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[[Elvis Presley]] recorded a cover of the song during a warm-up at the sessions for ''[[Stay Away, Joe]]''<ref>Jorgensen, Ernst. ''Elvis Presley A Life in Music: The Complete Recording Sessions''. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998</ref> and later released the song on ''[[Elvis Sings Flaming Star]]'' in 1969. |
[[Elvis Presley]] recorded a cover of the song during a warm-up at the sessions for ''[[Stay Away, Joe]]''<ref>Jorgensen, Ernst. ''Elvis Presley A Life in Music: The Complete Recording Sessions''. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998</ref> and later released the song on ''[[Elvis Sings Flaming Star]]'' in 1969. |
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Many [[British Invasion]] bands recorded cover versions of "Too Much Monkey Business". [[The Beatles]] recorded their version of the song September 3, 1963, which then aired on the [[BBC Light Programme]] ''Pop Go the Beatles'' seven days later on September 10. The song was later released on ''[[Live at the BBC (The Beatles album)|Live at the BBC]]'' in 1994.<ref>{{cite book | last=Lewisohn | first=Mark | authorlink=Mark Lewisohn | title=The Complete Beatles Chronicle | publisher=Hamlyn | year=1992 | isbn=0600600335}}</ref> [[The Hollies]] used the song to open side two of their second [[LP record|LP]], ''[[In The Hollies Style]]'', in November 1964. [[The Yardbirds]] featuring [[Eric Clapton]] used the song to open up their performance at the [[Marquee Club]], which was released on ''[[Five Live Yardbirds]]''. [[The Kinks]] version on their [[Kinks (album)|self-titled debut album]] in 1964 was one of two Chuck Berry songs on the album, the other being "Beautiful Delilah". |
Many [[British Invasion]] bands recorded cover versions of "Too Much Monkey Business". [[The Beatles]] recorded their version of the song September 3, 1963, which then aired on the [[BBC Light Programme]] ''Pop Go the Beatles'' seven days later on September 10. The song was later released on ''[[Live at the BBC (The Beatles album)|Live at the BBC]]'' in 1994.<ref>{{cite book | last=Lewisohn | first=Mark | authorlink=Mark Lewisohn | title=The Complete Beatles Chronicle | publisher=Hamlyn | year=1992 | isbn=0600600335}}</ref> [[The Hollies]] used the song to open side two of their second [[LP record|LP]], ''[[In The Hollies Style]]'', in November 1964. [[The Yardbirds]] featuring [[Eric Clapton]] used the song to open up their performance at the [[Marquee Club]], which was released on ''[[Five Live Yardbirds]]''. [[The Kinks]] version on their [[Kinks (album)|self-titled debut album]] in 1964 was one of two Chuck Berry songs on the album, the other being "Beautiful Delilah". Eric Clapton did a cover version of this song on an album of the same name, released in 1984 on Astan records<ref>Allmusic.com</ref>. This album did not chart<ref>billboard.com</ref>. |
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"Too Much Monkey Business" is a song written and performed by rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry. It was released as Chuck's fifth single in September 1956 for Chess Records, and appeared as the third track on Chuck's first solo LP, After School Session in May 1957, as well as the EP of the same name.[1] The song reached #4 on Billboard magazine's R&B Singles chart in 1956.[3]
Recording
"Too Much Monkey Business" was recorded on April 16, 1956 in Chicago, Illionis. The session was produced by the Chess brothers, Leonard and Phil, and backing Berry (vocals, guitar) were Johnnie Johnson (piano), Willie Dixon (bass), and Fred Below (drums).[2]
Cover Versions
Elvis Presley recorded a cover of the song during a warm-up at the sessions for Stay Away, Joe[4] and later released the song on Elvis Sings Flaming Star in 1969.
Many British Invasion bands recorded cover versions of "Too Much Monkey Business". The Beatles recorded their version of the song September 3, 1963, which then aired on the BBC Light Programme Pop Go the Beatles seven days later on September 10. The song was later released on Live at the BBC in 1994.[5] The Hollies used the song to open side two of their second LP, In The Hollies Style, in November 1964. The Yardbirds featuring Eric Clapton used the song to open up their performance at the Marquee Club, which was released on Five Live Yardbirds. The Kinks version on their self-titled debut album in 1964 was one of two Chuck Berry songs on the album, the other being "Beautiful Delilah". Eric Clapton did a cover version of this song on an album of the same name, released in 1984 on Astan records[6]. This album did not chart[7].
Influences on other songs
The song was a heavy influence on Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues".[8] Punk rocker Johnny Thunders paid tribute to this song through his song titled "Too Much Junkie Business," which is a mix of "Pills" by Bo Diddley, and "Too Much Monkey Business." KMFDM also honored this song in "Too Much," released on their 84-86 compilation album.
References
- ^ a b c Rudolph, Dietmar. "A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry: The Chess Era (1955-1966)". Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ^ a b c d Gold (CD liner) (Media notes). United States: Geffen Records/Chess Records. 2005. pp. 21, 27.
{{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter|albumlink=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|artist=ignored (|others=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|publisherid=ignored (help) - ^ "Chuck Berry - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- ^ Jorgensen, Ernst. Elvis Presley A Life in Music: The Complete Recording Sessions. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998
- ^ Lewisohn, Mark (1992). The Complete Beatles Chronicle. Hamlyn. ISBN 0600600335.
- ^ Allmusic.com
- ^ billboard.com
- ^ Hilburn, Robert (2009). Cornflakes with John Lennon. Rodale. p. 256. ISBN 9781594869211.
