RIP Manchester's very own Monkee Davy Jones

Sad to hear of the death of Davy Jones, Manchester lad and global superstar with The Monkees. He was no age at all, dying of a heart attack aged just 66.

What else can you say? We all grew up with The Monkees during our 'long holidays' off school, they were there, having all the fun in the sun, in hipster gear and cool haircuts, knocking out some superb tunes along the way (Headquarters is well worth digging out, if only to prove that they could play and write their own music).

Not bad for a lad who started out in Coronation Street. We'll miss you Davy. But we'll remember you whenever we hear some maracas. And of course, we'll always have stuff like this…