Mike Nesmith Backing Tracks

Mike Nesmith Backing Tracks : Rio

Mike Nesmith was a singer, song writer, actor,  producer, and novelist. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees.

After the hey day of the Monkees fame, Michael Nesmith founded Pacific Arts, a multimedia production and distribution company, in 1974, through which he helped pioneer the music video format. He created one of the first American television programs dedicated to music videos.

As a songwriter he has penned for the likes of Lynn Anderson and Linda Ronstadt.

Mike Nesmith Backing Tracks

Rio

Lyrics

I’m hearing the light from the window
I’m seeing the sound of the sea
My feet have come loose from their moorings
I’m feeling quite wonderfully free

And I think I will travel to Rio
Using the music for flight
There’s nothing I know of in Rio
But it’s something to do with the night

It’s only a whimsical notion
To fly down to Rio tonight
And I probably won’t fly down to Rio
But then again, I just might

There’s wings to the thought behind fancy
There’s wings to the thought behind play
And dancing to rhythms of laughter
Makes laughter the rhythm of rain