The Monkees Released 1 of the 1st Punk Rock Songs

The Monkees' songs don't get classified as punk rock. Despite this, The Monkees released a punk rock song long before the genre really took off in the 1970s.
New York Post

Bobby Hart, the songwriter behind some of the The Monkees’ biggest hits, dead at 86

NEW YORK — Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees’ multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as “Last Train to Clarksville” and “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone,” has died. He was 86. Hart ...
WWNO

Bobby Hart, who co-wrote 'Last Train to Clarksville' and other Monkees hits, dies

NEW YORK — Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees' multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as "Last Train to Clarksville" and "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone," has died. He was 86. Hart ...
Yahoo

Bobby Hart, co-wrote 'Last Train to Clarksville' and other hits for the Monkees, dead at 86

NEW YORK (AP) — Songwriter Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees' multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as “Last Train to Clarksville” and “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone,” has died.
WOOD-TV

Bobby Hart, co-wrote ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ and other hits for the Monkees, dead at 86

NEW YORK (AP) — Songwriter Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees’ multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as “Last Train to Clarksville” and “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone,” has died.