Pleasant Valley Sunday (Carole King)

[LuckyCharms]

I love The Monkees' version of this song. I didn't know Carole King wrote it.

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[SuzyandPuffpuff]

1. Omg

Tears streaming...thank you

[LuckyCharms]

3. Made me tear up too.

[erronis]

2. Isn't she absolutely amazing? Then and now!

Her songs were never easy listening - they always required thinking and rethinking. Even decades later I still hear new messages.

[LuckyCharms]

4. Yes, she is amazing. Always liked her. n/t

[underpants]

5. She and Neil Diamond wrote for The Monkees

Songs Written by Neil DiamondNeil Diamond contributed several major hits and album tracks for The Monkees, most notably their massive signature anthem."I'm a Believer" - Reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts and sold millions worldwide."A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" - Hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100."Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)""Love to Love"

Songs Written by Carole KingWriting alongside her then-husband and musical partner Gerry Goffin, Carole King provided The Monkees with iconic, socially conscious, and pop-rock tracks."Pleasant Valley Sunday" - A top-5 charting hit that became one of their most celebrated, rock-driven songs."Take a Giant Step" - The B-side to "Last Train to Clarksville" and closing track on their debut album."Sometime in the Morning" - A breezy ballad included on the More of the Monkees album."Star Collector" - Featured on the Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. album

[LuckyCharms]

6. Thanks, underpants.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. It was Carole King's critique of the suburbs. (Pls excuse the alliteration)

The name of the street where she lived in East Orange, New Jersey is Pleasant Valley Way.

[TexasBushwhacker]

8. Yup, Don Kirshner bought NJ houses for his Brill Building

songwriters. They preferred living in Manhattan, so they didn't live in NJ long, but they got "Pleasant Valley Sunday" out of it.