The Song I Have Chosen...

The song I have chosen to use for the promotional music video I will be making later on in the course is The Specials' cover of a Toots & The Maytals track named 'Monkey Man'. My reasoning behind this choice stems from the images which the rocksteady ska song provokes in my mind whilst listening. The 2 Tone movement which was headed by The Specials promoted racial unity at a time when racial tensions were high in the UK. There were many Specials songs that raised awareness of the issues of racism, rioting and social issues. This one in particular pokes fun at bouncers - or colloquially called 'monkey men'. Because of the context surrounding the songs release, I feel I could incorporate many of these cultural factors into my music video.

The lyrics are as followed;

This one's for the bouncers. Big, big Monkey Man 

Aye aye aye, aye aye aye 
Tell you baby, you huggin up the big monkey man 
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye 
Tell you baby, you huggin up the big monkey man 

I never saw you, I only heard of you 
huggin up the big monkey man 
I never saw you, I only heard of you 
huggin up the big monkey man 

It's no lie, it's no lie 
Them a tell me, you huggin up the big monkey man 
It's no lie, it's no lie 
Them a tell me, you huggin up the big monkey man 

Now I know that, now I understand 
You're turning a monkey on me 
Now I know that, now I understand 
You're turning a monkey on me 

Aye aye aye, aye aye aye 
Tell you baby, you huggin up the big monkey man 
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye 
Tell you baby, you huggin up the big monkey man 

I was on my way to Banbury Cross, 
Then I see a monkey upon a white horse 
With rings on he fingers, bells on him toes 
Sing a little song, wherever he be 
'Cos he's a monkey, 'cos he's a monkey 
'Cos he's a weedy little monkey man 

Aye aye aye, aye aye aye 
Tell you baby, you huggin up the big monkey man 
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye 
Tell you baby, you huggin up the big monkey man.