Many of The Monkees‘ songs were inspired by other tunes. For example, a country hit inspired The Monkees’ “I Wanna Be Free.” The country song in question had a sad and dark theme. “Tommy was haunted ...

One of The Monkees‘ most famous slow songs is “I Wanna Be Free.” One of the song’s writers said he was independent from his co-writer in some ways. Despite this, the duo was perfectly in sync when ...

Brett Eldredge's "Wanna Be That Song" speaks to a higher audience. The country crooner is willing to pass poetry off as country music, and his fans and country radio are better for it. The third ...