Monkey music

[ms.peachy]

OK peeps, I am making up a new playlist for a gift for one of my daughter's friend's birthday - this little boy is mad for monkeys, so he's having a jungle-themed birthday party and I told his mum I would make them up a CD with songs about monkeys (or other jungle animals) for the party and for him to keep after. So if you have any suggestions (suitable for a 3 year old, mind - so Brass Monkey is, like, maybe not...) let's hear 'em!

So far I've got:
the Monkees theme song
Monkey Man - Rolling Stones
Apeman - Kinks
Wimohweh - the Weavers
Too Much Monkey Business - Chuck Berry
Jungle Boogie - Kool & the Gang

[Guy Incognito]

OK peeps, I am making up a new playlist for a gift for one of my daughter's friend's birthday - this little boy is mad for monkeys, so he's having a jungle-themed birthday party and I told his mum I would make them up a CD with songs about monkeys (or other jungle animals) for the party and for him to keep after. So if you have any suggestions (suitable for a 3 year old, mind - so Brass Monkey is, like, maybe not...) let's hear 'em!

So far I've got:
the Monkees theme song
Monkey Man - Rolling Stones
Apeman - Kinks
Wimohweh - the Weavers
Too Much Monkey Business - Chuck Berry
Jungle Boogie - Kool & the Gang

Surely you have to have "I wanna be like you" from the jungle book, i mean lets not fuck about here peachy. Thats gotta be in there.
Welcome to the jungle - G n R ??
if dolphins were monkeys - ian brown?

[ms.peachy]

Surely you have to have "I wanna be like you" from the jungle book, i mean lets not fuck about here peachy. Thats gotta be in there.

Oh duh, I can't believe I didn't think of that; we watch the Jungle Book like 5 times a week in this house. Crikey. thanks.

Welcome to the jungle - G n R ??
if dolphins were monkeys - ian brown?


Dunno. I thought of those, but GnR might be a bit hectic, and Ian Brown too eclectic, if you know what I mean? I'm not ruling them out though, we'll see.

[Ally Al]

planet of the apes - adam and the ants
monkey man - the specials

[taquitos]

you should use the real monkey man by toots and the maytals, i think its
probably the most kid-pleasing.

everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey?

[camo]

Anything with Ian Brown in it.

Monkey Wrench by the Foo's.

[roosta]

Da Lench Mob - Guerillas in tha Mist
Da Lench Mob - Planet of Da Apes

Planet of Da Apes features the following cuts:
King of the Jungle
and
Goin' Bananas

but also numerous references to killing police, white devils and other anti-establishment type stuff.

[taquitos]

the lion sleeps tonight by the tokens, or whatever version you want, there are a lot

[mate_spawn_die]

taquitos is right about the toots and maytals version of monkey man (y)

the banana splits theme song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2se2I70CJ0)! or the dickies version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs1NoBwsurI)

also

you drive me ape you big gorilla (http://matespawndie.muxtape.com/) by the dickies

maybe the dickies are little too punk for a kid... but personally i'd play it for my kid (but i don't have a child... hope i never do either)

there are some good ideas here (http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/4046)

[ms.peachy]

the lion sleeps tonight by the tokens, or whatever version you want, there are a lot

Got it already (that's the same song as Wimohweh)

I'm thinking I might do both the Toots version as well as the Rolling Stones of Monkey Man, now that it's come up. Might be interesting to see how long it takes for the kid to realise it's the same song.

[Ally Al]

tiger feet by Mud

[chromium05]

Derek Harriot - Monkey Ska

Scissor Sisters - Monkey Baby

Ill Mitch - Monkey Interluding

Le Pamplemouse - Monkey See, Monkey Do

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Mickey's Monkey

Jurassic 5 - Monkey Bars

Jungle Brothers - Straight Out the Jungle

Jungle Brothers - Jungle Brother

Blackalicious - Deep in the Jungle

Fugees - Rumble in the Jungle

Meters - Jungle Man

Johny Lytle - Jungle Child

Steve Miller Band - Jungle Love

Joni Mitchell - Jungle Line

Bob Marley - Concrete Jungle

Jungle Brothers - Sounds Of The Safari

[Calimero jr.]

Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven

[b-grrrlie]

Get the Lion King OST.....

j/k


Harry Belafonte - Bananaboat song
New York Dolls - Stranded in the Jungle

[mate_spawn_die]

New York Dolls - Stranded in the Jungle

oh yeah! great song (y)

[taquitos]

run through the jungle - ccr

[b-grrrlie]

Jungle Brothers - Tribe Vibes
Bananarama - Aie a mwana

[taquitos]

for some reason i would put coconut by harry nilsson on it.

it's not exactly jungle-themed, but it seems appropriate.

[abcdefz]

"Leave My Monkey Alone" - Warren Zevon

[abcdefz]

"Jungle" by ELO is a really fun song.


All the animals sing
Coo ca coo ca coo cha ray

[b-grrrlie]

Higsons - I don´t want to live with monkeys
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood

[hpdrifter]

I don't have any suggestions, I just wanted to see what people would come up with.

[Guy Incognito]

everybody has something to hide except for me and my monkey - beatles

EDIT - sorry taquitos didnt see you had already posted that.

But can i just say peachy, if this is for a party that if you give the kids enough jelly ice cream and pop they will be running round causin havoc so much they wouldnt notice if you played 2 hours of napalm death

[HEIRESS]

monkey & bear - joanna newsom

not very up-beat though.

I fucking hate peter gabriel but "shock the monkey"

the tra la la song (one banana, two banana) by whoever the hell sings it. totally kid-worthy.

[funk63]

that in the jungle song that goes a weemba wet a weemba wet

[Guy Incognito]

has anyone said "eye of the tiger" yet?

[ms.peachy]

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But can i just say peachy, if this is for a party that if you give the kids enough jelly ice cream and pop they will be running round causin havoc so much they wouldnt notice if you played 2 hours of napalm death

LOL yes this is true - but it's not just for the party; the boy's got a little cd player in his room that his mum puts stuff on for him to listen to whilst he's in there playing and stuff, so I'd like to make it a good fun mix that he can enjoy for years to come. Or at least for a few weeks, until it gets peanut butter finger prints all over it and junk...

lots of great suggestions everyone, thanks:)

[Gareth]

belle and sebastian - the monkeys are breaking out of the zoo

it might be good for a 3 year old...it's the song on this vid: http://youtube.com/watch?v=RRznGcORAW8

i have mp3 if you want.

[Guy Incognito]

nelly the elephant - there was that poppy punk version from the 80's

[taquitos]

New York Dolls - Stranded in the Jungle



good song, yeah (y)

but i think kids would be more down with the 1956 version by the cadets,

it's pretty much designed for little kids.