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The Monkees' 10 defining songs that shaped pop-rock history

It’s surprisingly difficult to come up with a definitive ranking of the Monkees’ songs. I mean, it’s hard to come up with a ranking of any popular band’s songs, but I think the Monkees pose a ...
The Cheat Sheet

The Monkees’ Supervisor Knew 1 Song Would Be a Hit the Moment He Heard It

One of The Monkees’ songs caused the band’s music supervisor to fall silent. He decided the track should be a single on the spot. The tune was a big hit in the United States and a modest hit in the ...
American Songwriter

5 Songs by The Monkees That Will Make You Nostalgic

While the 1960s was a flourishing time for music both in America and abroad with the British Invasion, The Monkees still managed to carve a lane all their own. Introduced to audiences via The Monkees ...
AOL

Bobby Hart, Who Co-Wrote Monkees Smashes, the ‘Days of Our Lives’ Theme and His Own Hit as a Member of Boyce and Hart, Dies at 86

Bobby Hart, a songwriter who co-wrote some of the greatest hits of the Monkees, and a performer in his own right who made the top 10 as a member of the duo Boyce and Hart, died Wednesday at age 86.