Nesmith circa 1967 photo by michael ochs archivesgetty images. Michael nesmith michael nesmith in television parts. Neighborhood nuclear superiority is here to capitalize off inflaming your natural paranoia and reinforcing your territorial imperative. Michael nesmith bitty soda from elephant parts youtube. Television parts was a comedyvariety series created by michael nesmith as a sort of continuation of his grammy awardwinning video production elephant parts. Michael nesmith rodanne from elephant parts youtube. In 1976, nesmith produced a video for his song rio, and later incorporated it into the montage of music and gags called elephant parts after starting the company pacific arts video records. It features music clips, comedy, and narrative from nez. Michael nesmith art by the pound from elephant parts.
As the majority of musicians will agree, once youve been in a highly successful band it can be hard to avoid its achievements overshadowing your subsequent creative output. The set kicks off in 1970 with magnetic south, as a prolific nesmith went on to issue six albums on rca in just three years, including the ironicallytitled and the hits just keep on comin. Singer, guitarist, and songwriter who found fame with the monkees and pioneered countryrock before becoming a multimedia. In 1985, elephant parts was adapted into a sevenepisode summer series on nbc titled michael nesmith in television parts. Michael nesmith biography robert michael nesmith is an american musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist.
Elephant parts on dvd 01190199 from starz anchor bay. The other film ill recommend is an evening with sir william martin. Michael nesmiths fulllength commentary every bit as silly and nonsensical as the program itself is elephant parts principal bonus feature. Michael nesmith magnetic south remastered, expanded.
Elephant parts the foundation for the tragically hip. We are temporarily suspending shipments in order to allow our employees to shelter in place at their homes. The songwriter has made a free download of dance of the mother. This import collection has a generous selection of nesmith s work with the first national band, some work. The parody of joanne was inspired by a joke john seiter told michael nesmith in 1972. When presenting michael nesmith s rio as the first music video, the foremost idea up for debate is the definition of a music video. Michael nesmith gasoline prices from elephant parts. Music profile for michael nesmith, born 30 december 1942.
With michael nesmith, bill martin, lark geib, robert ackerman. My parents maybe didnt share the same religious beliefs, but they shared the same values and taught their children to take care of the environment, to appreciate the beauty of nature, to look for the good in people, to play fair. An autobiographical riff that bill dear and his wife at the time kathryn talked him out of including the social in elephant parts but it creeps in. Michael nesmith made the grammy award winning elephant parts in 1981. He returned to the music business in 1989, appearing with the monkees once onstage during their reunion tour. Comprehensive 2008 two cd collection containing the best of nesmith s later material featuring singles, album tracks, live recordings and more. If youre going to crack jokes, she tells karnow, how about making fun of.
Elephant parts is one hour long with parody commercials and comedy sketches, and features five fulllength music videos, including the popular songs rio and cruisin, which featured wrestler steve strong and montereybased comic chicago steve barkley. Merchandise welcome to michael nesmiths videoranch. Michael nesmith in television parts is a summer tv series run by nbc in 1985. Other additions include a discography with brief audio samples from two songs on every nesmith albuma shrewd promotional tool, a bio, some funny press clippings, and a gallery of still photos. Nesmith produced the video through his company pacific arts. Elephant parts 1981 kinoxto kbs downloaden elephant parts 1981 torrent kbs downloaden hot. In 1981, nesmith won the inaugural grammy award for video of the year for elephant parts, a. His lucy and ramona video is one of the greatest ever made. Philanthropist michael nesmith yeah, the exmonkee brings five big brains. Directed by ed bianchi, william dear, graham henman. Elephant parts is one hour long with parody commercials and comedy sketches, and features five fulllength music videos, including the popular songs rio and cruisin, which featured. A longform comedymusic video, elephant parts filmed almost entirely.
Robert michael nesmith born december 30, 1942 is an american singersongwriter and musician, perhaps best known as a member of the monkees. Elephant parts film completo, streaming ita, vedere, guardare. Michael nesmith neighborhood nukes from elephant parts. Michael nesmith s elephant parts is his first video record as opposed to a phonographic record and is a collection of music videos, sketch comedy, and commercial spoofs. Streamcloud elephant parts 1981 deutsch stream german. At the end of the month, edsel will issue songs, a 12cd box set that brings together michael nesmith solo albums issued under two different labels. The rest of the video consists of short comedy vignettes from the shortlived nbctv series, michael nesmith in television parts, and a few others that were new to video in 1985. Music videos from elephant parts michael nesmith rio michael nesmith magic michael nesmith light michael nesmith cruisin michael nesmith tonight i am truly amazed at how well this material stands the test of time. Nesmith continued to make records on a sporadic basis, solo albums in total. Michael nesmith on infinite tuesday and touring with hendrix in his new memoir, the onetime member of the monkees recalls befriending john lennon and jimi hendrix, who opened for the band on a.
The set kicks off in 1970 with magnetic south, as a prolific nesmith went on to issue six albums on rca in just three years, including the ironicallytitled and the. Heres the michael nesmith video that the hip took their name from. Michael nesmith plays the slickhaired, smoldering lead in this typical european film avec le plants in le foreground and tres. Michael nesmith and the second national band tantamount to treason volume one.
Then in 1979 nesmith created popclips, the firstever musicvideo program, which aired years before the dawn of mtv. With oliver dear, john hobbs, twyla littleton, bill martin. It was a 30minute comedyvariety series created by michael nesmith as a continuation of his grammy awardwinning video production elephant parts, and earlier series popclips. Michael nesmiths adventures won him a grammy and helped give birth to a modern art form in the music video. Michael nesmith s skill as a songwriter was apparent even during his stint with the monkees, and his work as a solo artist showed a musician with a clear sense of what he wanted to do, and the patience and commitment to do it, even if it wasnt exactly commercially viable. Doctor ducks super secret allpurpose sauce video 1986. Another funny clip of our favorite lounge singer from elephant parts. I was raised by a cs mom now 87 and a nonreligious dad will be 97 in a month, and i could not have asked for better parents. He also branched into tv and film production, with such works as elephant parts 1981, timerider 1983, repo man 1984, square dance and tapeheads, as well as several tv specials. During the 80s, pacific arts became the most important video publishing company in america, and nesmith moved into film and tv production as well, winning the first video grammy award in 1981 for elephant parts. Michael nesmith elephant parts 1981 rotten tomatoes. The first episode was a standalone television special which aired on march 7, 1985. Comprehensive 2008 two cd collection containing the best of nesmiths later material featuring singles, album tracks, live recordings and more. A collection of comedy skits and music videos, such as a gameshow spoof called name that drug, a visit to the office of the clandestine typing service, and a man providing a skewed translation of a mexican serenade for his girlfriend.
Nesmith won the first grammy award given for longform musicvideo in 1982, for his hourlong elephant parts and also had a shortlived series on nbc inspired by the video called michael nesmith in television parts. But in a world of downloads, youtube, and torrent sites, the value of a limited edition doesnt have the same meaning it used to. Robert michael nesmith is an american musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, best known as a member of the rock band the monkees and costar of the monkees tv series. Michael nesmith download high quality complete mp3 albums. Audio commentary with michael nesmith production still gallery barcode and other identifiers barcode scanned. Michael nesmiths infinite tuesday autobiographical riffs. You can find the list of michael nesmith tour dates here. Elephant parts 1981 kbs downloaden elephant parts 1981 movie4k. That same year, nesmith also recorded infinite rider on the big dogma, which featured cruisin and light, which also appear on this set. Think diffident philanthropist michael nesmith wired.
Michael nesmith in television parts tv series 1985 imdb. Words and music by michael nesmith carmel magazine. Michael nesmith adventures of the madcap christian scientist. It is different than elephant parts and yet insanely funny and features at least two of the same players, including michael nesmith. In 1981 elephant parts won the first ever grammy award given for a music video. Nesmiths next project was elephant parts, a mix of music videos and. Elephant parts is a collection of comedy skits and music videos made in 1981 by michael nesmith, formerly of the monkees. Pacific arts video became a pioneer in the home video market, producing and distributing a wide variety of videotaped programs. Nesmith made videos for those songs and others and released them in 1981 as elephant. Television parts included many other artists who were unknown at the time, but went on to become major stars in their own right. Nesmith also won the first grammy award 1981 given for video of the year for his hourlong elephant parts and also had a shortlived series inspired by the video called television parts. Overall, i liked this dvd better than elephant parts. Or, more accurately, former and once again current monkee michael nesmith, who created the brilliant elephant parts.
Elephant parts was born out of nez attempting to find a home for rio and other music. Fans of the kentucky fried movie, amazon women on the moon, and uhf will find his parodyspoof shtick funny if a little dated. The first commercial video record, elephant parts is michael nesmiths grammy award winning comedy and music video, one of the first produced specifically for video. Michael nesmiths mother, bette nesmith graham, died on may 12, 1980 as she was 56 years old. Michael nesmith tour dates 2020 michael nesmith concert. A pioneer of country rock, nesmith notably composed different drum, a hit for linda ronstadt by way of the stone poneys. This entry was posted in 2007 and tagged 2007, youtube by chris. Albums include magnetic south, loose salute, and nevada fighter. Carlene carter revisits her childhood musical obsessions. Michael nesmith on infinite tuesday and touring with. Comments michael nesmith in television parts is a summer tv series run by nbc in 1985. Michael nesmith, known on the show as mike, was an experienced musician.
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