In article
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MiNe 109 wrote:
In article .com,
ScottW wrote:
Eclipsed by the disgusting $$ rained on no-talent
produucer created pop stars of today. A practice in play
since the Monkees 
.
While failing to note that the songwriting for The Monkees was
exceptional (Boyce-Hart, Neil Diamond, Carole King),
The songwriters may have been exceptional.
The songwriting was not.
C'mon! Pleasant Valley Sunday, Last Train to Clarksville, Stepping
Stone, excellent songwriting.
Stephen
Shades of Grey, You Just May Be the One, Mr. Webster... all in all an
excellent pop music catalogue, well sung and played.