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80s Classic of the Day: "Shock The Monkey" by Peter Gabriel (1983) To all of you younger folks who have never heard this song,the lyrics may look kinda corny  but trust me,this is a kickass track.A huge MTV hit in early 1983.
"Shock The Monkey" 
(written by Peter Gabriel) Shock the monkey to life Shock the monkey to life Cover me when I run cover me through the fire something knocked me out the trees now I'm on my knees Cover me,darling please monkey,monkey,monkey don't you know when you're going to shock the monkey Fox the fox rat the rat you can ape the ape I know about that There is one more thing you must be sure of I can't take anymore darling,don't you monkey with the money monkey,monkey,monkey don't you know you're going to shock the monkey Wheels keep turning something's burning don't like it but I guess i'm learning Shock!--watch the monkey get hurt,monkey Cover me when I sleep cover me when I breathe you throw your pearls before the swine make the monkey blind cover me,darling please monkey,monkey,monkey don't you know you're going to shock the monkey Too much at stake ground beneath me shake and the news is breakingShock!--watch the moneky get hurt,monkey shock the monkey Shock the monkey Shock the monkey to life | |
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Speaking of shocking monkeys, remember the movie "Project X"? Now there's a blast from the past! "She made me glad to be a man" | |
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I remember during Christmas Day in 1982....me and my cousins and some of our buddies was out side in the streets jamming to this song on the car radio..It's got a nice groove to it.
Great song!!! | |
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Never actually paid a lot of attention to the lyrics. But, it had a good beat and you could dance to it.  | |
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Monkey... Monkey, oooooh 
Peter Gabriel has some great tracks. Isn't this about animal abuse? These lyrics aren't corny! All that oooh baby, baby I love you, I'm gonna make you mine, gonna make you understand, til the end of time, unimaginative b.s. is corny! | |
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VinaBlue said: Monkey... Monkey, oooooh
Peter Gabriel has some great tracks. Isn't this about animal abuse? These lyrics aren't corny! All that oooh baby, baby I love you, I'm gonna make you mine, gonna make you understand, til the end of time, unimaginative b.s. is corny! his lyrics are imaginative (so is some of his music) but I'll be damned if I know what he's on about half the time  | |
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Oh yes, this was the jam back in the day. I thought the video was pretty creepy, but it had a funky New Wave groove. Gabriel was (and still is) definitely a true artist.
 NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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