The Specials - Monkey Man (2015 Remaster)

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[@glenmorgan4597]

Bought this and Madness first LP on same day, 17 then, god wheres the years gone, mum and Dad both gone now as well, such is life

[@juggalettelewis6472]

R.I.P. Terry Hall you Rude Boy. Thank you for the music and rest easy

[@imfrcd]

The Specials hold a "special" place in my heart. I back packed through Europe the summer of '81, Ghost Town was played that whole summer.

[@TnTFarmer01]

good one Richard

[@Princesswarrior123]

Great times,

[@kevindodds9434]

I'm so glad I was only 13 when these guys were doing this. Still listening 45 years later.

[@OnlineFlashReview]

I was lucky enough to have a dad born in the early 60’s, he was in to 70’s punk and Ska music so songs like this were around in his youth and he shared songs like these with me when I was little, really opened my world to so many great songs and genres, which is why I’m here!

[@Rowant-sh7vm]

my dad was born in the mid 70,s loves punk and ska so that's also why I'm here, I remember being 4 dancing with my dad to this and its one of my favourite childhood memories, so much love to your dad mate he sounds like a good one 👍

[@oughtonoughton2634]

RIP Terry you will always be so very special to us your fans xx You are to young to pass away xx i have loved you and your band since your beginning xx Gone but never forgotten lol Jane x🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀

[@lyinx_6959]

I'm 14 and I love listening to this and this is what you call music

[@jombobb]

Im 15 and same

[@EMN_the_orange]

Im 12 and same.

[@Conn30Mtenor]

Baby rude boys. Nice.

[@user-mr7op8dp8t]

find concrete jungle

[@PatchesVillano]

Listen to thrash son.

[@jennielynnjoy]

It was in Doc Martin season 1 but it had different lyrics, something about a white house. It was the episode when Elaine's dad got married.

[@dondean505]

in the 80's
skateboarded Tokyo with my Aiwa cassette player

[@goobobble1]

Still moonstompin after all these years.❤️🇫🇴

[@notlob23]

The whole LP is feelgood...I miss this era. Times were s**t but fab!

[@monicamattox72]

the SPECIALS northern soul UK styled brill xx...the best cd album imho cheers from Dallas ya'll BRILL....xx

[@thedissidentbrit2001]

It's Ska. Northern Soul is something else.

[@Tagbob44]

I saw The Specials at the Lyceum in 1979 when I was 16.
What a show that was!
RIP Terry Hall xx

[@marcnelson9197]

One of my VERY favourite songs of all time!

[@lilianraven1210]

I was 14 when this came out so many great memories. Thank yo so much

[@CollinMoses-hr7hw]

Love it still. Sat here and sang with my mates.

[@nikanaughty]

Thank you guys! So many memories.

[@pinkerton-kun9190]

love it

[@summeraustin1800]

Love this!

[@begformiuiruma257]

i love this song

[@chrise.9085]

RIP Terry Hall 😔

[@suzannahfindlay8078]

Love the song 🎵

[@kingdededelicious]

I found this on a mixtape someone left in the old tape player in my college's machine shop

[@stokermat112]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ackerjawaka4742]

I was lucky enough to see them a couple of years ago when they toured 😎 they were absolutely amazing 😜

[@rashlion]

Classic

[@BrooklyntoBrixton]

The crown sent me here

[@katarzynasamozo3858]

Aaaj ajj ajj 🐒🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️💃💃

[@RiccardoVincelli]

Grazie, Amy Casa del Vino

[@james-thomasoneile-richard387]

If they don't play this in the monkey man movie, they failed

[@LawrenceConn]

Tune👌🏻🇬🇧

[@libbythatsall2839]

Bang bang bang messing with the dude

[@TheHabitofTheRabbit]

Yeaaaah!!

[@royaleventspro]

Here after watching the Crown 4

[@lylianacer855]

I did too

[@dantewhitman5805]

Yep.

[@albertogonzalez4696]

😅

[@EduardoLima-ix5oq]

True

[@thejamiebeal1]

Noobs

[@spaceman87186]

Great song mun key man.

[@RubyRose-yy3nv]

I love this song I sang it on karaoke with my dad one time

[@glenmorgan4597]

That's cool 😂

[@deandiaz7757]

Don't understand a word they're singing but ,, " I LIKE IT , A HA , A HA "

[@healthywho74]

...singing about bouncers...

[@deandiaz7757]

Thanks KS , really have to listen to lyrics . Is monkey man , slang for bouncer ? Might be urban lingo gonna check it out . Quarantine gives us plenty of time . Thanks again

[@TheNoobPube]

@@deandiaz7757 i think it just means like big bodybuilder types, ive not actually looked though

[@sb9246]

Special songs always had some sort of deeper meaning to them and probably the most important things to all there songs is the lyrics.

[@zenmonkey2687]

This song is about a woman who gets busy with another man, probably a big guy, and the original singer Toots(and the Maytals) is jealous, calling the guy a big monkey man!
“I didn’t see you, I only heard of you,
hugging up a big monkey man.
It’s no lie, it’s no lie,
hugging up a big monkey man”.

[@TheLallykat]

🏁💙

[@benbruns4309]

Food fight everyone

[@doctorwatson1000]

Taj Mahal's did a similar version called Coconut man

[@pensta89]

Reel big fish did a version in the early 00s was wicked 👌🏻

[@345345345rtrt]

Just by the album cover and their clothes I could tell they were a ska band

[@Prateek500000]

THIS ONES FOR THE BOUNCERS….

[@armani-chan4053]

How on Earth are there only 11 comments bro what

[@eriveltomartinsbarrosjunio9022]

4 months later, and 27 comments is still too little for this amazing tune.

[@1247691]

Netflix - Crown series brought me here xD :D

[@deandiaz7757]

That's nice now where's the chicks ,,,I wanna dance

[@kibasoueu]

MONKI MAN!!!

[@dilannmorales3936]

2

[@wertytrewqa]

Winehouse sent me here.

[@stevvyboy-nd5qg]

Got another step back to take.

[@ronleeflang451]

Hajaijai,...

[@gold_leaf0702]

Came here from Melt-Banana

[@cloverthundrysh6161]

Sellin' Crack🎶

[@mikeduffy4427]

27 bouncers 🙈

[@PatchesVillano]

Fuckin bums I love it.

[@dopplerdog6817]

🐒🐒🐒🐒

[@daisytorres6979]

Here cuz of my dad :)

[@lionengenentertainment8204]

Hey, would you look at that. I’m the first one to comment here.

[@bigleesuniverse4848]

Pleased for you 😘

[@JenniferGonzalez-gx5qv]

Ha ha monkey

[@fitzythebricksmaster9902]

monke

[@trextrextrex]

He's No Lie.

[@tomnetoo]

How bad are people that doesn understand?

[@noelpatrick1698]

i demonised myself

[@evenberg8499]

Those comments were common in Norway as well in the 50s and 60s,
when racial slurs were publicly accepted and rooted upon.

[@frankie3041]

Nothing racist about it. It’s a cover of a Toots and the Maytals song. Here’s what Toots said about the song in an interview:
“Well Monkeyman is all about a girl, a very good looking girl like you! I fell in love with her and then a monkey-looking man took her away from me but I thought she was in love with me. The guy was ugly and not good looking like me, ha ha!”

[@corvotorvo4337]

Official soundtrack of Africa

[@parcomalmeiro7290]

Damn

[@JoyHarrison]

Stop it!!!!!!!!

[@blueschewy2558]

Only Toots did it better.

[@richardhebden5603]

This probably wouldn't get released nowadays in case it upset the" woke gen z" crowd who haven't a clue

[@berni9977]

HIYA JASON YORKE NN8