This post is all Max’ fault. Today he posted on The Beatles’ tune Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except me and My Monkey. I immediately thought of a couple more songs with monkey in the title and thought yes, I want to make a playlist. Thanks to Max, Jim, Liam, and Graham for their suggestions, which have been added.
Hey Hey We’re The Monkees by The Monkees
Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey by The Beatles
Monkey by George Michael
Shock the Monkey by Peter Gabriel
Monkey Suit by Elton John (and Leon Russell)
Monkey Wrench by Foo Fighters
Monkey Man by The Rolling Stones
Tweeter and The Monkey Man by Traveling Wilburys
Monkey on My Back by Aerosmith
Monkey Gone to Heaven by The Pixies
Sleeping Monkey by Phish
Monkey and the Engineer by The Grateful Dead
Marty and Lou by Peter Mulvey
Monkey Wash Donkey Rinse by Warren Zevon
Porcelain Monkey by Warren Zevon
Leave My Monkey Alone by Warren Zevon
Absolutely Bill’s Mood by They Might Be Giants
I told younger son and his wife about the playlist and they insisted I include apes and gave me the links.
The Velvet Ape by They Might Be Giants
Apeman by The Kinks
Apeshit by The Carters
For those who have Spotify, here you go:
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Wow that’s a great list. Dylan was at his best with the Wilburys I think. And now I’m humming the Pixies…(K)
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Glad you like the list, K. I like him with his bon hommes also, but I think he was his best with The Band. Cool on The Pixies.
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The Band was a good influence too. On his own, he can get too self-indulgent.
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The Grateful Dead played a song titled Monkey And The Engineer, which was written by Jesse Fuller.
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Just listened to it, added it to the YT link list and to the Spotify playlist. It’s a good’n, thanks, Jim.
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I am glad you like it, and Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia performed this song on Late Night with David Letterman on April 13, 1982. You should be able to find that video.
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I found it. Talking with Letterman, with him reading from cards, seemed a little surreal. Weir creeped me out in that clip.
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Monkey 🐒
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Thank you so much! GREAT idea for a song list! I do like the song Jim suggested Monkey And The Engineer…that is a fun song.
Yea the Beatles had some cool album tracks adn this is one of them…just wonderful! Thank you so much again! I feel honored to inspired a Monkey list!
Oh…The Monkees Theme LOL….
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Oh yes, I saw that one. Will add it on the front end, ok?
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You are welcome. You know I never would have built it without the spark from your post.
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Thats the same when you posted a John Lennon song and it started my solo Beatles top ten songs series.
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Yes, I guess it is :)
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I humbly submit “Marty and Lou” by Peter Mulvey, not for its title but for its refrain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI5pyzTeWPs
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Good song, Liam. Added to the links and the s playlist.
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Are you into Warren Zevon? I think he has at least three different songs with monkey in the title.
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Thanks, Graham! Added them to the spotify playlist, which I can’t get to link up in the post, but you can find it at spotify (if you still have it.) Will try to remember to add the YT links tomorrow.
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