"Randy Scouse Git" by The Monkees

The Monkees were a pop group formed in 1965 whose members were handpicked from youngsters applying to be on a new television show. Led by Davy Jones (who died in 2012), the band would be hugely successful performing covers of songs written by the likes of Neil Diamond ("I'm A Believer," which was #1 for 7 weeks and "A Little Bit Of Me, A Little Bit Of You," which went to #2), Carole King ("Pleasant Valley Sunday," which went to #3 and "Porpoise Song," which went to #62), and John Stewart ("Daydream Believer," which was #1 for 4 weeks). They were ranked as the most successful artist on the charts in 1967. By 1970, however, no one was going ape for The Monkees anymore so they disbanded.

The Monkees staged a comeback in 1986 when "That Was Then, This Is Now" hit #20. Their final chart appearance was one year later when "Heart And Soul" stalled at #87.

"Randy Scouse Git" goes back to that magical year of 1967 when everything the band touched turned to gold. It was not a chart hit, but one of the edgier pieces this pop band would perform.