Comment on One Man Has Written Virtually Every Major Pop Song Of The Last 20 Years.Comments−WalterBright12yReminds me of the Monkees. In the early days, the studio hired the best songwriters to write the tunes for them. After a while, the Monkees rebelled and insisted they could write their own songs.And the Monkees pretty much ceased to exist.Pretty much the same story for David Cassidy.−jamesbritt12yTo be fair, Mike Nesmith did write a hit song, but it was a big seller ("Different Drum") for the Stone Ponys.−jmaygarden12yDidn't Neil Diamond write several of their hits?−bill-nordwall12yYep! Neil Diamond wrote I'm A Believer.Also, Carole King wrote Pleasant Valley Sunday. Here's her original demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtyqPzeso5A
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Reminds me of the Monkees. In the early days, the studio hired the best songwriters to write the tunes for them. After a while, the Monkees rebelled and insisted they could write their own songs.
And the Monkees pretty much ceased to exist.
Pretty much the same story for David Cassidy.
To be fair, Mike Nesmith did write a hit song, but it was a big seller ("Different Drum") for the Stone Ponys.
Didn't Neil Diamond write several of their hits?
Yep! Neil Diamond wrote I'm A Believer.
Also, Carole King wrote Pleasant Valley Sunday. Here's her original demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtyqPzeso5A