A friend of mine called earlier today with a frantic question. He was
on a mission, and the goal was to remember/discover the name of a song
containing the following lyric:

"No one knows how your monkey blows"

I told him that I could find any information, as long as it existed
(and wasn't either guarded by government regs or obscured by
commonalities with useless query terms).

Alas, I cannot find anything about it, but I want to make absolutely
sure that it doesn't exist before I report that back to him.

The phrase "No one knows" appears quite often, particularly in lyrics.
However, "No one knows how" appears *much* less. "Monkey blows"
appears irregularly, but not as irregularly as "your monkey blows"
(which only appears in Google groups).

My friend tells me that it might have been an alternative rock song or
anything else in its outskirts. By my estimation, this probably also
includes pop, that weird brand of poser 'hard' rock that seems to have
swept the nation's radio stations, and maybe even genres like dub or
80s rock. I doubt it will turn out to be classic rock, IDM, or emo.

I'm trying to provide as much detail as I can, but honestly, this
question is as  unsupported and ridiculous for me as it must be for
you.

Thanks!

Dear kierah,

I think I have found the mysterious song. It is "Monkey on Your Back"
by the British band "Clinic". It's a guitar-driven song in very unique
style, released in 1998 as a single and included on their 2002 album.

The line your friend remembers is repeated numerous times. However, it
is not easy to say if they sing "No one knows how your monkey blows",
"No one knows how your monkey grows", or "No one knows how your monkey
goes". Their singing style is a bit unarticulate.

You can listen to a sample of "Monkey on Your Back" on their record
company's website:
http://www.dominorecordco.com/site/player.php?fileID=325&action=listen&list=artist

This is the band's official website:
http://www.cliniconline.org/

This is their record company, Domino Records:
http://www.dominorecordco.com/

I hope that this is the song your friend has in mind!
Regards,
Scriptor



Sources:

Mats Larsson: "Re: Mina favoritlåtar just nu". Online posting
(1999/10/19). <swnet.musik> via Google Groups.
http://groups.google.de/groups?hl=de&lr=&newwindow=1&c2coff=1&selm=380C2865.9AF73811%40mindless.comAND_THIS

Flak Magazine: Review of Clinic's EP Collection
http://flakmag.com/music/clinic.html

MTV: Clinc Biography
http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/clinic/bio.jhtml


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