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Episode 162: “Daydream Believer” by the Monkees

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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The Monkeys Not Recording Sugar Man

Sugar sugar wasn't written until long after Kirschner and the monkeys had parted ways. But one of the songs for which a backing track was recorded but no vocals were ever completed was Sugar Man, a song by Denis Vandal and Sandy Linzer. Meanwhile, Dolan's and Nesmith had flown over to the UK to do some promotional work and relax,. Jones soon or Siflu over, though didn't hang out with his bandmates, preferring to spend more time with his family. They spent a lot of time hanging out with British pop stars, and were pleased to find that despite the manufactured controversy about them being a manufactured group, none of the British musicians they admired

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