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Animals in Song
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SovereigntySovereignty by The Ben Gunn Society
Buy new: $9.00 / Used from: $5.99
The Parrot and Monkey is a beautiful and gentle ditty. Plus it is two animals for the price of one. Well worth a listen. These pets are being told to return to their jungle. Sovereignty indeed!
Instant ReplayInstant Replay by The Monkees
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"Shorty Blackwell" is too trippy to be believed. It is about Micky's favorite feline. This is from the era when the Monkees worked on writing their own pieces. This acid-drenched madness is so much fun. Pounding tympani psychedelic studio madness.
Kitty Kat MaxKitty Kat Max by 1000 Clowns
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Another great cat song. The title kitty has run away, I guess all 1,000 clowns are searching for the lost fuzzball. Worth a download, if you can find it. Late 90's suburb lite-rap.
Fight SongsFight Songs by Old 97's
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On "Murder (or a Heart Attack)" Rhett Miller finally finds something other than unrequited love to sing about (or does he?) Yet another run-away-cat song. Clever lyrics and a great can't-get-it-out-of-my-head hook.
Cat Stevens Box SetCat Stevens Box Set by Cat Stevens
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Here is Cat singing about a dog. "I Love My Dog" is early Stevens; light, breezy and less-than-serious.
MonkeesMonkees by The Monkees
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Gonna Buy Me A Dog, finds Dolenz and Jones humorously riffing on a dumb concept. A lot of fun, though best for children.
Busted StuffBusted Stuff by Dave Matthews Band
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Big Eyed Fish is Darwinian and creepy. Several animals are featured. One very well placed swear word adds a definite weightiness. The absolute highlight of a pretty good album.
The Ben Gunn SocietyThe Ben Gunn Society by The Ben Gunn Society
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Back to where we started, monkeys and Ben Gunn. "Hey Monkey" is a standard around my home. Banana Banana!