English? Engrish? Anglais?

[mr. splendid]

How about this mangled version of Fortune Teller ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=505GUB6hmME

 

[soundog III]

Here's 4 for sure:

 

[HarvestmanMan]

This might qualify?

http://youtu.be/Qfy2j1BWYuc

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Where are they from, anyway? Haven't been able to find any information on that band at all.

 

[michaelvee]

Intense version of "Too Much Monkey Business" by swedish combo Jean Lundens...

.. you started me up with this one Sebastian: I'm working on a monothematic sampler (together with my pal Michael from garagetapes.blogspot.it who did the awesome Louie Louie-tapes (107 + 17 versions!)
Up to now, I've found 29 monkeys, as done by:

Chuck Berry US, MO
Four Degrees UK
Satins PT
Showmen OZ
Trappers SWE
Bitter End NZ
Keith Powell & Valets UK
Little Daddy & Bachelors CAN
Shakers SWE
Ad-Libs D
Joe E. Carter's Group DK
King-Beats D
Showmen OZ
Hollies UK
Yardbirds UK
Downliners Sect UK
Kinks UK
Beatles UK
Liverbirds UK
Rainbows D
Trappers SWE
German Blue Flames D
Russ Kennedy & Little Wheels OZ
Wayne Fontana & Mindbenders UK
Keith Powell & Valets UK
Jean Lundens Orkester SWE
Youngbloods US, NY
Kynd SAF
Applejacks UK

Any more monkeys would be much appreciated! (just post'em here)

 

[Frantic]

.. you started me up with this one Sebastian: I'm working on a monothematic sampler (together with my pal Michael from garagetapes.blogspot.it who did the awesome Louie Louie-tapes (107 + 17 versions!)
Up to now, I've found 29 monkeys, as done by:

Chuck Berry US, MO
Four Degrees UK
Satins PT
Showmen OZ
Trappers SWE
Bitter End NZ
Keith Powell & Valets UK
Little Daddy & Bachelors CAN
Shakers SWE
Ad-Libs D
Joe E. Carter's Group DK
King-Beats D
Showmen OZ
Hollies UK
Yardbirds UK
Downliners Sect UK
Kinks UK
Beatles UK
Liverbirds UK
Rainbows D
Trappers SWE
German Blue Flames D
Russ Kennedy & Little Wheels OZ
Wayne Fontana & Mindbenders UK
Keith Powell & Valets UK
Jean Lundens Orkester SWE
Youngbloods US, NY
Kynd SAF
Applejacks UK

Any more monkeys would be much appreciated! (just post'em here)

I think Gorillas, apes, orangatans etc. should be included.

 

[michaelvee]

.. just too much monkey business-versions pls (only from the 60s, of course), that'll do it ( I want to see if you all really can cope with 30+ versions....)

 

[Frantic]

.. just too much monkey business-versions pls (only from the 60s, of course), that'll do it ( I want to see if you all really can cope with 30+ versions....)

Your request just asked for MONKEYS, not just for versions of TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS. Sorry

 

[michaelvee]

..thanks to Michael of Garage Tapes, we're at 39 now wait for a double-pack of sheer madness! New Too much Monkey versions by:

Lions-DK
Rattles-D
Casey Jones & Governors -UK
Cory Wells & Enemys-US
Elvis Presley-US
Freddy Cannon-US
Bats-D
Mascots-SWE
Master's Apprentices-OZ
Routers-US
Scorpions-UK
Shouters-D
Triffits-NL

... any more madness maybe??

 

[Frantic]

Dion-US
Sleepy Labeef-US

 

[michaelvee]

thx Frantic, I'll try to get my hand on those (so even Dion mingled with the monkey, he?)

 

[Frantic]

thx Frantic, I'll try to get my hand on those (so even Dion mingled with the monkey, he?)

the Dion track is unreleased from 1964 and is on the Road I'm on compilation and the Sleepy track is on Sleepy Rocks from 1970.

 

[Frantic]

Here's a few more...

T. Weight...Bertram Intl. (US 60s)
Enemys...MGM 1966
Gadabouts...Mercury 1956
Fred Towles...Way Out 1968 (parts 1 & 2) so it may be a different song
Jerry Hegarthy Topaz (1960s???)

 

[michaelvee]

great, I'll try to dig'em out, (I notce you've been hooked....)

 

[michaelvee]

.... Fred Towles' Monkey's a completely different song (which pretty much sucks....)

 

[Frantic]

great, I'll try to dig'em out, (I notce you've been hooked....)

Naw not really...Just helping out. Could never listen to more than 2 Monkeys in a row.

 

[Frantic]

.... Fred Towles' Monkey's a completely different song (which pretty much sucks....)

was pretty sure it was since it has 2 parts.