The Specials - monkey man

[MultiHazza11]

doc martins harringtons and levi jeans !

[DoGunna]

Need to skank. so bad.

[kivijaervi]

makes me put my harrington on

[rotingman]

search for: despe e siga - sempre em pe, hope you like it, it's a portuguese version of this music

[declineofcivlization]

My father is a monkey man bouncer!

[dbaw1975]

going to see them tomorrow !!!!

[rodccfc888]

seen these live2 days ago in cardiff this tune got every1 going

[R0b1zzle137]

AY YAY YAYYYYY

[MrChatmuska]

monkey man = Govermment.. lol..

[dreekd80]

I've been officially turned onto The Specials.

[dedcabdriver04]

fuck this im cutting all my hair off

[vinyllicker]

good man

[kazb1]

haha ...go for it..

[dreekd80]

i thought this was a stones song?! don't rip me apart ska people, I admit total ignorance! I'm a rocker! Educate me! This shit sounds great!

[brianab31]

@dreekd80 Monkey Man by the Stones is also a great song.  However, it's quite different from the Specials version. No worries. At least you're expanding your mind to all sorts of amazing music!

[jamesbullet55]

@dreekd80 Ska is pretty great haha

[Bobthemonkey675]

@dreekd80 The original is by a ska outfit, Toots and the Maytals

[BlackDollarBills]

as a kid i always thought they were saying "walking in a winter wonderland", still never forgotten this classic song though :P

[ricsi99]

+++++_fr

[Biichiitooh66]

I much prefer the version that sings Amy Winehouse

[xNlNjA]

@Biichiitooh66

Get out of here you gypsy! >:D

[musicgrlmsladyj]

Amy Winehouse did amazing on this cover :)

[95degroutc]

love ska!! great band great song

[anthonybaldini]

This rules!

[Skinpower1989]

Skins r back ! AiAiAi !

[mogseyUK]

@Skinpower1989

We never went no place Mate ;)

[StevenAbootmanWGA]

Deees ones for all da bouncers! beeeeg beeeeeeeeeeeg munkayyy mun!

[Shadylady1116]

amazing track......

[mollysangelique]

it,s,not,that,the,music,i,boug­ht,on,vinyl

[SkaAlien]

truly 2tone, truly ska revival. the greatest band to ever play.

[manfromtherock]

Started a great Spa resurance, then fell prey to the money men, the ones they sang about sadly :(

[natfuckmother]

the specials make me so happy when i listen to them, and i begin to have not a care in the world.. :)

[ThePfcMeShow]

@MadFranko008, this is live, this was when they preformed at Glastonbury in 2009, there is a video on the right hand side of it, so infact, it is live

[naomifullbloom93]

melt banana did it better

[MrsPoodle78]

What does he say at the beginning "This is for..."?

[advent8888888888]

@MrsPoodle78 all the bouncers

[Cinnamon815]

@MrsPoodle78 for all the bouncers, big BIG monkey man

[3rk4u]

this 1,s for all d bouncers big monkey manha haxxxxxxxxxx

[ronninj]

NICE!

[Jimmyjumpnjive]

From Toots to the Specials to Amy and back to Toots. Toots did it best!

[vicky1220able]

Great Song monkey man (:

[bobby5637]

cool

[MadFranko008]

Erm... been a Specials fan for over 30 years, wee mistake this is NOT a live recording, the bit at the beginning was actually the group themselves cheering & whistling just to make it sound like it was live (listen for the edit)... :)

None the less it's still the best version of Monkey Man ever... :)

[larconeptic1]

My sister went out with Horace the bassist for years when they were at school! Lovely, lovely guy, and a great bassist. He always said he was going to be a star and in my mind he certainly was and is that!!!

[theerinteresa]

I'm skankin.

[Bruce10000]

Still doing Coventry proud.

[MrDavejardine]

Me old mate tommy got MONKEY MAN as his nickname for years. Still is when he isn't listening..

[kezzy2318]

grown up with this band love them all the way! <3

[KittixReddie]

cant wait to see them in october! sheer class!

[MsShazzymac]

i was born 69 ,wrong time as i missed out on seein these.i wud v loved 2 b there.class.dancin in my room....

[DoctorRaptorInSchool]

I hate how the only kids at my school who know about ska are the kids who do like drugs and get drunk and everything :(

[Markofsatan]

Saw them live at a Rock Against Racism concert in Leeds when I was 13 - Bloody brilliant!

[hoppy2903]

I went to see them live in 79 i think it was, it was a 3 hour concert at The Apollo in Manchester, they performed with The Beat and Madness, absolutely brilliant night, everybody pogoing, we came out soaked! I still have this album in immaculate condition!

[taylaboy889]

S0:00 GOOD SONG :)

[strip090]

Love listening too this when riding my vespa! BUZZ!!

[girlinthefrontrow]

i have a cd full of a bunch of their original recordings..this is on it and along with the rest, sounds nothing like the originals.

[Loftusboi]

Specials cant be beaten! im 19 and pretty much none of my friends even know what ska is, what i grew up on, would have been amazing to have experienced it as it came out back then!!

[zyon4lyfe1]

10 people are MONKEYS [ -_- ]

[clownfag]

10 people are wankers

[scottishbadboy1]

I was a monkey man LMFAO!!!

[MrShreks11]

yyeehhaaa! brilliant, bought this in early 80's at a shop in london called 'honest johns records' lol. never forget it, coz when i got home on the bus got a bollocking from my mum for going up 'that there london' on my own hahaha

[tony671]

roll on september to i see them in glasgow.its been over 30yr since last time!!! SKA SKA

[xSmashxBlackops]

Wish I fucking lived in them times..

[brutam70]

@xSmashxBlackops I grew up in them times, believe me, it was cunning, baffling and powerful! Rude boy rule.

[xSmashxBlackops]

@brutam70 I bet it was man!

people need to keep it alive!

[john01660]

I bought this album while in France with school but the one I had was with the gangsters track on it. Never forgive my sister taking it to a party where it got stolen

[viddymeenow]

OMG..it's 1981 again...I'm in high school, with my first boyfriend & eternally on the phone with my gal pals listening to The Police & The Specials....loved seeing them do this song on Saturday Night Live back in the day....

[ipt09]

its uplifting music ...... brilliant .

[Austinator3076]

beeg... beeg... monkyahman!

[alfie0202]

takes me back when i was teenger cool

[redpat11]

my birds left me need 2 listen 2 this mks me feel better,I f@@king hate people with bells on thier f@@king toes

[richieZ32]

SKANKING

[torrymarrs]

Rude boys..............Ai-tii-yi...­.........LOVE SKA SOUNDS! if you can't dance to this music you must be on the rock....Ghost Town!

[MSglaserads]

Apparently 7 people accidently hit the "dislike" button because the Monkey Man startled them... :D

[NSNO67]

@MSglaserads thats because they are more than likely looking for the ORIGINAL by amy winehouse lol fkin muppets

[Meymeygwis]

Too Happy!

Me luv dis

[robbierape]

I'm almost positive only the intro is the only live clip of the song.

[micky44u]

awsome specials luved um then love um now class !

[windows609]

fantastic

[Firingtheskinpistol]

7 People are fish men.

[dreamer0georgi]

what a funny song ^_^

[mrwillardo]

7 people are deaf

[mrwolf84]

there is 7 sad men

[screamandsmoke]

you huggin up a big monkey man

[rentalife]

good mood sound !

[89adzer]

class but toots version is de best

[RobertTheMoneyBear]

Happiest music EVER :)

[Popetandfriends]

Amy winehouse made a good work when she covered this song.

[MrSoto55]

@Popetandfriends The hell she did

[LARUCUS]

this got me two steping in my room and my parents went up in my room and told me to stop... but i still did it anyways, freakin love this band!!

[gangstarsonny]

@LARUCUS :o You freaking rebel!

[Loobs666]

@LARUCUS Me too, stomping around my Parents room like a Mad-Man....and i'm 76.... no wonder they moaned, the stiff old-fuckers!

[olly555]

@LARUCUS check you out

[crucifr1ed]

@LARUCUS you should listen to your parents, you little bastard

[zeldagoblin]

@crucifr1ed rofl'd !!!!!!!

[letievil]

This one's for the bouncers

[annaloulou77]

love dancin to this ..........

[colosalblack]

I respect amy winehouse's cover but this will always be the best version.

[kingrob29]

My cousin Eddie is a bouncer whenever I hear this song I think of him.

[juju458MUSIC101]

i don't this is live actually, ytou can hear a cut off and too the music

[littlepilotdude]

i saw the specials in toronto it was an awesome show

[RudeGirlEmz]

Lived it and am still living it :D

[annaloulou77]

@RudeGirlEmz : me to rude girl

[Tiramisumandeln]

@RudeGirlEmz lucky you :(

[andy55407]

great stuff

[oJoyDivisionx]

Just found this on vinyl! In some of my moms old records! I love it!

[jrod8496]

@oJoyDivisionx i'll buy it!!

[14music94]

LOVE THIS SONG, not gonna lie though. Reel Big Fish did a good job of covering this song.

[prestwoodwolf]

@14music94 both Reel Big Fish and this are great covers of a great SKA tune. No denying that.

[Tim123tom123]

Awesome they don't make em like this anymore.

[MichaelDuffel]

dis one is for all da bouncers

[fadux1]

Its the specials man...

[riastrad]

Whateva 5 people disliked this deserve to burn in hell, along with boyzone.

[heru1966]

@riastrad  I agree wholeheartedly. Funny enough, there was five members in Boyzone.

Wonder if it WAS Ronan and the 'boyz'??

[bu66erman]

outstanding !!

[kelsall1995]

wtf, can everyone stop whining on about amy fucking whineouse. everyone knows she hasnt got shit on the specials. and its not like she is the only fucking one to cover, kylie minouge has done it for fuck sake. neither have got shit on this

[drumcorps0junkie]

one of the best remakes

[rodrsandoval]

my 18-month old son and l can`'t stop listening we've played four times- still jumping and reeling- ayayayay- greetings to the whole world from chile

[NateTheSandman13]

RUDE BOY! RUDE BOY! RUDE BOY!

[lakai958]

this makes me do this 8D

[eddienw]

REspect to the Specials

and of course... to Toots and the MAytals...

Great Song ^^

[DannyBoyo68]

@eddienw Best ska cover ever.

[Thpork108]

hard to keep still when listening to this epic song

[PillaDaSkanKeR]

talking bout the big monkey man.... love this song

[rustycageandrun]

I also like Amy Winehouse's version. Don't be so uptight people.

[MansourtheAmazing]

SO STOKED GONNA SEE EM LIVE IN AUGUST

[feddo62]

@MansourtheAmazing WHERE , UK ?!?!?!?

[MansourtheAmazing]

@feddo62 IN MY HOMELAND OF CANADA!! w00T!! SO STOKED

they don't have any uk dates???

[feddo62]

@MansourtheAmazing LUCKY, i dnt think they do

:'(

[MansourtheAmazing]

@feddo62 WTF?? they're like from the uk and they don't have any dates there??? that sucks man!

[karlcrawford]

as good as the first day I heard it

[ReggaeJungleMassiv]

musicc to make you staggaaaaaa.. skank out!!!!

[therealnr10]

sziget here i come!!! top top top!

[Trollina666]

@therealnr10 they play on sziget? izé.. ott lesznek szigeten? ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ

[therealnr10]

@Trollina666 YES! chears

[lukaduke]

The Specials are cool but Selecter are Cooler

[brancekid]

the specials are pure class

[MrCal657]

better than the toots and maytals version (though tht is good) and sooo much better than the reel big fish who are terrible

[KThom1225]

@MrCal657

To be honest I prefer RBF in this case.

[tooom1995]

Search 'Case Collective BOTB' to see my band play this in the Cardiff Youth BOTB final 2010

[MrGranty666]

now i knowthat

[apbench]

haha i saw a punk band called flatfoot 56 last night and rigt in the middle of their song they broke it down to monkey man and the place went mental. so good!

[fuckamericanidiot]

HUUUURRRRGGGGHHHHHAAAAAGGGGHHH­HH!!!

[xAxrules]

what's that intro..

'rude boy, rude boy, rude boy'?

[discoduck2008]

Is there anybody who watches Utube old enough to remember the Specials in the tent in Cambridge. 1980/81. Great punch up. Strutting cats as support band. Or is it Alzheimers setting in

[kmac100]

amy winerack ruined this track, she managed to remove all the energy and excitement out of it, should have left well alone and went to rehab!!!

[aldo2908]

this is Toots & Maytals

[88love]

FRom　Japan　Scream　YOU!!!

We　LUV　YOU！

But　donｔ　like　Fuck'in　U　Bilderberg!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheLastnine]

ska'd for life...

[pipey38]

loved these times,even the evostick lol still love the smell now .once a sniffer always a sniffer as my hells angels brother used to say pmsl

[92burnzy]

totally agree wiv rpetriniful, true music at its best :P

[benjiyid]

pre match day music . beer flying everywhere . love it

[meatymeatymeathead]

top tune top tune i never saw ya i never herd ya

[meatymeatymeathead]

big monkey man

[jacobthebear]

Fck, just had goosebumps!!!

[elyse0987]

Wasn't this song in the Wild Thornberry Movie? lol. I love the Specials :)

[evanparker]

@elyse0987 reel big fish cover was in the movie, still good song.

[mooworks]

Who wouldn´t like this!!!

[imabadexample1]

@mooworks

Apparently 7 people... lol

[RankinSteady]

i AGREE....excellent !!!

[sloanmidwestXTC]

One of the greatest songs of all time imo, and no disrespect to the Maytals, but I'm talkin about this version

[icu8mypoo]

wow!!! it's been 20 years since I heard this.....awesome good cover

[drumcorps0junkie]

!thanks to god and toots for this song!

[pupuyano19]

temaso ctmree

[SPORTINGMUSE]

The whole album was fresh and exciting..A non stop feast of happiness personified in a group of happy but socially aware lads from Coventry...A soundtrack to my own youth growing up in the concrete jungle that was Birmingham in the late seventies/early eighties...longlive ska and two tone music.

[WilliamJamesCarrol]

Aye Aye Aye, Aye Aye Aye...

[rzan3]

@WilliamJamesCarrol well done :) *thumbs up*

[somepunxguy]

good cover of the toots

[knappe9]

a classicer

[lukaduke]

RUDE BOI RUDE BOI RUDE BOI! this one is for the bouncers... big...big monkey man!

[rondadora]

i love this soooong

[Blukorto]

Trop Bon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mikeygrecordings]

AYEAYEYAYEYEYEEEEE

[rpetriniful]

this is real music.... amy winehouse can never hope to compare

[fuckamericanidiot]

@rpetriniful amy winehouse isn't real?

[rpetriniful]

@fuckamericanidiot no, no, she covered it and did a good but mediocre job....thats what i was talking about...amy winehouse however is very real

[unavaiblle]

@rpetriniful jesus stop comparison!

can't you just aprecciat good stuff ?

personally i think amy's music good stuff