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| | A quartet, their television show last merely two seasons (58 episodes),<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060010/</ref> but their songs influenced a generation. The band broke up in 1970 but then reunited many times afterwards, usually without all four members performing together at the same time. | | A quartet, their television show last merely two seasons (58 episodes),<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060010/</ref> but their songs influenced a generation. The band broke up in 1970 but then reunited many times afterwards, usually without all four members performing together at the same time. |
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| − | Band member Michael Nesmith wrote the song "Different Drum" but The Monkees' producer Don Kirshner blocked the band from playing their original material on their television show.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-nesmith-dies-age-78-monkees-singer-songwriter-guitarist/</ref> But The Monkees did ultimately perform these songs written by Nesmith: ''Listen To The Band'', ''Papa Gene's Blues'', ''Mary, Mary'', and ''You Just May Be The One''. | + | Micky Dolenz, the last surviving member of the band, did the vocals on the popular ''Last Train to Clarksville'', ''I'm a Believer'', and ''Pleasant Valley Sunday'' songs. Band member Michael Nesmith wrote the song "Different Drum" but The Monkees' producer Don Kirshner blocked the band from playing their original material on their television show.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-nesmith-dies-age-78-monkees-singer-songwriter-guitarist/</ref> But The Monkees did ultimately perform these songs written by Nesmith: ''Listen To The Band'', ''Papa Gene's Blues'', ''Mary, Mary'', and ''You Just May Be The One''. |
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| | The television show has been described as an influential precursor to [[MTV]] (started 13 years later, in 1981), and the show had some initial popularity in syndication. | | The television show has been described as an influential precursor to [[MTV]] (started 13 years later, in 1981), and the show had some initial popularity in syndication. |
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| − | The songwriter for the popular "Daydream Believer" song by The Monkees was John Stewart.<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/news/emi-sued-foreign-royalties-dispute-monkees-songwriter-172130796.html</ref> Superb songwriters for tunes The Monkees played on their show included Carole King, Neil Diamond, Harry Nilsson, and Boyce & Hart. Neil Diamond wrote their love song ''I'm a Believer'', which spent 7 weeks at #1 starting at the end of 1966, making it the top single of the year for 1967. Mickey Dolenz was lead vocals on that song. | + | The songwriter for the popular "Daydream Believer" song by the Monkees was John Stewart.<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/news/emi-sued-foreign-royalties-dispute-monkees-songwriter-172130796.html</ref> Superb songwriters for tunes The Monkees played on their show included Carole King, Neil Diamond, Harry Nilsson, and Boyce & Hart. Neil Diamond wrote their love song ''I'm a Believer'', which spent 7 weeks at #1 starting at the end of 1966, making it the top single of the year for 1967. Micky Dolenz was lead vocals on that song. |
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| − | Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart wrote ''The Monkees'' smash debut single, ''Last Train to Clarksville''.<ref>https://monkees.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_songwriters_associated_with_the_Monkees</ref>
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| | == References == | | == References == |