Episode 162: “Daydream Believer” by the Monkees
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Dolan's - The Story of the Band
Kirschner's next major success after the monkeys was another made-for-TV fictional band, The Archie's. Their biggest hits was Sugar Sugar, COVID and produced by Geoff Barry. Both Kirschner and the monkeys have always claimed that the monkeys were offered sugar sugar and turned it down. This became such an established factoid that Dolan's regularly tells the story in his live performances, rearranged as almost a torch sound.
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