Pleasant Valley Sunday (The Monkees hit)

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"Pleasant Valley Sunday" is a 1967 pop-rock song by The Monkees, written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, that satirizes suburban life and became one of the band's signature hits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist The Monkees
backingVocalist Davy Jones
linked to: Davy

Michael Nesmith
Peter Tork
bSide Words
chartPositionCanadaRPM 1
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 11
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 3
composer Carole King
countryOfOrigin United States
decadeOfRelease 1960s
era 1960s rock
firstReleasedAs single
format 7-inch single
genre pop rock
psychedelic pop
hasMusicStyleCharacteristic jangly guitar sound
socially conscious lyrics
vocal harmonies
hasNotableGuitarRiffBy Michael Nesmith
hasProminentInstrument bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
keyboards
hasSongwritersDuo Goffin–King
linked to: Gerald Goffin
hasTheme conformity in middle-class suburbs
critique of consumerism
satire of suburban life
includedInAlbum Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
isSignatureHitFor The Monkees
labelCatalogNumber Colgems 1017
language English
laterIncludedOn studio album
leadVocalist Micky Dolenz
linked to: George Dolenz
length 3:13
partOf The Monkees discography
linked to: The Monkees
performer The Monkees
producer Chip Douglas
recordedIn 1967
recordLabel Colgems Records
releaseDate 1967-07-10
releaseYear 1967
signatureSongOf The Monkees
titleInspiredBy Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, New Jersey
writer Gerry Goffin

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Gerry Goffin notableWork Pleasant Valley Sunday (The Monkees hit)