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==Credits==
|title              = The Monkey
* Written by: '''[[Dave Bartholomew]]''' and '''[[Pearl King]]'''
|writer              = [[Dave Bartholomew]] & [[Pearl King]]
* Produced by: '''[[Dennis Herring]]''' and '''[[Elvis Costello]]'''
|performer          = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Imposters]]
* Musicians:
|producer            = [[Dennis Herring]] & [[Elvis Costello]]
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|recitation]], [[Guitarists|Gibson Super 400]] 
|musicians          = [[Elvis Costello]] - recitation, Gibson Super 400 guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - upright piano<br>[[Davey Faragher]] - Hofner bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums<br>[[Dennis Herring]] - Magnatone Typhoon electric guitar
:'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|upright piano]]
|record_info        = April 15, 2004, Delta Recording, Clarksdale, MS
:'''[[Davey Faragher]]''' - [[Bassists|Hofner bass]]
|release_info        = September 22, 2004
:'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]  
|length              = 2:37
:'''[[Dennis Herring]]''' - [[Guitarists|Magnatone Typhoon Electric Guitar]]
|albums              = [[The Delivery Man]] (bonus track on vinyl & Japan CD), 2004<br>[[The Clarksdale Sessions]], 2005<br>[[The Delivery Man (Deluxe Edition)]], 2005
|singles            = [[Single: Monkey To Man|Monkey To Man]], 2004
|collections        =
|soundtracks        =
|various_artists    = [[Lost Highway Sampler Vol. 4]], 2004
|promos              =
|videos              =
}}<br>


==Discography==
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'''Albums:'''
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*'''[[The Delivery Man]]''', [[2004]] (LP & Japanese version only)
|first = [[Concert 2004-09-17 Memphis (late)|September 17, 2004, Memphis, TN]]
*[[The Delivery Man (Deluxe Edition)]], [[2005]]
|last = [[Concert 2022-05-05 New Orleans|May 5, 2022, New Orleans, LA]]
*'''[[The Clarksdale Sessions]]''', [[2005]]
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'''Singles:'''
==Alternate versions==
*[[Single: Monkey To Man|Monkey To Man]], [[2004]]
{{song credits
|title      = The Monkey (Live 2004)
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Imposters]]
|musicians  = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Davey Faragher]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
|record_info  = [[Concert 2004-09-17 Memphis (late)|September 17, 2004, Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis, TN]]
|release_info = April 19, 2005
|length      =
|videos      = [[Club Date: Live In Memphis]], 2005
}}<br>


'''Collections:'''
{{song credits
*none
|title      = The Monkey (Live for iTunes)
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Imposters]]
|musicians  = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Davey Faragher]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
|record_info  = September 23, 2004, Avatar Studios, New York
|release_info = November 30, 2004
|length      = 2:22
|downloads      = [[Futurama Sessions]], 2004
}}<br>


'''Soundtracks:'''
{{song credits
*none
|title      = The Monkey (Live 2005)
|performer  = [[Dave Bartholomew]] & [[Elvis Costello]] with [[Diana Krall]] & [[The Dirty Dozen Brass Band]]
|musicians  = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal<br>[[Dave Bartholomew]] - vocal, trumpet<br>[[Diana Krall]] - piano<br>[[Gregory Davis]] - trumpet<br>[[Roger Lewis]] - saxophone<br>[[Kevin Harris]] - saxophone<br>[[Terence Higgins]] - drums<br>[[Jamie McLean]] - guitar<br>[[Efrem Towns]] - trumpet<br>[[Michael Foster]] - sousaphone<br>[[Revert Andrews]] - trombone
|record_info  = [[Concert 2005-09-20 New York|September 20, 2005, New York, NY]]
|release_info = August 22, 2006
|length      =
|videos      = [[From The Big Apple To The Big Easy: The Concert For New Orleans]], 2006
}}<br>


'''Various Artists collections:'''
*none
*''This section may be incomplete.''


'''Alternate Versions:'''
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*'''The Monkey (live for iTunes)'''
{{thumb: The Delivery Man}}
:[[Futurama Sessions]] (iTunes download), [[2004]]
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::Musicians:
{{thumb: The Delivery Man (Deluxe Edition)}}
:::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocal]], [[Guitarists|guitar]]
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:::'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|keyboards]]
{{thumb: The Clarksdale Sessions}}
:::'''[[Davey Faragher]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
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:::'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
{{thumb: Single: Monkey To Man}}
*'''The Monkey (live at the Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis, TN [[Concert 2004-09-17l|2004-09-17 late show]])'''
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:[[Club Date: Live In Memphis]] (DVD), [[2005]]
{{thumb: Club Date: Live In Memphis}}
::Musicians:
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:::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocal]], [[Guitarists|guitar]]
{{thumb: Futurama Sessions}}
:::'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|keyboards]]
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:::'''[[Davey Faragher]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
{{thumb: From The Big Apple To The Big Easy}}
:::'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
*'''The Monkey (live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY [[Concert 2005-09-20|2005-09-20]])'''
:[[From The Big Apple To The Big Easy: The Concert For New Orleans]] (DVD), [[2006]]
::Musicians:
:::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocal]]
:::'''[[Dave Bartholomew]]''' - [[Singers|vocal]], [[Trumpet players|trumpet]]
:::'''[[Diana Krall]]''' - [[Keyboardists|piano]]
:::'''[[The Dirty Dozen Brass Band]]''':
::::'''[[Gregory Davis]]''' - [[Trumpet players|trumpet]]
::::'''[[Roger Lewis]]''' - [[Saxophonists|saxophone]]
::::'''[[Kevin Harris]]''' - [[Saxophonists|saxophone]]
::::'''[[Terence Higgins]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
::::'''[[Jamie McLean]]''' - [[Guitarists|guitar]]
::::'''[[Efrem Towns]]''' - [[Trumpet players|trumpet]]
::::'''[[Michael Foster]]''' - [[Sousaphone players|sousaphone]]
::::'''[[Revert Andrews]]''' - [[Trombonists|trombone]]


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==Internal links==
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/tdm/tdm.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: The Delivery Man] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/tdm.php chords] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/tdm/tdm.html TDM info page 1]
*[[Template: The Monkey|Lyrics]]
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Latest revision as of 14:42, 6 May 2022

The monkey speaks his mind

And three monkeys sat in a coconut tree
Discussing things as they are said to be
Said one to other now listen, you two
“There’s a certain rumour that just can’t be true
That man descended from our noble race
Why, the very idea is a big disgrace, yea”
No monkey ever deserted his wife
Starved her baby and ruined her life

Yea, the monkey speaks his mind

And you’ve never known a mother monk
To leave her babies with others to bunk
And passed them on from one to another
‘Til they scarcely knew which was their mother
Yea, the monkey speak his mind

And another thing you will never see
A monkey build a fence around a coconut tree
And let all the coconuts go to waste
Forbidding other monkeys to come and taste
Why, if I put a fence around this tree
Starvation would force you to steal from me

Yea, the monkey speaks his mind

Here’s another thing a monkey won’t do
Go out on a night and get all in a stew
Or use a gun or a club or a knife
And take another monkey’s life
Yes, man descended, the worthless bum
But, brothers, from us he did not come

Yea, the monkey speaks his mind

Yea, now the monkey speaks his mind
The Monkey
Written byDave Bartholomew & Pearl King
Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters
Produced byDennis Herring & Elvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - recitation, Gibson Super 400 guitar
Steve Nieve - upright piano
Davey Faragher - Hofner bass
Pete Thomas - drums
Dennis Herring - Magnatone Typhoon electric guitar
RecordedApril 15, 2004, Delta Recording, Clarksdale, MS
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2004
AlbumsThe Delivery Man (bonus track on vinyl & Japan CD), 2004
The Clarksdale Sessions, 2005
The Delivery Man (Deluxe Edition), 2005
SinglesMonkey To Man, 2004
Various Artists collectionsLost Highway Sampler Vol. 4, 2004
Length2:37

First known performance:
 September 17, 2004, Memphis, TN
Last known performance:
 May 5, 2022, New Orleans, LA
     (32 known performances, 2 as a snippet)


Alternate versions

The Monkey (Live 2004)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Davey Faragher - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedSeptember 17, 2004, Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis, TN
ReleasedApril 19, 2005
VideosClub Date: Live In Memphis, 2005

The Monkey (Live for iTunes)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Davey Faragher - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedSeptember 23, 2004, Avatar Studios, New York
ReleasedNovember 30, 2004
DownloadsFuturama Sessions, 2004
Length2:22

The Monkey (Live 2005)
Performed byDave Bartholomew & Elvis Costello with Diana Krall & The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal
Dave Bartholomew - vocal, trumpet
Diana Krall - piano
Gregory Davis - trumpet
Roger Lewis - saxophone
Kevin Harris - saxophone
Terence Higgins - drums
Jamie McLean - guitar
Efrem Towns - trumpet
Michael Foster - sousaphone
Revert Andrews - trombone
RecordedSeptember 20, 2005, New York, NY
ReleasedAugust 22, 2006
VideosFrom The Big Apple To The Big Easy: The Concert For New Orleans, 2006
The Delivery ManTdm.jpg
The Delivery Man (Deluxe Edition)The Delivery Man Deluxe Edition album cover.jpg
The Clarksdale SessionsTCS.jpg
Monkey To Man singleMtm.jpg
Club Date: Live In MemphisClub Date Live In Memphis dvd cover.jpg
Futurama SessionsFuturama sessions.jpg
From The Big Apple To The Big Easy: The Concert For New OrleansFrom The Big Apple To The Big Easy DVD cover.jpg


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