Songs About Monkees

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edited October 2006 in Strut Central
I need more in my life right now. Some suggestions would be stellar.Chris Hills: Funky monkey
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  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    The Monkey's Disgrace (or The Monkey Speaks His Mind) - Dave Bartholomew

    Three monkeys sat in a coconut tree
    Discussing things as they are said to be
    Said one to the other, now listen you two,
    There's a rumor around that can't be true
    That man has descended from our noble race
    The very idea is a great disgrace
    No monkey has ever deserted his wife
    Starved her babies and ruined her life
    And you've never known a mother monk
    To leave her babies with others to bunk
    Or pass from one on to another
    Till they scarcely know who is their mother
    Here's another thing a monkey won't do
    Go out at night and get on a stew
    Or use a gun or club or knife
    To take some other monkey's life
    Yes, man descended, the onery cuss
    But brother, he didn't descend from us.

    great tune from the late 50's...sparse and eerie with an early reggae feel

  • Here's some 'MONKEY' titles.....

    The Maytals- Monkey Man
    Dave & Ansell Collins- Monkey Spanner
    Kim Melvin- One Monkey
    Honey Cone- One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
    And this.....
    Sister Funk Killer....

  • DelayDelay 4,530 Posts
    I just finished recording this to put it up... DOH!

  • I just finished recording this to put it up... DOH!

    Oops... Sorry!!

  • Dude! Are you making me a monkey mix? Sweet.



  • jaymackjaymack 5,199 Posts
    the stones have a monkey tune

  • hammertimehammertime 2,389 Posts
    Can Your Monkey Do the Dog (duh)
    Mickey's Monkey (duh x2)

  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    Monkees - Hey Hey Were The Monkeys
    Johnny Otis - Signifying Monkey

  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    Number of years back I was doing a charity walk. Women in front of me is wearing a gorgeous Dave Bartholomew tour jacket. Well Dave does not do much touring, so I have to talk to her. Turns out she's one of his daughters, and she is teaching at a local university. I let her know, that I know, how great her dad is. She had just gotten back from NYC where he was inducted into the songwriters hall of fame. I asked if Fats and Red Allen and all those people were hanging out in her house when she was growing up. "Fats lived next door."


    The only record I've had of his (under his own name) was a French repress of an Imperial lp.

  • these aren't endorsements as much as simply Monkey related tunes.

    I believe Joe Tex did a version of "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" too.

    Major Lance- Monkey Time

    Lee Perry- Return Of Super Ape

    Brass Monkey- Funkey Monkey (warning: tepid)

    Plasmatics- Monkey Suit

    Jack McDuff- Grease Monkey

    Alvin Cash- Boston Monkey

    Peter Gabriel- Shock The Monkey

    Jurassic 5- Monkey Bars

    Naked Ape OST

    Jethro Tull- Steel Monkey

    Neil Sedaka- Go Ape

    Eric Clapton- Too Much Monkey Business



    and last, not least for Pickwick 33:




    :::WWWHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!::

  • might want to peep the lancelot link shiate....doesn't get more monkey than that...does it?

  • here's one of fav. hiphop songs "farmers market of the beast" peep the last verse by circus nothing but monkey mania

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/farmers-market-of-the-beast-mp3-k0h.html

  • TobiTobi 187 Posts
    Billy Jones & The Stars "Funky Monkey Monkey"

    http://download.yousendit.com/A86D8A4661725739

  • FlomotionFlomotion 2,390 Posts
    Joe Cuba - "Monkey See Monkey Do". Killer boogaloo.

  • DrJoelDrJoel 932 Posts
    That Beatles tune. (warning semi-yelling related)

  • Georgie Fame - The Monkey Time
    Georgie Fame - Monkeying Around
    (both covers, both on his Fame At Last LP)

    The Bees - Chicken Payback (with lots of monkey mentions as well)

  • JuniorJunior 4,853 Posts
    Monkey Theme - Infesticons

    And not forgetting Monkey - Harry Belafonte:

    One Monday morning I got up late
    And there was Mr. Monkey outside me gate
    One Monday morning I got up late
    There was Mr. Monkey outside me gate

    Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)
    Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    My girl came over to have a drink
    I came downstairs and what do you think?
    The monkey had run and he let her in
    He poured her a glass of me favorite gin

    I don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)
    Well I drink gin monkey drink gin too
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    I ran to de yard to get a stick
    But I???m tellin you friends that monkey was quick
    ???Cause when I returned much to my disgrace
    Mr. Monkey had my girl in a manly embrace

    I don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)
    Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    Yessah! Up!
    Ah play dat ting!
    Round de corner!
    Hep!

    I went to me bath for a Burma Shave
    This monkey going put me in a me grave
    The entire cabinet was laid to waste
    I had to shave with some Gleem toothpaste

    I don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)
    Well I go to shave monkey go shave too
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    Well by dis time I was in despair
    I was using de shoebrush to brush me hair
    I ask him to leave but he stayed around
    He pulled de chain and I almost went down

    I don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)
    Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    Yep!
    Yessah! Play sah!
    Mariposa!
    Yep!

    Well me patience run out and I???m telling you sure
    Tomorrow I???m going show dat monkey de door
    And if he don???t leave I???m inviting you
    To me house for dumplings and monkey stew

    Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    I don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    When I drink gin monkey drink gin too
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    When I go (rat tat tat) monkey go (rat tat tat) too
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    When I go brrp! Monkey go brrp! too
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    When I go down monkey go down too
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    When I go up monkey go up too
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    I don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    When I go (smooch) monkey go (smooch) too
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    When I play drum monkey play drum too
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    I don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

    Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do
    (Don???t know what to say de monkey won???t do)

  • PrimeCutsLtdPrimeCutsLtd jersey fresh 2,632 Posts
    shock the monkey

  • Relations - Soul TrainFunky Monkey

  • ZomBZomB 397 Posts
    Beatles - Everybodys got something to hide except for me & my monkey
    King of the swingers from the jungle book!
    Godiego - Magic Monkey (theme from the excellent old tv series)

  • Girl, I been shaking, sticking and moving tryna to get you and that booty
    Tryna get to you and that booty
    Tryna get to you and that booty
    Girl, I been shaking and acting a donkey tryna to get you and that monkey
    Tryna to get you and that monkey
    Tryna to get you and that monkey

  • MeepMeep 320 Posts
    jimmy castor - king kong

  • PrimeCutsLtdPrimeCutsLtd jersey fresh 2,632 Posts
    The Feelies - Everybodys got something to hide except for me & my monkey

  • Joe Cuba New Swing Sextet - "Monkey See Monkey Do". Killer boogaloo.

    On a waxidermy note: Robin and Crystal Bernard "The Monkey Song"

  • ITS THE RETURN OF THE SUPER APE


  • The Feelies - Everybodys got something to hide except for me & my monkey

    Orchestra Harlow does a great cover of this on Fania


  • sticky_dojahsticky_dojah New York City. 2,136 Posts


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