Last Surviving Monkees Member and Smash Mouth Meet in Epic 'I'm a Believer' Moment

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Last Surviving Monkees Member and Smash Mouth Meet in Epic 'I'm a Believer' Moment originally appeared on Parade.

"I'm a Believer" is a 1966 hit song written by Neil Diamond but recorded by The Monkees of the eponymous NBC sitcom. It is one of the Monkees' greatest hits and features Micky Dolenz on lead vocals.

Dolenz, 80, is the last surviving member of The Monkees, and on Friday, June 27, he had an epic random encounter with the guys from Smash Mouth, who covered "I'm a Believer" in 2001 for the Shrek movie soundtrack. The original version hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts, and the cover didn't do too shabby either — it hit No. 4 on the Billboard Adult Pop Airplay chart.

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Sound Management Records posted the epic photo to its Instagram stories and wrote, "A few of our guys just had the pleasure of bumping into Micky Dolenz from the band The Monkees."

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The guys in question are guitarist Sean Hurwitz and drummer Randy Cooke. The official Smash Mouth Instagram reposted the photo and wrote, "Then I saw his face! Ran into Micky Dolenz from the legendary band The Monkees. Now I'm a Believer!"

Dolenz is currently in the middle of his Songs & Stories Tour, which picks back up with more dates in August. Show dates are listed below; tickets are on sale now.

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Monday, August 11, Ocean City Music Pier, Ocean City, NJWednesday, August 13, Music Box Supper Club, Cleveland, OHThursday, August 1,4 Music Box Supper Club, Cleveland, OHThursday, September ,25 Shea Center for Performing Arts, Wayne, NJSaturday, September, 27 Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich, RISunday, September 28, District Music Hall, Norwalk, CTTuesday, October 7, Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZWednesday, October 8, Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZSaturday, October 1,1 Hawaii Theatre Center, Honolulu, HITuesday, November 4, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, MDThursday, November 6, The Birchmere, Alexandria, VASaturday, November 8, City Winery Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PASunday, November 9, City Winery Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PATuesday, November 11, City Winery Boston, Boston, MAWednesday, November 12, City Winery Boston, Boston, MASaturday, November 29, Arcada Theatre, St. Charles, ILSunday, November 30, Des Plaines Theatre, Des Plaines, ILFriday, December 5, Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, FLSunday, December 7, Lillian S. Wells Hall at The Parker, Fort Lauderdale, FLSunday, February 15, 2026, The Plaza Theater, Palm Springs, CAMarch 28 through April 4, The Flower Power Cruise, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - St. Thomas - St. Kitts & Nevis

The three other members of The Monkees have sadly passed away. Lead singerDavy Jonesdied in 2012,and bassistPeter Torkdied in 2019. In 2021, drummer Dolenz and guitaristMichael Nesmithwent on a farewell tour, and Nesmith sadly passed away from heart failure just weeks after the tour concluded, leaving Dolenz as the last surviving member of the group.

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Last Surviving Monkees Member and Smash Mouth Meet in Epic 'I'm a Believer' Moment first appeared on Parade on Jun 27, 2025

This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 27, 2025, where it first appeared.