The Cheat Sheet

Why The 1st Takes of The Monkees’ Theme Song Were Unusable

One of the most famous theme songs in the history of TV shows is The Monkees’ theme song. One of the band’s songwriters said the first three takes of the theme song were unusual because of the band’s ...
The Cheat Sheet

How The Monkees’ Theme Song Was Supposed to Make Them Seem Like the Marx Brothers

The Monkees‘ theme song is one of the most famous theme songs from the 1960s. The co-writer of the track explained he wanted it to remind listeners of the Marx Brothers. Subsequently, the tune ...
Yardbarker

Bobby Hart, the Creative Force Behind The Monkees’ Sound and Theme Song, Dead at 86

The world of pop music just lost one of its quiet powerhouses. Bobby Hart, half of the famed songwriting duo Boyce and Hart, has passed away at the age of 86. If you’ve ever found yourself humming ...
MusicRadar

“Tommy's got his guitar. I'm snapping my fingers. Tommy just started out; ‘Here we come, walking down the street’, 'cause that's what we were doing”: Bobby Hart on the ...

There were four Monkees but a large part of what made the band and their music so beloved was the songwriting duo who fashioned a fair proportion of their best material: Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. It ...
AOL

Bobby Hart, Who Co-Wrote Monkees Smashes, the ‘Days of Our Lives’ Theme and His Own Hit as a Member of Boyce and Hart, Dies at 86

Bobby Hart, a songwriter who co-wrote some of the greatest hits of the Monkees, and a performer in his own right who made the top 10 as a member of the duo Boyce and Hart, died Wednesday at age 86.
New York Post

Bobby Hart, the songwriter behind some of the The Monkees’ biggest hits, dead at 86

NEW YORK — Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees’ multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as “Last Train to Clarksville” and “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone,” has died. He was 86. Hart ...