Lyric discussion by rockboy52 

Cover art for Pleasant Valley Sunday lyrics by Monkees, The

in an interview, Peter Tork said that he played keyboards and Mike Nesmith played bass on this - these guys were the real deal, while Dolenz and Jones were the "frontmen" - Peter was a friend of Steven Stills (who tried out for the Monkees) and lent him some cash at one point to help get CSN underway