In Memoriam: "Daydream Believer" The Monkees

The year is young, but we've already lost a number of music legends, including Davy Jones, who died from a heart attack earlier today at the age of 66. Jones is best known as a member of the Monkees, the sunny bubblegum rock band created as a response to Beatlemania for an eponymous (and Emmy-winning) 1960s sitcom. For five years, the group experienced its own brand of teenage hysteria—and a surprising amount of critical drubbing for its perceived lacked of authentic talent (including the nickname "the Pre-Fab Four"). But great music can come from any source, and the Monkees' legacy has been rewritten by enduring classics like "Daydream Believer," the group's third and final #1 hit. Featuring Jones on lead vocals, "Believer" is a sweet love song that explodes into a chorus of blissful noise and anthemic harmonies. It's the type of feel-good pop that's sure to put a smile on your face—even on a sad day like this one. A-