FOR PETE'S SAKE + lyrics THE MONKEES

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While the original concept of their third album was to follow the same format and production of the first two albums, after the release of More of the Monkees, the group was becoming increasingly frustrated by the limited creative input they were allowed by Don Kirshner, and continued to fight for more creative control and independence from him. Kirshner had already begun supervising recording sessions with studio musicians for their third album, with Davy Jones recording vocal tracks for some of the songs, while the group recorded two songs featuring them both singing and playing ("All of Your Toys" and "The Girl I Knew Somewhere"), for their next single. The hope was to pacify the group, particularly Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork, by gaining some of the input they were asking for, even though the track would feature as the B-side, with the A-side featuring one of the aforementioned Jones-vocal tracks. Tensions came to a head when Kirshner released the third single (in Canada), with Jones' tracks on both sides ("A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" and an early version of "She Hangs Out") without the approval of record executives or the group. This was the last straw, leading to Kirshner's dismissal from the Monkees project and the group finally being given full creative control of their next album. The single was withdrawn from Canada and pulled from scheduled release in the US. Since "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" was already announced as the next single, it was retained as the A-side and "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" as the B-side (a publishing error prevented "All of Your Toys" from being used), replacing "She Hangs Out". The remaining Kirshner-supervised tracks that had already been finished were discarded.

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One of my favorite Monkees songs!

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Love this song, love the Monkees!!!

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❤THE MONKEES❤

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