Mike Nesmith said Davy Jones was the heart of The Monkees (the band) and The Monkees (the sitcom). Subsequently, he revealed why The Monkees’ “Daydream Believer” was his favorite of the band’s songs ...

The Monkees made “Daydream Believer” famous; however, it later became a hit song for Anne Murray. During an interview, Murray said she first performed the classic rock song on a major television show.

As all songwriters know, the song is such a small form that every aspect of it is consequential. The choice of one word, for example, can be momentous, and change the entire tone of the song. The ...

Released 50 years ago this week, the single “Daydream Believer” was the last No. 1 blast in the Monkees’ meteoric, TV-driven chart career. The quartet’s stick-to-your-brain hit, written by John ...