing The monkees again!! More numbers will help, thank you all!!
WHY CAN'T IT BE 1967!!!!!!!!??????????? The world has moved on; it's a shithole of stress and panic now. WHY CAN'T IT STILL BE 1967???????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Of course this song and video are particularly poignant now....I'm especially moved by the shot of the little toddler girl running after a sad Davy -- emblematic of how people of all ages loved him (and how he nevertheless went through some lonely times)....
