On this day in 1967, THE MONKEES recorded the song PLEASANT VALLEY SUNDAY at the RCA Studios in Hollywood. Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, the two songwriters were inspired by a neighbouring street named Pleasant Valley Way following their move to suburban West Orange, New Jersey. Goffin and King wrote the song about the dissatisfaction with the life in the suburbs. Although The Monkees' rendition had some departures from Goffin and King's original composition, it featured distinctive e