Monkey Knight OT

Hello and good evening. I like monkeys. And songs about monkeys, metaphorical or literal, but usually metaphorical. There are a surprising number of images of monkeys with lutes, but I like this one. He looks like he's really into it:

Antoine Vollon (1833 – 1900) – A Monkey Playing the Lute

Here are some songs about monkeys and a few that make mention of them. Some are obvious, some just use the word once or twice.

PIXIES – MONKEY GONE TO HEAVEN

ROLLING STONES – MONKEY MAN

THE KINKS – TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS

THE MONKEES – TOCCATA AND FUGUE IN D MINOR, BWV 565

PETER GABRIEL – JACQUES, THE MONKEY

LOW – MONKEY

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Monkey playing a lute, detail from Salomon Trismosin, Solaris Splendis (alchemical treatise, 1582, Germany)

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DAVID BOWIE – MOONAGE DAYDREAM

monkey lyric – You're squawking like a pink monkey bird, and I'm bustin' up my brains for the words

EURYTHMICS – MISSIONARY MAN

monkey lyric – There was a woman in the jungle and a monkey on a tree. The missionary man he was followin' me.

SUPER FURRY ANIMALS – FIRE IN MY HEART 

monkey lyric – Well the monkey puzzle tree has some questions for the watchdogs of the profane, And i ask is it sad that i'm driving myself mad, douse this fire in my heart turns blue (*shrug* yeah, I don't know, man)

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (1803-1860) – A Monkey Playing a Lute, ca 1845

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SUGABABES – I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR

(prefab girl group from the UK covering the Arctic Monkeys – this is horrible, you should totally listen to it)

Monkeys are the best. Any favorite monkey songs? How was your day?

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