Brass Monkey (song)
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| Single by Beastie Boys | ||||
| from the album Licensed to Ill | ||||
| Released | January 5, 1987 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 2:37 | |||
| Label | Def Jam/Columbia Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Beastie Boys, Rick Rubin | |||
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |||
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"Brass Monkey" is a song by the New York rap group Beastie Boys. It was a single released from their first album Licensed to Ill. It is also on the Beastie Boys' compilation album Solid Gold Hits. It samples "Bring It Here" by Wild Sugar. The song features the Roland TR-808 drum machine.
The song is named after an alcoholic drink of the same name, which is mentioned several times throughout the song.
The Dave Matthews Band covered this song at Jones Beach, New York in 2013. It was strung in with Too Much and Ants Marching.
Richard Cheese covered the song on his studio album Aperitif for Destruction, as well as on his live album Viva la Vodka as a medley, interpolated with lyrics from "Intergalactic", "Ch-Check It Out", "Sabotage" and "Three MC's and One DJ".
Beastie Boys - Brass Monkey on YouTube
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