<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Music video </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "So You Want to Be a Rock' n' Roll Star" (audio) on YouTube </Td> </Tr> <P> "So You Want to Be a Rock' n' Roll Star" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds, written by Jim McGuinn and Chris Hillman and included on the band's 1967 album, Younger Than Yesterday . The song was inspired by the manufactured nature of the Monkees and was released as a single on January 9, 1967 (see 1967 in music), reaching number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, but failing to chart in the United Kingdom . </P> <P> Written in late 1966, "So You Want to be a Rock' n' Roll Star" has been described by Byrds expert Tim Conners as "an acerbic, but good - natured swipe at the success of manufactured rock bands like the Monkees". The Monkees television series had debuted in America in September 1966, and had launched the pre-fabricated band to international fame . The manufactured nature of the group caused the Byrds' bass player, Chris Hillman, and lead guitarist, Jim McGuinn, to look upon the current state of the pop world with more than a little cynicism--something that was reflected in the song's lyrics . </P>

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