The Monkees were the creation of filmmaker ... But he makes it his own. “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round” stands right in between is early pop of the Coasters’ “Down in Mexico ...

According to him, they said, ‘Thank you, but no thank you - it’s not a Monkees song.’ He said, ‘Wait a minute, I am one of the fucking Monkees. What are you talking about?’ But they blew him off.” ...