[The Rez]

May I please tell a wee tale John on occasion shared concerning Daydream Believer:

When John wrote Daydream Believer, his line was:

"Now you know how *funky* I can be" [John's Own Recording]

NOT . . . REPEAT *NOT*

"Now you know how *happy* I can be" [ala The Monkees & Anne Murray]

Anne is quoted as saying, "Only the songwriter knows what this song really means"
That's because *happy* just don't work! Plug in *funky* and the song's focus
becomes a rather *earthy* piece as intended. *Happy* makes the song nonsense.

Screen Gems told John that Davey Jones would not be allowed to sing *funky*
The word must change to *happy*. John explained the lyric importance of *funky*

Screen Gems told John The Monkees simply would not record Daydream Believer unless Davey sang *happy* Davey Jones [at least on TV] was *happy*
Davey Jones, said Screen Gems, was not to be *funky*

John said, "Happy works for me . . . !"

Rez

PS:

Some 20yrs ago, in Toluca Lake, I had the opportunity to tell Anne face-to-face
about the original lyric. Her reaction proved to me that she could very well have
pulled off *funky* Brava!

I suspicion her new "Duets" album version will be, nonetheless, *happy*