. "194000.0"^^ . "RCA Records" . "english" . . "USRH10652888" . "-0.132006"^^ . "PT194.87453514S"^^ . . "0.875834"^^ . "Pleasant Valley Sunday" . "eng" . . "West Orange, New Jersey" . "-9.9"^^ . . "5714dee825ac0d8aee5483a4" . . "1967-07-10"^^ . "728908" . . "10"^^ . "The Monkees songs" . . "Chip Douglas" . "3949" . "Songs written by Carole King" . "315345"^^ . "1967 songs" . . . "Magnapop songs" . "Songs with lyrics by Gerry Goffin" . . "Gramophone record" . . "Pleasant Valley Sunday" . . . "%22Pleasant Valley Sunday%22 is a song by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, most famous for the version recorded by The Monkees in 1967. Goffin's and King's inspiration for the name was a street named Pleasant Valley Way, in West Orange, New Jersey where they were living at the time. 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 %22keeping up with the Joneses%22. The song has been regarded by many as an understated comment on consumerism while maintaining a relentlessly driving pop beat. It became one of the Monkees' most successful singles." . "178.0"^^ . "1967 singles" . . "-0.131098"^^ . "2005-06-21"^^ . . "1967-06-11" . . "true"^^ . "TRUTRMY128F4241B31" . "Carole King" . "f4e110b1-17b6-4a57-879d-0b3f5d45bf37" . . "Hollywood" . "false"^^ . . "true"^^ . "Gerry Goffin" . "MTV television series" . "1986 in American television" . "1967-06-10" . "6"^^ . . . . "--06-11" . "single version" . "United States National Recording Registry recordings" . . "Colgems Records" .