Favourite Monkee's Song Thread

[Brazoo]

"Some have interpreted the lyrics as being about a gang bang. In the liner notes to the CD's 1995 release it is stated that producer Lester Sill was angered to discover this."

Hid the offensive term, just highlight it to see. I need to find the longer piece I read about the song, thought it was on Wiki, but can't seem to find it.

Hahaha - okay. I never thought that before, and I wasn't expecting that, but I guess that might work? Interesting take, anyway.

[Iron Mego]

The thing I remember reading (that I now can't find) quoted Nilsson himself saying that's what the song was about.

[Hector]

Neil Diamond's I'm a Believer...

[HardyGirl]

Honorable Mention: Heart and Soul (From "Pool It").

[Spyweb007]

So many songs, just saw an interview with Peter Tork where he said he thought the Monkees had probalby the 3rd best song catalogue after the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. I think he might be right, at least among groups from the 60's anyway.

[daz71]

porpoise song is my favourite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdd5xI9l7Ns

[jwyblejr]

'Words' is pretty high on my list.

[phil]

My top three are:

The Door Into Summer
Sunny Girlfriend
Pleasent Valley Sunday

[Earth 2 Chris]

Really like most mentioned here, but to add a new one, I'm really fond of "The Kind of Girl I Could Love".

Chris

[EmergencyIan]

I'm partial to "Pleasant Valley Sunday", as well.

- Ian

[johnnystorm]

Valleri
What Am I Doin' Hanging Round?
Goin Down

[Joshua the Atomic Robot]

"For Pete's Sake" is not just my favorite Monkees song, but one of my all time favorite songs period.

Rounding out my Top 5 is:
Can You Dig It?
What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?
Randy Scouse Git
Tapioca Tundra

[knight errant00]

Looking over all these responses, what's really astonishing is, for a band that was so denigrated and mocked as being "fake" back in their day and for many, many years after, how many different songs from their catalogue are beloved -- and how, 50 years after the band was formed and 45 after they broke up, they can chart with a new album and hit #1 on Amazon.

[phil]

The Monkees are my favorite group and have been since I was a little kid watching the show when CBS ran it at noon on Saturdays. The Byrds and The Who are close behind as favorite groups but I've loved The Monkees the longest.

[Mr.Marion]

I, I, I, I'm not your stepping stone

Oooh no girl not me