Michael Nesmith inheritance from his mother's Liquid Paper fortune in 1980 eased those concerns. In a 1980 interview with "Playboy", he said of that time: "I had to start telling little tales to the tax man while they were putting tags on the furniture." While Nesmith had continued to produce his compositions with the Monkees, he withheld many of the songs from the final Monkees albums, only to release them on his post-Monkees solo records. Nesmith did not participate in the Monkees' 20th-anniversary reunion. However, he did appear during an encore with the other three members at the Greek Theatre on September
Joanne (Michael Nesmith song) did not chart). On the B-side of "Joanne", the track "One Rose" appears. The song would be a regular on all of Nesmith's solo concert tours and has appeared on all three of his live albums: "Live At The Palais", "Live at the Britt Festival" and "Movies of the Mind". Nesmith would also spoof "Joanne" on his home video, "Elephant Parts", with the song "Rodan". The song was covered by crooner Andy Williams for his 1970 album, "The Andy Williams Show." Joanne (Michael Nesmith song) "Joanne" is a song written and performed by Michael Nesmith. It was his only hit