Did the Monkeys Write Their Own Songs?

The monkeys were huge in 1967 a lot of their biggest hits were written by other people there were records where they didn't play on them but they did write some songs themselves. The TV show was what fueled so much of it like back then the days of three networks if you were on TV every week you were a superstar. Number 40 Britney Spears turns down Umbrella is an absolutely horrendous decision.