MONKEY, THE

Created on 11/04/2003
Latest update on 26/06/2014

Artist: Dave Bartholomew
Author: Dave Bartholomew/Pearl King
Label: Imperial
Year: 1957

Surprisingly no hit, but an influential song in Jamaica.

Covers:

1982:

Fabulous Thunderbirds

1990:

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

1994:

Mano Negra [also on Manu Chao's live album Radio Bemba ('02)]

2004:

Dr. John [with Dave Bartholomew and Eddie Bo]

2004:

Elvis Costello [outtake The Delivery Man]

2008:

Manu Chao

2013:

Peter Buck [as The Monkey Speaks His Mind]

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