纪念永远的顽童--戴维•琼斯(2/3)

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童星出身的戴维•琼斯50年后的今天依然是“婴儿潮”一代人美好的回忆。
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The Monkees
"A Hard Day's Night."
Davy Jones
Michael Nesmith
Peter Tork
Micky Dolenz
The Beatles
Twitter and Facebook
Number One
John Stewart Band
"Daydream Believer."
Neil Diamond
"A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You."
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答疑：betty0925The Monkees television show was developed to cash in on the success of the Beatles film "A Hard Day's Night." Running for only two years, it made stars of Jones and his bandmates Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz. Jones played the part of "the cute one." And a quick look at Twitter and Facebook messages that have popped up since his passing confirm that Davy is remembered decades later as a first crush and a teen heartthrob.
The continued success and beloved status of The Monkees is something that Davy Jones didn't take lightly, or for granted. In a recent interview, he talked appreciatively of his longtime fans.
"I love the reaction of the audience. And I'm looking out there, and people are actually singing along, you know. I think that makes it for me. I mean, the fact that the songs are recognizable, we do them the way we did them."
While The Monkees were often derided for not being a "real band," just four actors and singers who'd been thrown together for a television program, no one can discount their success. They sold millions of records and had been lauded for helping the careers of many then unknown but now legendary songwriters.
Davy Jones sang lead on one of The Monkees' three Number One singles, the John Stewart Band "Daydream Believer." He was also at the front of The Monkees' hit-version of the now classic Neil Diamond song, "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You."门基乐队电视节目从甲壳虫乐队大获成功的影片《一夜狂欢》中获利不少。仅在两年内，它就将琼斯和他的乐队成员迈克尔·奈史密斯、彼得·图尔克以及米奇·杜伦斯打造成为明星。琼斯在里面扮演的是“可爱小子”的角色。仅仅从戴维去世后推特和脸谱网上的消息来看就足以确定，他在几十年后的今天以充满魅力、大受青少年追捧的形象被人们所铭记。
戴维·琼斯没有忽视乐队持续的成功和人们的青睐，也没有把这当作是理所当然的。在最近的采访中，琼斯对长期以来支持他的粉丝表达了感激之情。
“我喜欢观众们的反应。当我往台下看时，大家真的是在跟着我一起唱歌。我觉得是他们成就了我。我们的歌能得到认可是因为我们做音乐的方式始终没变。”
人们经常嘲笑门基乐队仅仅是因一个电视节目凑到一起，他们只是四名演员兼歌手而已，算不上是“真正的乐队”，然而，没有人能低估他们的成功。他们的专辑拥有百万销量。他们也因使当时名不见经传的作曲家一举成名而受到赞扬。
戴维·琼斯主唱了门基乐队三首榜首单曲中的《白日梦信徒》。他主唱的打榜歌曲《一点点的你我》现在则成为了尼尔·戴蒙德的经典曲目。