The Monkees in the Rock Hall?

It's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame time again, and the unfairly(?) maligned Monkees are nowhere near the place.  Without re-hashing their story and trying to argue for/against their inclusion, I've just compiled a list of the better Monkees tunes.  If you're near a pile of used albums and find these, maybe you'll want to grab them and see if you agree.  As for defending them, I will use the same analogy that's been used by countless others: numerous Motown acts are in the Rock Hall (Temptations, Four Tops, Supremes) despite not writing, producing or playing on any of their hits.  The Monkees DID write, produce and play on SOME of their hits, and they also influence numerous kids who would grow up to slit their wrists in the alt rock '90s.  So that's something.

THE MONKEES
"(Theme from) The Monkees" - 2:18
"Saturday's Child" (David Gates) - 2:43
"Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day" (Boyce, Steve Venet) - 2:39
"Papa Gene's Blues" (Michael Nesmith) - 1:57
"Last Train to Clarksville" - 2:44

MORE OF THE MONKEES
"She" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) - 2:40
"Mary, Mary" (Michael Nesmith) - 2:16
"Hold On Girl (Help is on its Way)" (Billy Carr, Jack Keller, Ben Raleigh) - 2:29
"(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" (Boyce, Hart) - 2:25
"Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" (Neil Diamond) - 2:16
"I'm a Believer" (Diamond) - 2:50

HEADQUARTERS
"You Told Me" (Michael Nesmith) - 2:25
"Forget That Girl" (Douglas Farthing Hatlelid) - 2:25
"You Just May Be the One" (Nesmith) - 2:03
"For Pete's Sake" (Tork, Joey Richards) - 2:11
"Sunny Girlfriend" (Nesmith) - 2:33
"Zilch" (Dolenz, Jones, Nesmith, Tork) - 1:06
"No Time" (Hank Cicalo) - 2:08
"Early Morning Blues and Greens" (Diane Hildebrand, Jack Keller) - 2:35

PISCES, AQUARIUS, CAPRICORN & JONES -- this album is uniformly excellent! It should be on more "best of" lists!
"Salesman" (Craig Vincent Smith) - 2:37
"The Door into Summer" (Chip Douglas, Bill Martin) - 2:49
"Love Is Only Sleeping" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) - 2:31
"Cuddly Toy" (Harry Nilsson) - 2:38 (with an adorable video)
"What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?" (Michael Martin Murphey, Owen Castleman) - 3:09
"Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky" (Peter Tork) - 0:27
"Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) - 3:15
"Star Collector" (Goffin, King) - 4:28
"Daily Nightly" (Michael Nesmith) - 2:33
"Words" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) - 2:52
"Hard to Believe" (David Jones, Kim Capli, Eddie Brick, Charlie Rockett) - 2:37
"Don't Call on Me" (Nesmith, John London) - 2:51

"Goin Down" was recorded with the "Pisces" album (and got two videos: one shot in Europe, and one classy studio production).  The song was released as the b-side of "Daydream Believer," and should have made the album!  One of my favorite Monkees cuts.


THE BIRDS, THE BEES AND THE MONKEES
"Daydream Believer" (John Stewart) - 3:00
"Writing Wrongs" (Nesmith) - 5:08
"Valleri" (Boyce, Hart) - 2:15


INSTANT REPLAY
"I Won't Be the Same Without Her" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) - 2:42
"You and I" (Bill Chadwick, David Jones) - 2:15
"A Man Without a Dream" (Goffin, King) - 3:04


I'm not sure I have the life expectancy to investigate their other albums.  You should comment below and tell me what's what!