Today's Forgotten Oldie...

The "(Theme from) The Monkees" is a 1966 popular song, written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart as the theme song for the TV series The Monkees.  It later appeared on their album The Monkees.  Originally just an album track, it was later released as a single in several countries including Australia, where it became a hit, reaching #8.  It also made Billboard Magazine's "Hits of the World" chart in both Mexico and Japan, reaching the Top 20 in Japan and the Top 10 in Mexico.  Ray Stevens did a version of the Monkees Theme song in the 1980s featuring a German group of singers that argue during the refrain of the song. (Hey Hey Bist Du Monkees".)  Although never an official hit, the song received heavy airplay in the USA the entire first season of the TV show.  The song was being sung by every teen in the country...