100 Great Songs to Publish a Book to, #32: The Monkees, A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You

Pick any catchy tune from the late 60s or early 70s, and there’s a fair chance it was written by Neil Diamond.  Contrary to popular belief, Diamond did not write The Monkees’ biggest hits for them; he actually wrote this and I’m A Believer, et-al, for himself, but as he worked at the Brill Building’s hit factory, The Monkees’ versions were released before his own.  This track relates strongly to writing fiction: a little bit tension, a little bit drama; a little bit back-story, a little bit foreshadowing; a little bit- (We’ve got the idea, James, now get on with the next song.  Ed.)

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