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"Circle Sky" is a song written by Michael Nesmith of The Monkees, which appeared on their sixth album, the ''Head'' soundtrack, and also in the film ''Head'' as a live concert performance. The song is written and performed in a Bo Diddley style, staying mostly on a single chord (A Major), while strumming barre chords (from B Major to E Major) down a guitar neck for the intro, outro, and breaks, and from B minor to D minor for the bridge. The lyrics are impressions of sights and sounds on a Monkees tour, while "Hamilton's smiling down" refers to a Hamilton music stand, used for rehearsals and recording. While the movie included the song performed live by the Monkees in Salt Lake City, Utah (on May 17, 1968, during a free show at the Valley Auditorium), the original soundtrack album instead substituted a studio recording, made by Nesmith and session musicians (an unexplained decision that became a major source of tension in the group). The movie version intercut Vietnam War footage, and several mirrored shots of the band onstage. A lo-fi transcription of the concert version was included on an Australian Monkees compilation in the early 1980s, ''Monkeemania: 40 Timeless Hits From The Monkees'', while an alternate studio take appeared on a Rhino Records album, ''Monkee Flips'', in 1984. A stereo recording of the concert version finally appeared on ''Missing Links, Volume II'', in 1990. This version on the Apple iTunes Store is incorrect, but Amazon's MP3 matches. A reworked version of the song opened the Monkees's 1996 reunion album, ''Justus'', featuring a rare Davy Jones guitar performance. This version is harder rocking than the original but is otherwise identical musically. The lyrics, however, have been changed in several spots. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Circle Sky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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