...But It's True! Tirso Cruz III Also Did Monkey Man!

Holy cow! It's Guy and Pip! Photo from the Nostalgia Manila blogsite.

For a song which has aped its way from Jamaica, into the United Kingdom and eventually across the globe, "Monkey Man" has had a pretty colored history. Originally a tribute to the great producer Leslie Kong, Toots and the Maytals first recorded the song around 1969. It has since been widely covered, with the version of The Specials arguably being the most popular, and the version of Amy Winehouse being the most recent of any significance.

Here's the money shot. Tirso Cruz III (yes, that's PIP for you, you Filipino expats in Singapore) has his own version. This one's for those monkeys out there… big big monkey men. And yes, the sound quality on the rip is not very good… get the vinyl. :P CHEERS!

TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS - Monkey Man
AMY WINEHOUSE - Monkey Man
TIRSO CRUZ III - Monkey Man

Trash Radio Manila Episode 8 Part 3: THE MOON IS MINE

Bad news in the papers
Bad news for this sinner’s wages
But the moon is mine
Yeah the moon is mine
-- Fairground Attraction

1. GERHANA SKA CINTA - "Brand New Day"
2. SHUFFLE UNION - "Lovestruck"
3. FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION - "The Moon Is Mine"
4. GLADYS KNIGHT and the PIPS - "Let It Be"
5. AMY WINEHOUSE - "Rehab"
6. THE SELECTER - "Blood And Fire"

For more of Gerhana Ska Cinta, visit their MySpace site, click here.

Shuffle Union's MySpace site here.

And if you want a high bitrate version of this playlist, click here.