A music industry insider expected The Monkees’ “Valleri” to become a hit. He said the group had to rerecord the song before it was released as a single. “Valleri” became The Monkees’ final top 10 ...

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 ...

Monkees music supervisor Don Kirshner called Boyce one morning at 10 a.m. and told him he wanted the next Monkees single to be a girl’s name. The songwriter lied and told Kirshner they had just ...