One of The Monkees‘ most famous songs is “Valleri.” The Monkees’ songwriters started writing the track during a car ride to see the band’s supervisor. Subsequently, the songwriter went through several ...

The Monkees definitely had a sense of humor, however, most of their songs weren’t jokes. One of the Prefab Four’s songs had a memorable riff that started out as a joke but was worked into the final ...

A song written against the clock, recorded twice, and featuring a session guitarist who was clearly not a member of the band—this was The Monkees‘ last song to benefit from the massive exposure of a ...