# Best Monkey Album in the World Ever **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 11, 2005, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571 "2005-02-11T13:42:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/1 "2005-02-11T13:42:07Z")
Pub conversation from the other night: Which tunes would comprise the Best Monkey Album in the World EVER? Current Tracklisting, off the top of my dome: Hey Hey we’re the Monkees, by… THE MONKEES Monkeywrench by Foo Fighters Monkey magic theme tune Monkey by George Michael Thrill my Gorilla by Alice Cooper I can’t remember no more. Suggestions can include Monkey themed lyrics, and any other kind of simian based title. Society would judge you a monster if you did not contribute. Do it now! ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/2 "2005-02-11T13:46:39Z")
Everybody got something to hide ('cept for me and my monkey) - The Beatles Monkey man - Rolling Stones ---
**Author:** ![Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ass_For_A_Hat)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/3 "2005-02-11T13:46:54Z")
Monkey Man by The Rolling Stones Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey by The Beatles ---
**Author:** ![Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ass_For_A_Hat)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/4 "2005-02-11T13:48:06Z")
Jeeez. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/5 "2005-02-11T13:48:31Z")
Wow. That’s a simulpost! King Kong Man–The Kinks King Kong Song–ABBA ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/6 "2005-02-11T13:52:17Z")
Anything by Gorrilaz ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/7 "2005-02-11T13:55:04Z")
Sorry, forgot to add - _There is no place for any Beatles or Beatles members songs on my Monkey album_ Oh yeah, Monkey gone to heaven by The Pixies ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/8 "2005-02-11T13:59:01Z")
Too much Monkey Business - chuck Berry Anything by Oasis (cos they look like monkeys). And how could we forget: Funky Gibbon - The Goodies. ---
**Author:** ![Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ass_For_A_Hat)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/9 "2005-02-11T13:59:42Z")
> [@paulberserker](#): > > Sorry, forgot to add - _There is no place for any Beatles or Beatles members songs on my Monkey album_ Sorry, but it’s our monkey album now!! 🙂 Apeman by The Kinks Monkey by Low ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/10 "2005-02-11T14:00:12Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > King Kong Man–The Kinks Actually, the Kinks have “King Kong” and “Ape Man” (two separate songs). Which leads to the question: do apes count as monkeys for this purpose? [Aba Daba Honeymoon](http://www.firstworldwar.com/audio/abadabahoneymoon.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/11 "2005-02-11T14:03:48Z")
Shock the Monkey - Peter Gabriel ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/12 "2005-02-11T14:09:45Z")
> [@Thudlow Boink](#): > > as monkeys for this purpose? Damn right. Unfinished Monkey Business by Ian Brown. ---
**Author:** ![Hot\_Buttered\_Toast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b38774/32.png) [@Hot\_Buttered\_Toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hot_Buttered_Toast)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/13 "2005-02-11T14:17:03Z")
Monkey Vs Robot by James Kochalka. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/14 "2005-02-11T14:33:20Z")
**You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla)** - The Dickies **Monkey Time** - Major Lance **Apes in Capes** - Slapp Happy **Monkey and the Engineer** - Jesse Fuller/Grateful Dead **Run Red Run** - The Coasters [**Gitarzan**](http://www.raystevens.com/SongLyrics/GitarzanLyrics.html) - Ray Stevens ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/15 "2005-02-11T14:35:01Z")
Almost forgot this masterpiece: **Ape Call** - Nervous Norvus ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/16 "2005-02-11T14:37:54Z")
“Monkey to Man” – Elvis Costello “Make a Monkey” by Rick Altizer has extra monkeyness provided by the jungly guitar of Adrian Belew. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/17 "2005-02-11T14:38:29Z")
Flash Gordon’s Ape – Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/18 "2005-02-11T14:41:40Z")
Wesley Willis’ “Pinhead Circus” features a monkey solo in the middle. ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/19 "2005-02-11T14:53:12Z")
Don’t know what happened to my quote above, but Apes are thoroughly acceptable. Check this out: [http://www.apesofwrath.com/](http://www.apesofwrath.com/) Now thats a band name! ---
**Author:** ![TwoTrouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571/20 "2005-02-11T15:11:06Z")
“King Kong Reggae” by **Todd Rundgren** “King Kong” by **the Reventlos** “Monkey Grip Glue” by **Bill Wyman** [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monkey-album-in-the-world-ever/289571.md?page=2)