The Monkees & their Hits,Skits & their Brand New 'Teardrop City (Feb 5,1969)(Stereo Mixed)

...minus Peter Tork...Teardrop City was officially released as a single 3 days after this performance.

Tear Drop City is a single by The Monkees released on February 8, 1969 on Colgems #5000 recorded on October 26, 1966. The song reached No.56 on the Billboard chart, no.37 on cash box. The lyrics are about a man who feels low because his girlfriend has left him. Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, it was the first single The Monkees released as a trio (Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Davy Jones; Peter Tork departed December 1968). Micky Dolenz performed the lead vocal. Boyce and Hart produced and arranged the song.

The flip-side was "A Man Without a Dream", with Davy Jones doing the lead vocal, and it hit no.127 on the Cash Box chart. Both single sides were from the album Instant Replay.
Lyrics
'Bout as low as I felt in a long time
And I know that I did a wrong at the wrong time
It's plain to see, she's down on me
And I know she'll feel that way for a long time
I was high on top, but I didn't know it (tear drop city)
Tell me, why did I have to go and blow it? (Tear drop city)
I used my lines too many times
And now I've got a badly hurt heart to show it (tear drop city)
Took me too long to discover
How much I really love her
How'd I ever end up in this bind?
What a drag
There she goes looking for pretty clover (tear drop city)
No one knows what it's like 'til it over (tear drop city)
Without a doubt, I just found out
And I suppose, I never did get to know her (tear drop city)
Tear drop city, tear drop city
Took me to long to discover
How much I really love her
How'd I ever end up in this bind
What a drag
About as low as I felt in a long time (tear drop city)
About as low as I felt in a long time (tear drop city)
I'm about as low as I felt in a long time (I'm about as low)
(Tear drop city) I'm about as low
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Bobby Hart / Tommy Boyce