# Don't you just love "Joanne" by Michael Nesmith? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 24, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-just-love-joanne-by-michael-nesmith/405373 "2007-05-24T16:54:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![GuyNblueJeans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GuyNblueJeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuyNblueJeans)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-just-love-joanne-by-michael-nesmith/405373/21 "2007-05-25T15:12:04Z")
It’s funny how some of the best things are done with a light attitude. I remember the HUGE controversy that happened when it was learned that the Monkeys supposedly didn’t know how to play their instruments. And yet look at the utter horsecrap that passes for music these days … . ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-just-love-joanne-by-michael-nesmith/405373/22 "2007-05-25T16:33:52Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Plus it was Mikes mother who invented whiteout. Nitpick: It was Liquid Paper she invented. Yeah, “Joanne” is a helluva song. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-just-love-joanne-by-michael-nesmith/405373/23 "2007-05-25T19:15:03Z")
When I was younger and very obsessed with the Monkees, I had this [Mike Nesmith album](http://www.amazon.com/Older-Stuff-Michael-Nesmith-1970-1973/dp/B0002DB5Q8/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/105-2127476-1548400?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1180120404&sr=1-2) on tape and listened to it a ton. It’s got him doing “Different Drum”…if you haven’t heard his version, it’s worth it! (plus, “Joanne” and “Some Of Shelly’s Blues” are on there too) ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-just-love-joanne-by-michael-nesmith/405373/24 "2007-05-26T01:19:17Z")
[QUOTE=GuyNblueJeans] I would love to get a copy of Elephant but the $31 seems a bit steep. [/QUOTE] Much to my surprise, [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Elephant_Parts/60027349) has it. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-just-love-joanne-by-michael-nesmith/405373/25 "2007-05-26T01:37:31Z")
[QUOTE=kelly5078] Nitpick: It was Liquid Paper she invented. Yeah, “Joanne” is a helluva song. [/QUOTE] I believe the patent finally expired a few years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Subway\_Prophet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Subway\_Prophet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subway_Prophet)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-just-love-joanne-by-michael-nesmith/405373/26 "2007-05-26T16:05:44Z")
I can’t listen to this song without flashing back to Godzilla’s rampage through Tokyo. ---
**Author:** ![seosamh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@seosamh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seosamh)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-just-love-joanne-by-michael-nesmith/405373/27 "2007-05-26T19:31:22Z")
His “What Am I Doing Hangin’ Round”, on Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones, Ltd is an absolute corker. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-just-love-joanne-by-michael-nesmith/405373/28 "2007-05-26T21:53:36Z")
I must say that this song has the greatest disparity between the verse, which sounds like a parody of horrible country music, and the bridge, which is just marvelous in terms of music and lyric. ---
**Author:** ![GuyNblueJeans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GuyNblueJeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuyNblueJeans)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-just-love-joanne-by-michael-nesmith/405373/29 "2007-05-26T22:11:47Z")
[QUOTE=K364] I must say that this song has the greatest disparity between the verse, which sounds like a parody of horrible country music, and the bridge, which is just marvelous in terms of music and lyric. [/QUOTE] So what are you saying? Is it a good song or a lousy song? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-just-love-joanne-by-michael-nesmith/405373/30 "2007-05-27T00:09:17Z")
[QUOTE=K364] I must say that this song has the greatest disparity between the verse, which sounds like a parody of horrible country music, and the bridge, which is just marvelous in terms of music and lyric. [/QUOTE] Agreed. I had to turn it off after I heard the verse a few times. Very annoying. ---
**Author:** ![GuyNblueJeans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GuyNblueJeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuyNblueJeans)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-just-love-joanne-by-michael-nesmith/405373/31 "2007-05-27T09:24:59Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji] Agreed. I had to turn it off after I heard the verse a few times. Very annoying. [/QUOTE] Methinks you found a cloud in a silver lining. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-just-love-joanne-by-michael-nesmith/405373/32 "2007-05-27T10:56:27Z")
[QUOTE=GuyNblueJeans] Methinks you found a cloud in a silver lining. :dubious: [/QUOTE] 😃 Wow, someone actually read my profile! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-just-love-joanne-by-michael-nesmith/405373.md?page=1)