Original Composer Versions of Monkees Tunes

Hello,

I wondered how many of the Monkees numbers (written by others) are available by their original composers.

I can think of a couple off the top of my head...

NEIL DIAMOND: I'm A Believer
HARRY NILSSON: Cuddly Toy

Are there any more?

TIA,
Stephen

 

Nilsson recorded some more demos for them and they are available, not legally though...

 

Isn't 'A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You' a Neil Diamond song?

 

Let's see...off the top of my head...

Theme From the Monkees - Boyce & Hart
I Wanna Be Free - Boyce & Hart
Teardrop City - Boyce & Hart
My Storybook of You - Boyce & Hart (same backing track as the Monkees)
Cuddly Toy - Nilsson
Daddy's Song - Nilsson
Story of Rock n Roll - Nilsson
Do You Feel It Too - Andy Kim
Porpoise Song - Carole King
Pleasant Valley Sunday - Carole King
Take a Giant Step - Carole King
I'm a Believer - Neil Diamond
Love to Love - Neil Diamond
All the Kings Horses - Mike Nesmith
Don't Call On Me - Mike Nesmith
Laugh - the Tokens
I Go Ape - Neil Sedaka
Early Morning Blues and Greens - Jack Keller
Early Morning Blues and Greens - Diane Hildebrand
Salesman - Craig Smith
What Am I Doin Hanging Round - Michael Murphey
Daydream Believer - John Stewart
PO Box 9847 - Boyce & Hart
Time and Time Again - Bill Chadwick
If You Have the Time - Bill Chadwick
Talking To the Wall - Bill Chadwick
Texas Morning - Michael Murphey

and if you wanna get really obscure...
Love is On the Way - Linzer & Randell
Sugar Man - Linzer & Randell
I Wanna Be Your Puppy Dog - Linzer & Randell
Mr Richland's Favorite Song - Linzer & Randell

Antifrodis

 

Boyce & Hart re-recorded many of their Monkees-penned songs for their A&M Records Lp's i.e.:Tear Drop City & I Wanna Be Free from their 1967 Lp "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight?",and so forth. They also teamed up with the remaing Monkees as Dolenz,Jones,Boyce & Hart in 1977 for an album (Or 2,as a live Lp was also recorded,but never released until many years later in the U.S. it was first released in Japan in 1976.). Michael Boyce

 

I've seen Neil Diamond perform "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" in concert. I think there's a version on one of his recent live albums.

P.S. Diamond also recorded two studio versions of "I'm a Believer"--an early version during the Bang years, and a reggaefied version on September Morn.

 

Oops! I meant...

Mr Richland's Favorite Song - Nilsson