Episode 162: “Daydream Believer” by the Monkees
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The a Side by Nesmith Torg Douglas and Ho
The A side was a song that had been written by John Stewart of the Kingston Trio, who you may remember from the episode on San Francisco as being a former songwriting partner of John Phillips. The lyrics Hildebrand came up with were a funny pattersong about a failed suicide, taken at an extremely fast pace,. Dolan's pulls off magnificently.
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