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{{Song | {{Song | ||
| Name = My Monkey | | Name = My Monkey | ||
| − | | Cover = | + | | Cover = Portrait-of-an-American-Family.jpg |
| Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | | Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| − | | Album = [[ | + | | 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 = experimental rock, psychedelic rock, alternative rock |
| Length = 4:31 | | Length = 4:31 | ||
| − | | Label = [[ | + | | Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
| Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| Composer = [[Daisy Berkowitz]] | | Composer = [[Daisy Berkowitz]] | ||
| Producer = Marilyn Manson, [[Trent Reznor]] | | Producer = Marilyn Manson, [[Trent Reznor]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | "'''My Monkey'''" is the twelfth track on the 1994 release ''[[ | + | "'''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]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[The Manson Family Album]]'' | ||
| + | === Albums === | ||
| + | * ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' | ||
| − | == | + | == Versions == |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * "My Monkey" <small>— Appears on ''[[The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat]]''.</small> |
| + | * "My Monkey" <small>— ''[[Big Black Bus]]'' and ''[[Lunchbox]]'' versions are identical.</small> | ||
| + | * "My Monkey" <small>— ''[[Live as Hell]]'' and ''[[Refrigerator]]'' versions are identical.</small> | ||
| + | * "My Monkey" <small>— Appears on ''[[The Manson Family Album]]''.</small> | ||
| + | * "My Monkey" <small>— Appears on ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''.</small> | ||
| − | == | + | === Spooky Kids versions === |
| − | + | {{Videos | |
| − | + | | 6Zg7iU58mAY = Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat Version | |
| − | + | | nCIlNXrkx-U = Big Black Bus - Lunchbox Version | |
| − | + | | D9UQkqzcDeY = Live as Hell - Refrigerator Version | |
| − | + | }} | |
| − | + | ||
| + | === The Manson Family Album version === | ||
| + | {{Videos | ||
| + | | dknNbLlg-6w = | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | ==Lyrics== | + | == Lyrics == |
| − | + | ||
| + | === ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' version === | ||
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 our 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 Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat]]'' version === | |
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:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:1989-1995 era]] |
| + | [[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 songs]] | |
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids | + | |
Latest revision as of 21:09, 27 March 2024
This article is about the song
- for the bootleg see My Monkey (bootleg)
| "My Monkey" | ||
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| Song by Marilyn Manson | ||
| Album | Portrait of an American Family | |
| 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 | |
| Genre | experimental rock, psychedelic rock, alternative rock | |
| Length | 4:31 | |
| Label | Nothing, Interscope | |
| Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
| Composer | Daisy Berkowitz | |
| Producer | Marilyn Manson, Trent Reznor | |
"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.
Contents
Appearances[edit]
Cassettes[edit]
- The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat
- Big Black Bus
- Lunchbox
- Live as Hell
- Refrigerator
- The Manson Family Album
Albums[edit]
Versions[edit]
- "My Monkey" — Appears on The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat.
- "My Monkey" — Big Black Bus and Lunchbox versions are identical.
- "My Monkey" — Live as Hell and Refrigerator versions are identical.
- "My Monkey" — Appears on The Manson Family Album.
- "My Monkey" — Appears on Portrait of an American Family.
Spooky Kids versions[edit]
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Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat Version
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Big Black Bus - Lunchbox Version
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Live as Hell - Refrigerator Version
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The Manson Family Album version[edit]
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Lyrics[edit]
Portrait of an American Family version[edit]
i had a little monkey
i sent him to the country and i fed him on gingerbread
along came a choo-choo, knocked my monkey coo-coo
and now my monkey's dead
at least he looks that way, but then again don't we all?
(what i make is what i am, i can't be forever)
i had a little monkey
i sent him to the country and i fed him on gingerbread
along came a choo-choo, knocked my monkey coo-coo
and now my monkey's dead
poor little monkey
"make you...break you...make you...break you...lookout"
(what i make is what i am, i can't be forever)
we are our own wicked gods
with little "g's" and big dicks
sadistic and constantly inflicting a slow demise
i had a little monkey and i sent him to the country
and i fed him on gingerbread
along came a choo-choo, knocked my monkey coo-coo
and (k)now my monkey's dead
the primate's scream of consonance is a reflection
of his own mind's dissonance
The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat version[edit]
i had a little monkey i sent him to the country
and i fed him on gingerbread along came a choo choo
knocked my monkey coo coo and (k)now my monkey's dead
at least he looks that way, but then again don't we all poor little
monkey lying down on the ground with his head tucked under
his arm my monkey my monkey my monkey bought the farm
the primate's scream of consonance is a reflection of his own
mind's dissonance
