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− | * "My Monkey" <small>— Appears on ''The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat''.</small> | + | * "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>— ''[[Big Black Bus]]'' and ''[[Lunchbox]]'' versions are identical.</small> |
− | * "My Monkey" <small>— ''Live as Hell'' and ''Refrigerator'' 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 ''[[The Manson Family Album]]''.</small> |
− | * "My Monkey" <small>— Appears on ''Portrait of an American Family''.</small> | + | * "My Monkey" <small>— Appears on ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''.</small> |
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== |
Revision as of 14:21, 19 September 2011
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 | 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
Cassettes
- The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat
- Big Black Bus
- Lunchbox
- Live as Hell
- Refrigerator
- The Manson Family Album
Albums
Spooky Kids Versions
Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat Version
Big Black Bus - Lunchbox Version
Live as Hell - Refrigerator Version
The Manson Family Album Version
Versions
- "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.
Lyrics
The version featured on the band's 1994 album Portrait of an American Family featured the following lyrics:
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 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 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