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"D.W. Washburn" Single by The Monkees B-side "It's Nice to Be With You" Released May 27, 1968 Recorded February 17 and March 1, 1968 Label Colgems 66-1023 / RCA 1706 Writer(s) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller The Monkees singles chronology "Valleri"
(1968)"D.W. Washburn"
(1968)"Porpoise Song"
(1968)"D.W. Washburn" Single by The Coasters B-side "Everybody's Woman" Released July 1968 Recorded October 31, 1967 Label Date Records 1617 Writer(s) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller The Coasters singles chronology "She Can"
(1968)"D.W. Washburn"
(1968)"Act Right"
(1969)"D.W. Washburn" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Two famous recordings of the song are by The Coasters and The Monkees. It was also included in the musical Smokey Joe's Cafe.
Lyrics
The lyrics tell a story of a derelict (Washburn), chosen by a well-meaning charity for a wash-up and a meal. Washburn rejects the offer, though, being jobless and preferring drunkenness to having to go to work.
Recordings
The Monkees' version of "D.W. Washburn" was the first single they released after the second and final season of their series on NBC concluded. All their previous singles reached the #1, #2, or #3 positions from strong promotion through their use in various episodes; without this boost, the song became the band's first to miss the Top Ten in the U.S. Billboard charts. Competition from the Coasters version also cut into sales.
The Monkees continued to perform the song, during their 1980s and later reunions. One performance was on Nashville Now; a country music showcase.
The Monkees Micky Dolenz · Davy Jones · Michael Nesmith · Peter Tork Production/Management Studio albums The Monkees · More of the Monkees · Headquarters · Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. · The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees · Head · Instant Replay · The Monkees Present · Changes · Pool It! · JustusOther albums Greatest Hits (Colgems) · Barrel Full of Monkees · Re-Focus · Greatest Hits (Arista) · More Greatest Hits of The Monkees · Monkee Business · Monkee Flips · Hit Factory · Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees · · Missing Links · Missing Links Volume Two · Listen to the Band (box set) · Greatest Hits (Rhino) · Barrelful of Monkees: Monkees Songs for Kids! · Missing Links Volume Three · The Monkees Anthology · Music Box (box set) · · The Best of The Monkees · The Headquarters SessionsLive albums Singles "Last Train to Clarksville"/"Take a Giant Step" · "I'm a Believer"/"(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" · "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You"/"The Girl I Knew Somewhere" · "Pleasant Valley Sunday"/"Words" · "Daydream Believer"/"Goin' Down" · "Valleri"/"Tapioca Tundra" · "D. W. Washburn"/"It's Nice to Be With You" · "Porpoise Song"/"As We Go Along" · "Tear Drop City"/"A Man Without a Dream" · "Someday Man"/"Listen To The Band" · "Good Clean Fun"/"Mommy and Daddy" · "Oh My My"/"I Love You Better" · "Do It In The Name Of Love"/"Lady Jane" · "That Was Then, This Is Now"Film/Television Related articles Discography · Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart · The Monkees (book) · New Monkees · The Monkeemobile · An Evening with The Monkees: The 45th Anniversary TourCategories:- 1968 singles
- Coasters songs
- The Monkees songs
- Songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- 1960s song stubs
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