Apr 202007
Peter Tork calls for Monkees’ rights! Michael Stipe concurs!
How does the band – whose Emmy-winning show aped the Beatles’ film “A Hard Day’s Night” – rank against other inductees? Neither the Animals, the Rascals, the Lovin’ Spoonful, the Dells, Del Shannon, Frankie Lymon nor Black Sabbath have more Top 20 singles than the Monkees’ 10. Ratings aside, classics such as “Pleasant Valley Sunday” have aged better than the likes of Shannon, whose “Hat’s Off to Larry” seems laughable as Hall justification.
