Jeans. Beans. Means. Small town life has been a bizarre combination of monotony, disappointment and fantasy for Jean Grubb. She takes Douglas from the heights of high school to the meh of motherhood to her dreams for a future far far away in the anthem of Sleepy Jean.

OUR GUEST: Jeanne Taylor

Jeanne Taylor is an actor/writer/improvisor and director, based in Los Angeles. She created a whodunnit comedy series called Mrs. Carmody & Mrs. Jellineck along with two award winning short films The Co-Star, a short comedy and The Costar: Master Acting Class. She loved collaborating with Douglas, Sarah and Marypat on her favorite podcast, Anthem of Life, and was thrilled to play Jean in a song she's cherished her whole life. You can explore all things Jeanne Taylor made at her website: jeannetaylor.net and you can find Jeanne on Instagram @JeanneTaylor23. She's repped by Susie at Elev8 and Brad at Kairos Talent.

THE SONG:

"Daydream Believer" is a song composed by American songwriter John Stewart shortly before he left the Kingston Trio. It was recorded by the Monkees, with Davy Jones singing the lead. The single reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1967, remaining there for four weeks. It was the Monkees' third and last No.1 hit in the US. John Stewart wrote "Daydream Believer" as the third in a trilogy of songs about suburban life, recalling: "I remember going to bed thinking, 'What a wasted day — all I’ve done is daydream.' And from there I wrote the whole song. I never thought it was one of my best songs. Not at all". In 1979, "Daydream Believer" was recorded by Canadian singer Anne Murray, whose version reached No. 3 on the US country singles chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been recorded by many others, including a 1971 version by Stewart. In the Monkees’ version, the dialogue at the beginning includes Davy Jones asking “what number is this, Chip?” followed by the response “7A” Link to OfficialVideo

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood Sarine.

Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com

Additional music provided by Icarus

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