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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Pleasant Valley Sunday (The Monkees hit) canonical 1

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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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