Quoted from vid1900:

Another excellent example, Penny Lane and Pleasant Valley Sunday are both basically the same song, released at the same time.
Both lightweight pop ditties, singing about the neighborhood around them.
The Beatles sing about individuals in an idyllic world with people who carry around a picture of The Queen in their wallets.
The Monkees sound wonderfully pleasant, but the lyrics that start out about "charcoal burning everywhere" and "roses in bloom" soon turn saccharine sweet with "rows of houses all look the same" and "creature comfort goals numbing their souls".
Much more subversive and brilliant.

Quoted from badbilly27:

Vid1900 said it all. I like Vid1900 even more than before.
Everyone do yourself a favor and listen to the Monkees music. Not just the songs that were just on the TV show, but their other music. Pretty damn good stuff. They fought for years to play their own musical instruments and finally did near the mid to end of their TV show. I was fortunate enough to see them perform (minus Mike N), really enjoyed it.
As Vid mentions, the Beatles were really big fans of the Monkees. It's said their music influenced each other. The Monkees will be remembered for their TV show, Davey Jones on the Brady Bunch and that cool car. But they should also be remembered for their music. RIP Peter.

Quoted from RTS:

Sorry, that movie really sucks. It's an interesting time capsule of the period though.
More interesting is that Toni Basil appears in the film with Davy, but later had a hit with a song titled "Mickey" in the early 80's.
A better bizarre rock film is the unauthorized Rolling Stones documentary, "Cocksucker Blues." The band would be charged with sexually assaulting a groupie in their private jet if it were released today.