A second visit to the ‘Monkey’ house for another collection of songs.
“Monkey” is a track from ‘Recovering The Satellites’ Counting Crows’ second album. Adam Duritz dated some high-profile actresses – including Friends stars Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston – but generally remains on good terms with them after their breakups. He hasn’t said who this song is about, but it was written while the relationship was ongoing. Duritz writes very personal songs, and in this one he was looking for ways to make the relationship work. Before playing this song in Detroit in July 2006, Adam Duritz said that it was a misguided love song. The woman turned out to be a b–ch, but it’s for all those girls who are actually worth it.
“Monkey” is a US number-one hit song by English singer and songwriter George Michael. It was released as a single in 1988 and reached number-one on the US Billboard and number 13 in the UK. “Monkey” debuted at number 42 in July 1988, reaching number-one for two weeks, beginning at the end of August 1988. “Monkey” became George Michael’s sixth solo single reaching number-one in the US, and the fourth single to do so from the Faith album.
“Monkey” This is one of a pair of tracks on ‘Band of Joy’ that Robert Plant took from Minnesota downbeat indie rock band Low’s 2005 album, ‘The Great Destroyer.’ Lyrically, this track suggests something unspoken but very bad is happening on the farm. Plant told Mojo: “I’ve been a fan of Low for a long time. That whole spook element. Monkey is such a great song – I don’t think I could write anything half as good as that.”
“Monkey Gone to Heaven” is a song by the American band Pixies. Recorded in November 1988 during the sessions for the band’s 1989 album Doolittle, it was released as a single in March, and included as the seventh track on the album when it was released a month later in April. The song was written and sung by frontman Black Francis and was produced by Gil Norton. Referencing environmentalism and biblical numerology, the song’s lyrics mirrored themes that were explored in Doolittle. “Monkey Gone to Heaven” was the first Pixies song to feature guest musicians: two cellists, Arthur Fiacco and Ann Rorich, and two violinists, Karen Karlsrud and Corine Metter. The band had signed to Elektra at the end of 1988, so the “Monkey Gone to Heaven” single was their first American and major label release. It was critically well-received.
“Monkey House” is a track from T’Pau’s first album ‘Bridge of Spies (1987), “Monkey House” was written by lead singer Carol Decker and guitarist Ronnie Rogers, who were a couple at the time. The song is a jab at censorship and institutional control. It was inspired by Frances Farmer, a famous American actress who was institutionalised and rumoured to have undergone a forced lobotomy. Nirvana would later release a song about Farmer.
