![]() Sometimes I have the same feeling, to know that this music we wrote fifty years ago still has meaning and value to people today. So, what's going on?Ī - (laughs) I don't know. Q - But when you hear a song like "Last Train To Clarksville", you hear things that you didn't hear before. Q - Bobby, it's the strangest thing when you watch a movie from the past, you'll say this isn't as good as I remember it. It's a real honor to speak with one of the most celebrated songwriters of the 20th Century, Mr. Bobby Hart has told his story in his new book, Psychedelic Bubble Gum: Boyce And Hart, The Monkees, And Turning Mayhem Into Miracles. For Bobby Hart, the Grammy, Golden Globe and Academy Award nominated composer, that translates to almost $100 million in sales as a singer, songwriter and producer. Rolling Stone has it that Boyce And Hart wrote more than 300 songs, selling more than 42 million records in the process. Bobby's Top Ten songs include "Come A Little Bit Closer", "Hurt So Bad", "Last Train To Clarksville", "Valleri" and "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight". As half of the successful songwriting team of Boyce And Hart, Bobby helped create the sound of America's answer to the British Invasion, allowing The Monkees to outsell The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined in 1967. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you've ever sung Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees, you've got songwriter Bobby Hart to thank. ![]()
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