"Monkees a la Mode"

According to Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation, "Monkees a la Mode" - the twenty-fourth episode of The Monkees series - was broadcast fifty years ago to-day (27 February 1967).  It was written by Gerald Gardner and Dee Caruso, directed by Alex Singer, and featured the songs "Laugh" and "You Just May Be the One."  Sandoval describes the plot as: "A haughty style rag selects the group as 'the typical young Americans of the year.'"

"One Man Shy (Peter and the Debutante)"

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According to Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation, "One Man Shy (Peter and the Debutante)" - the thirteenth episode of The Monkees series - was broadcast fifty years ago to-day (5 December 1966).  It was written by Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso, and Treva Silverman, directed by James Frawley, and featured the songs "You Just May Be the One" and "I'm a Believer."  Sandoval describes the plot as: "When Peter falls for a debutante The Monkees comes to the rescue with a plot to win her heart." 

"You Just May Be the One"

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I know the chords for "You Just May Be the One" (although I think there might be some subtleties with suspended 4th chords I'm missing, and I'm sure I don't have the strumming rhythm right), but rather than have just the chords, which I think would be rather boring to listen to, I attempted the vocals too.  Some of the harmony parts aren't right (because I drifted back into the lead vocal), and I don't think the "ah"s are very good (they're a bit high for me), but it's not the worst thing I've ever recorded.