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The Monkees ‘Best Song of All Time’ Became a No. 1 Hit Twice

In the mid-1960s, The Monkees shot to fame with hit records fueled by their self-titled TV show. The pop-rock band, which featured Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork, scored ...
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5 hits from the Monkees that take boomers back to their first crush

During the decade of "Peace and Love," four mop-topped musicians delivered the rock soundtrack to every flowerchild's first crush — and we don't mean the lads from Liverpool. The Monkees (Davy Jones, ...
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1 Great Monkees Song Lost the Chance to Become a Big Hit

The Monkees‘ song “I Wanna Be Free,” released in 1966, is a standout song in the band’s catalog. It wasn’t as big of a hit as some of their other songs. “I Wanna Be Free” is a track that deserved more ...
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The Monkees' hit song Neil Diamond actually wrote first

Six decades on from their heyday, the Monkees are considered one of the biggest pop groups of the 1960s. Indeed, their music is still prominent thanks to its inclusion in comparatively recent movies ...