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 hit primetime television show. Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart wrote it; they’re the same team that wrote “Last Train to […]
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