Micky Dolenz Covers Obscure Paul Westerberg Song on New EP
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Tom Breihan
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Micky Dolenz, the last surviving member of The Monkees, is releasing a new EP that includes a cover of a deep cut by Paul Westerberg (of The Replacements). The article briefly reflects on The Monkees' unique cultural legacy — a manufactured TV band that became genuinely countercultural — and highlights Dolenz's personal musical taste in choosing an obscure Westerberg song from 2008.
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StereogumMicky Dolenz Covers Obscure Paul Westerberg Song on New EPstereogum.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledThe Monkees' entire run was fascinating — the most monoculture shit in the world, created to riff on the counterculture, which then became part of the counterculture when the band members wrestled control away from the TV producer who put them together in the first place.
Dolenz is more than just a Monkee. He is also, apparently, enough of a Paul Westerberg head to cover a song that even most Westerberg heads might not recognize.
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