a Monkees thread? somehow this made me day.
Fascinating topic, too! Just heard a great report on NPR last week about the sensation "Oklahoma" made when it first opened in the 1940s, and the origins of its writing (Rodgers and Hammerstein's first collaboration and a very risky style and storyline, given the trend in musicals at the time)... My favorite Monkees' song is the only one actually written by a Monkee (Mike). I don't remember the title but the chorus goes:
I have no more than I did before
but now I've got all that I need
For I love you and I know you love me.