Daily Nightly

"Daily Nightly" is a song by Michael Nesmith of the Monkees,^[2] which appeared on their fourth album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.,^[3] in 1967, and was featured in two second-season episodes of their television series, "A Fairy Tale"^[4] and "Monkees Blow Their Minds".

The lyrics are a veiled commentary on the Sunset Strip curfew riots,^[5] which occurred in Hollywood, California in late 1966. The record was arguably the very first rock recording to feature the Moog synthesizer,^[6] programmed by musician Paul Beaver and played by Micky Dolenz, who was an early owner of a Moog. The fills Dolenz played were described as "spacey UFO noises", and were characteristic of psychedelic music,^[7] which was then in vogue. The Moog sections were significantly different between the stereo and mono mixes of the track. Dolenz also provided the vocals. A music video in black and white was made for the series, with Dolenz miming his performance.

The song is simple musically, using the chords A Major, C Major, D Major, and E Major.

The song appears on the third CD of the 2009 Rhino compilation Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965–1968.^[8]