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Edgy MD May 22 2018 06:20 PM

Rank these simian songs, listed alphabetically below. “Brass Monkey” — The Beastie Boys “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide, ‘Cept for Me and My Monkey” — The Beatles “Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkees” — The Monkees “Mickey’s Monkey” — Smokey Robinson & The Miracles “Monkey (Poison Pen)” — Bauhaus “Monkey” — George Michael “Monkey Gone to Heaven” — Pixies “Monkey Man” — The Rolling Stones “Monkey Man” — The Specials “Monkey on My Back” — Aerosmith “Monkey on Your Back” — Aldo Nova “Monkey See, Monkey Do” — Ringo Starr “Monkey Time” — Major Lance “Monkeys” — Echo & the Bunnymen “Shock the Monkey” — Peter Gabriel “Too Much Monkey Business” — Chuck Berry

Ceetar May 22 2018 06:35 PM Re: Rank This

i maybe know two of them? or at least, I think David Wright used Brass Monkey?

seawolf17 May 22 2018 06:46 PM Re: Rank This

In order of preference, and including a bunch of songs you didn't list: "Code Monkey" - Jonathan Coulton “Monkey on My Back” — Aerosmith "Monkey Wrench" - Foo Fighters "Tweeter & The Monkey Man" - Traveling Wilburys "Chicken Monkey Duck" - Mike Phirman “Shock the Monkey” — Peter Gabriel “Brass Monkey” — The Beastie Boys "Monkey & the Snake" - Meat Puppets "Monkey See, Monkey Do" - Thunder "Monkey Business" - Skid Row “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide, ‘Cept for Me and My Monkey” — The Beatles "Shake Me Like A Monkey" - Dave Matthews Band “Too Much Monkey Business” — Chuck Berry “Monkey Gone to Heaven” — Pixies "Guarded By Monkeys" - Cracker “Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkees” — The Monkees Songs I can't rank because I don't know: “Mickey’s Monkey” — Smokey Robinson & The Miracles “Monkey (Poison Pen)” — Bauhaus “Monkey” — George Michael “Monkey Man” — The Rolling Stones “Monkey Man” — The Specials “Monkey on Your Back” — Aldo Nova “Monkey See, Monkey Do” — Ringo Starr “Monkey Time” — Major Lance “Monkeys” — Echo & the Bunnymen

Lefty Specialist May 22 2018 08:27 PM Re: Rank This

How could you forget 'Monkey in Your Soul' by Steely Dan?

41Forever May 22 2018 08:43 PM Re: Rank This

I know and rank these: “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide, ‘Cept for Me and My Monkey” — The Beatles (My fave song on the album!) “Shock the Monkey” — Peter Gabriel “Monkey Gone to Heaven” — Pixies (The Pixies were performing during the lamented "Mosh Pit Incident at Toad's in New Haven.") “Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkees” — The Monkees Songs I have not yet discovered: “Mickey’s Monkey” — Smokey Robinson & The Miracles “Monkey (Poison Pen)” — Bauhaus “Monkey” — George Michael “Monkey Man” — The Rolling Stones “Monkey Man” — The Specials “Monkey on My Back” — Aerosmith “Monkey on Your Back” — Aldo Nova “Monkey See, Monkey Do” — Ringo Starr “Monkey Time” — Major Lance “Monkeys” — Echo & the Bunnymen “Too Much Monkey Business” — Chuck Berry

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 22 2018 09:23 PM Re: Rank This Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 24 2018 02:53 AM

41 wrote: Everybody’s Got Something to Hide, ‘Cept for Me and My Monkey” — The Beatles (My fave song on the album!) Opinions are opinions, and opinions about pop music are unusually personal and idiosyncratic. But, yeah, claiming that "Monkey" is your personal favorite on THE WHITE ALBUM? This is... just confusing. I mean, I guess you could pick a worse one as your favorite... but not many, man. “Monkey Man” — The Rolling Stones “Shock the Monkey” — Peter Gabriel “Brass Monkey” — The Beastie Boys [So skronky and bratty and Ramones-y, as far as early Beasties stuff goes] “Monkey Gone to Heaven” — Pixies “Monkey Man” — The Specials [AY YI YI! AY YI YI!] “Mickey’s Monkey” — Smokey Robinson & The Miracles “Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkees” — The Monkees [Kind of resisted the urge to put this higher... but I could easily, guiltlessly slide this into the top-4.] “Monkey” — George Michael “Monkey on My Back” — Aerosmith “Monkeys” — Echo & the Bunnymen “Too Much Monkey Business” — Chuck Berry “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide, ‘Cept for Me and My Monkey” — The Beatles [Bottom third of the Beatles catalog. Easy.] “Monkey (Poison Pen)” — Bauhaus “Monkey See, Monkey Do” — Ringo Starr Unfamiliar: “Monkey on Your Back” — Aldo Nova “Monkey Time” — Major Lance

Frayed Knot May 22 2018 09:39 PM Re: Rank This

Songs I have not yet discovered: “Monkey Man” — The Rolling Stones The soundtrack to Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) during his day of all-day errands, man: taking brother to/from doctor, selling guns, mixing and bundling dope, etc. Spoiler alert: The day doesn't end well. If you know neither the song (maybe the most over-the-top Jagger vocals of any of their stuff) nor the movie (so I amuse you?) then you've got a lot of catching up to do. Start NOW!!!! I'm a fleabit peanut monkey / all my friends are junkies ... And since the category just mentions simian songs, I'd like to put in a plus for Warren Zevon's 'GORILLA YOU'RE A DESPERADO'

Fman99 May 23 2018 01:19 AM Re: Rank This

seawolf17 wrote: In order of preference, and including a bunch of songs you didn't list: "Code Monkey" - Jonathan Coulton “Monkey on My Back” — Aerosmith "Monkey Wrench" - Foo Fighters "Tweeter & The Monkey Man" - Traveling Wilburys "Chicken Monkey Duck" - Mike Phirman “Shock the Monkey” — Peter Gabriel “Brass Monkey” — The Beastie Boys "Monkey & the Snake" - Meat Puppets "Monkey See, Monkey Do" - Thunder "Monkey Business" - Skid Row “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide, ‘Cept for Me and My Monkey” — The Beatles "Shake Me Like A Monkey" - Dave Matthews Band “Too Much Monkey Business” — Chuck Berry “Monkey Gone to Heaven” — Pixies "Guarded By Monkeys" - Cracker “Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkees” — The Monkees Songs I can't rank because I don't know: “Mickey’s Monkey” — Smokey Robinson & The Miracles “Monkey (Poison Pen)” — Bauhaus “Monkey” — George Michael “Monkey Man” — The Rolling Stones “Monkey Man” — The Specials “Monkey on Your Back” — Aldo Nova “Monkey See, Monkey Do” — Ringo Starr “Monkey Time” — Major Lance “Monkeys” — Echo & the Bunnymen Yeah, you tacked on four flavors of dogshit but you don't know the Stones song? Come on, man.

Frayed Knot May 23 2018 01:47 AM Re: Rank This

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Edgy MD May 23 2018 02:11 AM Re: Rank This

I'm shocked than anybody could be happy in this world and not know "Mickey's Monkey." [youtube:1pr8dvo5]UwlGn7uORYg[/youtube:1pr8dvo5]

Frayed Knot May 23 2018 02:33 AM Re: Rank This Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 23 2018 12:57 PM

Watching that GOODFELLOWS video I'm thinking that I could recite most of the dialog going on in each of the (out of sequence) scenes, and I know my brother could do all of them (plus he'd throw in impressions & accents).

seawolf17 May 23 2018 12:54 PM Re: Rank This

Fman99 wrote: Yeah, you tacked on four flavors of dogshit but you don't know the Stones song? Come on, man. No. My Stones knowledge is woefully inadequate. I don't know why I've never spent more time with them. I should work on that.

sharpie May 23 2018 03:44 PM Re: Rank This

Monkey to Man by Elvis Costello and Monkey Vs. Robot by James Kolchaka Superstar really should be on this list. Of the ones I know (and I corrected the Beatles and the Monkees titles): “Monkey Man” — The Rolling Stones “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey” — The Beatles “Shock the Monkey” — Peter Gabriel “Too Much Monkey Business” — Chuck Berry “Monkey Man” — The Specials Mickey’s Monkey” — Smokey Robinson & The Miracles “Monkey Gone to Heaven” — Pixies The Monkees Theme Song — The Monkees

Fman99 May 23 2018 04:56 PM Re: Rank This

seawolf17 wrote: Fman99 wrote: Yeah, you tacked on four flavors of dogshit but you don't know the Stones song? Come on, man. No. My Stones knowledge is woefully inadequate. I don't know why I've never spent more time with them. I should work on that. I'm gonna return the favor and put a playlist together for you. I am well versed in their catalog.

batmagadanleadoff May 23 2018 05:06 PM Re: Rank This

Where does "The Monkey" fit in? C*nt crazy Alexander's girlfriend.

batmagadanleadoff May 23 2018 08:23 PM Re: Rank This

I think that Monkey Man is one of the Stone's greatest songs . If it was released as a single, it'd be regarded with the same critical respect as Jumpin' Jack Flash or Honky Tonk Women or any of the other tremendous classic Stones songs from their in their prime era.

sharpie May 24 2018 01:20 PM Re: Rank This

Absolutely agree. Monkey Man among the best Stones songs. Let It Bleed, for my money, is the best Stones album.

41Forever May 24 2018 01:28 PM Re: Rank This

Dave Matthews has a new CD coming out so I was building playlists on iTunes of some of his previous stuff. He’s actually got two monkey tunes! “Proudest Monkey” plus the Seawolf recommended “Shake Me Like a Monkey.” Not aware that monkeys shake things or why that would be desirable, but it’s a really good song, especially live. His last few albums have been hit and miss — the last one, especially. But the first cut from the new one is pretty good so I’m optimistic.

Mets Willets Point May 24 2018 02:34 PM Re: Rank This

Is this "Monkey" thread inspired by Philip Roth's death?

Edgy MD May 24 2018 02:49 PM Re: Rank This

No, I was thinking about Major Lance, and how he was sort of a poor-man's Smokey Robinson — handsome, slender, dignified, well-tailored attire with a modern cut, and but both cut loose to Monkey songs. [fimg=350:3lohezv4]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Vs0UQQ6FH_4/hqdefault.jpg[/fimg:3lohezv4] [fimg=350:3lohezv4]https://img.cdandlp.com/2016/04/imgL/118134401.jpg[/fimg:3lohezv4]

batmagadanleadoff May 24 2018 03:35 PM Re: Rank This

sharpie wrote: Absolutely agree. Monkey Man among the best Stones songs. Let It Bleed, for my money, is the best Stones album. For most of my life, I would've agreed with you on Let it Bleed. But in the last 10 or 15 years, I came around to Sticky Fingers. Still, you can't go wrong with either one.

sharpie May 24 2018 04:58 PM Re: Rank This

Also a fine choice and probably #2 on my list. You could have also said Beggar's Banquet or Exile on Main St. and gotten no argument. The argument would be if you placed any other album in the first four slots.

batmagadanleadoff May 24 2018 05:21 PM Re: Rank This

sharpie wrote: Also a fine choice and probably #2 on my list. You could have also said Beggar's Banquet or Exile on Main St. and gotten no argument. The argument would be if you placed any other album in the first four slots. Yeah, that covers the Stones' Koufax like prime -- Nixon's first term. That's about as great a run of four consecutive studio recordings as there ever was in pop music. I'm trying to think who else had such a run, or close to it. I guess The Beatles, maybe Stevie Wonder.

G-Fafif May 24 2018 05:43 PM Re: Rank This

Always knew "Mickey's Monkey" in a CBS-FM played it vein, though it never made much of an impression on me until a visit to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, a side trip when we were going to Tiger Stadium to see the Mets at the dawn of the Interleague era. They had a Motown Museum exhibit with headphones playing various Motown acts and, for whatever reason, the song totally captured my imagination that day in that space and ever since. Agreed on above reference to "Monkey to Man". An essential of the genre.

Edgy MD Jul 11 2018 03:12 AM Re: Rank This

Rank these fictional bars in order of preference. Kelcy's The Bada Bing Mario’s The Blue Oyster Bar The Regal Beagle The Boar's Nest Moe’s Tavern Jack Rabbit Slim's Dino's Bar 'n' Grill Paddy’s Pub Mos Eisley Cantina

Vic Sage Jul 11 2018 04:24 PM Re: Rank This

“Shock the Monkey” — Peter Gabriel “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide, ‘Cept for Me and My Monkey” — The Beatles “Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkees” — The Monkees “Too Much Monkey Business” — Chuck Berry “Monkey Man” — The Rolling Stones -["Code Monkey" - J. Coulton] “Mickey’s Monkey” — Smokey Robinson & The Miracles “Monkey Time” — Major Lance -["Leave My Monkey Alone" - W. Zevon] “Monkey Man” — The Specials -["Tweeter & Monkey Man" - Traveling Wilburys] “Monkeys” — Echo & the Bunnymen “Monkey Gone to Heaven” — Pixies -["Green Monkey" - America] “Monkey See, Monkey Do” — Ringo Starr “Monkey on My Back” — Aerosmith “Brass Monkey” — The Beastie Boys “Monkey on Your Back” — Aldo Nova “Monkey” — George Michael “Monkey (Poison Pen)” — Bauhaus

Edgy MD Jul 11 2018 04:48 PM Re: Rank This

That's some professional-level ranking, there. I thought you'd go for the bars.

Edgy MD Jul 11 2018 04:58 PM Re: Rank This

Here they are ranked in terms of danger. [list=1][*]Mos Eisley Cantina (multiple murders daily)[/*:m] [*]The Bada Bing (more than a few murders a year)[/*:m] [*]Dino's Bar 'n' Grill (nightly bar fights, particularly when the boys are back)[/*:m] [*]The Boar's Nest (Yankees get alienated or, worse, beat up; corrupt politician rules the roost; lousy air conditioning keeps it sweltering.)[/*:m] [*]Bob’s Country Bunker (cornea damage highly likely due to broken bottle glass shards)[/*:m] [*]Paddy’s Pub (weirdos run the place, rat poison abounds)[/*:m] [*]The Blue Oyster Bar (risk of anal rape, gay bikers who don't take no very well)[/*:m] [*]Moe’s Tavern (suicidal bartender has a quick temper and keeps a shot gun behind the bar)[/*:m] [*]Kelcy's (Trumpistan levels of racism and homophobia)[/*:m] [*]Jack Rabbit Slim's (patronized by heroin abusing mobsters, surly Buddy Holly waiter)[/*:m] [*]The Regal Beagle (herpes covered toilet seats)[/*:m] [*]Mario’s (depressed taxi drivers with BO, crappy pub pizzas are probably made with expired ingredients)[/*:m][/list:o]

Vic Sage Jul 13 2018 02:10 PM Re: Rank This

Edgy MD wrote: That's some professional-level ranking, there. I thought you'd go for the bars. yeah, i passed the bar... in 1991.