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{{Song | {{Song | ||
| Name = My Monkey | | Name = My Monkey | ||
| − | | Cover = | + | | Cover = PortraitOfAnAmericanFamily.png |
| Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | | Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| Album = [[Portrait of an American Family]] | | Album = [[Portrait of an American Family]] | ||
| Released = July 19, 1994 | | Released = July 19, 1994 | ||
| Recorded = August–December 1993 at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, The Village Recorder and Pig | | Recorded = August–December 1993 at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, The Village Recorder and Pig | ||
| − | | Genre = | + | | Genre = Alternative rock |
| Length = 4:31 | | Length = 4:31 | ||
| − | | Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | + | | Label = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
| Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| Composer = [[Daisy Berkowitz]] | | Composer = [[Daisy Berkowitz]] | ||
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"'''My Monkey'''" is the twelfth track on the 1994 release ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. Several verses were taken from "Mechanical Man" written and performed by Charles Manson in 1968. The earliest recording of this song dates back to the band's ''[[The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat]]'' cassette tape, released in 1990. | "'''My Monkey'''" is the twelfth track on the 1994 release ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. Several verses were taken from "Mechanical Man" written and performed by Charles Manson in 1968. The earliest recording of this song dates back to the band's ''[[The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat]]'' cassette tape, released in 1990. | ||
| − | == Appearances == | + | ==Appearances== |
| − | === Cassettes === | + | ===Cassettes=== |
* ''[[The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat]]'' | * ''[[The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat]]'' | ||
* ''[[Big Black Bus]]'' | * ''[[Big Black Bus]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Live as Hell]]'' | * ''[[Live as Hell]]'' | ||
* ''[[Refrigerator]]'' | * ''[[Refrigerator]]'' | ||
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| − | === Albums === | + | ===Albums=== |
* ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' | * ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' | ||
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| − | + | == Spooky Kids Version == | |
| − | + | Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat Version | |
| − | + | <youtube>stMF_IJpL3I</youtube> | |
| − | + | Big Black Bus Version | |
| − | + | <youtube>Mf7rUxSdh1o</youtube> | |
| − | + | Live as Hell | |
| + | <youtube>ubSIlQlpV1s</youtube> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Versions== |
| − | + | * "My Monkey" <small>— Appears on ''The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat''.</small> | |
| − | | | + | * "My Monkey" <small>— Appears on ''Big Black Bus''.</small> |
| − | + | * "My Monkey" <small>— Appears on ''Lunchbox''.</small> | |
| + | * "My Monkey" ([[Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids' April 26, 1992 performance|Live]]) <small>— Appears on ''Live as Hell''.</small> | ||
| + | * "My Monkey" (Live) <small>— Appears on ''Refrigerator''.</small> | ||
| + | * "My Monkey" <small>— Appears on ''Portrait of an American Family''.</small> | ||
| − | == Lyrics == | + | ==Lyrics== |
| + | The version featured on the band's 1994 album ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' featured the following lyrics: | ||
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i had a little monkey | i had a little monkey | ||
i sent him to the country and i fed him on gingerbread | i sent him to the country and i fed him on gingerbread | ||
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"make you...break you...make you...break you...lookout" | "make you...break you...make you...break you...lookout" | ||
(what i make is what i am, i can't be forever) | (what i make is what i am, i can't be forever) | ||
| − | we are | + | we are out own wicked gods |
with little "g's" and big dicks | with little "g's" and big dicks | ||
sadistic and constantly inflicting a slow demise | sadistic and constantly inflicting a slow demise | ||
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of his own mind's dissonance | of his own mind's dissonance | ||
| − | + | The version featured on the band's 1990 cassette ''[[The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat]]'' featured the following lyrics: | |
i had a little monkey i sent him to the country | i had a little monkey i sent him to the country | ||
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mind's dissonance | mind's dissonance | ||
| − | [[Category:1989-1995 | + | [[Category:1989-1995 Era]] |
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]] |
[[Category:Songs from Portrait of an American Family]] | [[Category:Songs from Portrait of an American Family]] | ||
[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs featuring guitar solos]] | [[Category:Marilyn Manson songs featuring guitar solos]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids | + | [[Category:Songs featuring guitar solos]] |
| + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids Songs]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Scott Putesky]] | ||
