Michael Nesmith sings "Propinquity" in 1971

4/2/2019

In this very rare clip that was just uploaded to YouTube, Michael Nesmith performs "Propinquity" during what is seemingly an appearance on The David Frost Show in late 1971.

Don't forget to check out the history of this Nesmith classic in a previous post on the Live Almanac's blog, and enjoy this great performance!

13 Comments

Scott Reppert

4/2/2019 19:31:28

From "The David Frost Show"...

David Cox

4/4/2019 22:49:45

December 16, 1971
Episode 64
David's guests are attorney F. Lee Bailey, humorist Rolf Harris, singer Mike Nesmith, comedian Dick Shawn, actor Richard M. Dixon and Brooklyn grocer Felix Toro who has defended himself four times against robbers.

David Cox

4/2/2019 22:18:57

Holy Cow!

Holy Grail status on this one!

Thanks Mark...

Derek

4/3/2019 03:37:47

This is amazing! Nez at his best!!!!

Louis Colli

4/3/2019 08:55:05

Wow. Is there any footage out there of Nez performing with the First National Band?

mary

4/3/2019 13:27:29

This is a wonderful find! Love this song. Someone else posted about 1st/2nd National band video footage. I wish we knew if there is some out there, it would be awesome to get a hold of and share online!

MonkeesBandFan

4/3/2019 16:04:16

Could this video company have the Holy Grail of Monkees performances? The 1968 live a Budokan Hall TV show that aired in Japan? Please let it be so...

I (and I suspect many others) would pay a lot of money to own that on Blu Ray as well as a cleaned up audio recording (without the announcers).

Also, I think it would cement them getting into the RRHOF. That is them at their band performance peak from the original era.

Perhaps the publisher of this site could reach out to them and find out what Monkees treasures they have.

Wade

4/5/2019 18:56:26

Nope. You can search their website, https://reelinintheyears.com . This Nesmith appearance is by far the most interesting thing that they have related to The Monkees.

Jeff

4/3/2019 21:58:22

Stunning. Gives me goose bumps every time I watch it. Essentially a year removed from The Monkees. Watching this video clearly establishes how criminal it was that Nesmith didn't reach the same level of success as his contemporaries. Such a talented artist. How lucky we all are to have his music.

4/5/2019 03:51:35

They would likely not have any footage of Japan, simply put, they have footage of performances they themselves had a hand in producing and distributing. The Budokan Hall performance was produced and recorded by a specific Japanese station. Sandoval said a few years back it was "unlikely" that any footage existed.

I wonder if Monkees fans will feel like their passion has been somehow 'validated' if the Monkees go into the fake Hall of Fame. I personally feel The Monkees are cooler by their lack of inclusion in it. The Monkees don't need to be validated- their song book is above and beyond many of the more famous groups already inducted.

MonkeesBandFan

4/5/2019 11:42:47

Hey WB,

I don't care about HOF. I want the Budokan video for myself and other enthusiasts home viewing. I just think the footage would push it happening over the top.

As far as the video footage, I'll take "unlikely" over no chance. While the preference of course would be the broadcast copy in a deluxe Blu Ray set, at this point, I'll take someone's/anyone's low quality home recording on YouTube. Given how popular the Monkees were in Japan, and Japan being a tech leader at the time, I can't imagine that in all of Japan there's at least not one copy sitting around in someone's basement/attic/etc waiting to be discovered and uploaded.

B. Sherman

4/5/2019 12:07:44

I agree with MonkeesBandFan that there is probably a copy of the Japan Budokan video. I can't imagine that NHK (Japan's national broadcast station) would have destroyed all copies of something like that as late as 1968. The failure for Sandoval and Rhino to locate it so far is perhaps due to lack of connections and communication and cultural difficulties.

Wade

4/6/2019 09:24:46

I've always heard from film/home video companies that you really need to build up relationships with the Japanese, which can literally take years, then you can do the real business with them. It's a Japanese cultural thing. It would be best to approach an American company who already has a relationship with TBS. I believe the Monkees special aired on TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System), not an NHK company.

Michael Nesmith sings "Propinquity" in 1971

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