 It was long believed that the song "Sugar Sugar" was originally  offered to The Monkees but they refused to do it, leading to a huge  argument that ultimately resulted in the firing of  Don Kirshner (qv) as the shows musical supervisor. "Sugar Sugar"  became a huge hit in 1969 for Kirshners later creation, The  Archies. However, at the time of The Monkees TV series Kirshner  recorded a Sandy Linzer