Title:Circle Sky
Artist:The Monkees
Album:Head
Year Released: 1968
What It Is: One of the best true rock-and-roll songs by the Monkees. It’s a Mike Nesmith tune that was a concert favorite and finally made it onto wax for the soundtrack to “Head”, their bizarre movie.
Riffage / Hookage: The opening guitar riff is very cool and sticks with you.
Cowbell?: The movie version was a live version, and Mickey Dolenz played it straight. In studio, with session players, Nesmith added maracas and claves to accent the beat.
Words Of Wisdom: “It’s a very extraordinary scene
To those who don’t understand
But what you have seen you must believe
If you can”
That’s pretty much the Monkees career summed up, really. Who would have thunk they’d be as popular, fight to actually do their own albums, and then have those albums turn out pretty darn good.
Mixology Report: The Monkees are always good to throw on a mix, and some may be a bit surprised on the riff and the drive of this song. (It’s not metal by any means, but it’s not wimpy pop.)
For The Good Of The Order: When the soundtrack was re-released, both the studio version and the live version from the film were on it. Yes, the Monkees actually play their insturments, as you can see from the clip:
Smed's Music Club 
March 3, 2009 at 6:41 pm
I don’t think I’d ever heard that before. I would never have guessed the Monkees. I have to admit that I like Daydream Believer better.
March 4, 2009 at 5:31 am
When I was a kid, the Monkees were the coolest band around.
If I had a nickel for every time I dropped acid to “the Porpoise Song” when I was ten, I’d have a buck, buck-fifty, easy.
The Porpoise is laughing goodbye, good-byyyeyeeeeeeeee!
March 4, 2009 at 5:34 am
hey cranky girl! Are you the same cranky girl from daily rotten?
if so, stud gerbil here.
me and Smedster go way back. like “help mister wizard!” way back.
sorry to hijack this comment section, briefly, smed.
March 4, 2009 at 8:14 am
Huge Nesmith fan here – thank you for posting this!
March 4, 2009 at 8:15 am
P.S., wasn’t the screenplay for HEAD written by Jack Nicholson?
March 4, 2009 at 10:46 am
Jack DID co-write Head. He needed the dough, and was weird enough to do it. He’s a better actor, of course.
September 22, 2009 at 11:56 pm
This is the coolest. I love this song. There was a Monkees cover band in one of the cities I lived in, called Circle Sky. The band, not the city. I just can’t remember where it was.
Anyway, I saw this and thought of you. Dig those yellow pants, man!