Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees (1967)

"Pleasant Valley Sunday" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, most famous for this version recorded by The Monkees. Inspiration for the title was a street named Pleasant Valley Way, in West Orange, New Jersey. The road follows a valley through several communities among the Watchung Mountains. The lyrics were a social commentary on status symbols, creature comforts, life in suburbia, and "keeping up with the Joneses".

The single peaked at Number Three in the U.S. Billboard charts and was featured in the second season of their television series. The song also appeared on the fourth Monkees album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. in November 1967.