For Pete's Sake (song)
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"For Pete's Sake" is a song written by Peter Tork
and Joseph Richards, and recorded by The Monkees
, with Micky Dolenz
on lead vocals. It appeared on The Monkees' third album, Headquarters
, and was used as the closing theme for the second season of their TV series
.
The song is often mistakenly thought to be titled "In This Generation" or "This Generation," because that phrase is prominent in the song. The phrase "For Pete's Sake" does not appear anywhere in its lyrics.
Co-writer Peter Tork later said of the song "It was basically me playing these chords at my house, and my then-roommate, Joey Richards, was with me, and he threw in a couple of odds and ends of lines as I was going along. It just fell right into place", adding that "[it was] my first song on a Monkees' record and the first song that I had written".
Peter Tork
Peter Tork is an American musician and actor, best known as a member of The Monkees.-Early life:Tork was born Peter Halsten Thorkelson in Washington, D.C.. Although he was born in 1942, many news articles report him as born in 1944 in New York City as this was the date and place given on early...
and Joseph Richards, and recorded by The Monkees
The Monkees
The Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,...
, with Micky Dolenz
Micky Dolenz
George Michael "Micky" Dolenz, Jr. is an American actor, musician, television director, radio personality and theater director, best known as a member of the 1960s made-for-television band The Monkees.-Biography:...
on lead vocals. It appeared on The Monkees' third album, Headquarters
Headquarters (album)
HeadquartersThe sleeve and record both render the title as The Monkees' Headquarters. was the third album issued by The Monkees and the first written and recorded primarily by the four members of the group, rather than by session musicians and professional songwriters...
, and was used as the closing theme for the second season of their TV series
The Monkees (TV series)
The Monkees is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from September 1966 to March 1968. The series follows the adventures of four young men trying to make a name for themselves as rock 'n roll singers. The show introduced a number of innovative new-wave film techniques to series...
.
The song is often mistakenly thought to be titled "In This Generation" or "This Generation," because that phrase is prominent in the song. The phrase "For Pete's Sake" does not appear anywhere in its lyrics.
Co-writer Peter Tork later said of the song "It was basically me playing these chords at my house, and my then-roommate, Joey Richards, was with me, and he threw in a couple of odds and ends of lines as I was going along. It just fell right into place", adding that "[it was] my first song on a Monkees' record and the first song that I had written".