Bearing in mind that these were the pop songs of the day, I think it is worth noting that practically all of them have a memorable sing along hook, both melody and lyrics.

Regardless of whether the bands were contrived like the Monkees or recorded by studio musicians, the songwriting was outstanding. Roger McGuinn was a paid songwriter prior to the Byrds and he was instructed to write songs that sound like what was on the radio (some things never change).

Colin

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