Monkees’ Songs Written by Carole King

In this article, I copied a lot of the text directly from the AI I was using for research.

Carole King wrote several songs that were recorded by The Monkees. Here are the notable ones:

“Pleasant Valley Sunday” — Released in 1967, co-written with Gerry Goffin, this was one of The Monkees’ biggest hits. It reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of their signature songs.

“Take a Giant Step” — Co-written with Gerry Goffin, this appeared as the B-side to “Last Train to Clarksville” and was also included on their debut album.

“Porpoise Song (Theme from Head)” — “Head” (1968) is a psychedelic experimental film starring The Monkees, written by Jack Nicholson and Bob Rafelson. It was The Monkees’ first and only feature film, representing a dramatic departure from their family-friendly TV show image.