Punish the Monkey

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“Punish the Monkey”

Single by Mark Knopfler
from the album Kill To Get Crimson

Released

2007

Format

Download

Genre

Rock

Writer(s)

Mark Knopfler

Mark Knopfler singles chronology

"True Love Will Never Fade"
(2007)

"Punish the Monkey"
(2007)

"Punish the Monkey" is the seventh track on the album Kill To Get Crimson by Mark Knopfler. The song was also released as a download single in USA and Canada.
The monkey in the song is the one that always comes along with an organ grinder, dancing to the sound of the street organ. It is a metaphor for an employee and his boss. "They'll punish the monkey and let the organ grinder go" could mean that higher-ups never take the fall.

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Mark Knopfler official website

v • d • e Mark Knopfler

Tour personnel	Richard Bennett • Danny Cummings • Guy Fletcher • John McCusker • Matt Rollings • Glenn Worf

former members	Jim Cox • Chad Cromwell

Studio albums	Golden Heart • Sailing to Philadelphia • The Ragpicker's Dream • Shangri-La • Kill To Get Crimson

Singles and EPs	Darling Pretty • Cannibals • Rüdiger • What It Is • Sailing to Philadelphia • Silvertown Blues • Why Aye Man • Boom, Like That • The Trawlerman's Song EP • One Take Radio Sessions • True Love Will Never Fade • Punish the Monkey

Soundtracks	Local Hero • Cal • Comfort and Joy • The Princess Bride • Last Exit to Brooklyn • Screenplaying • Metroland • Wag the Dog • A Shot at Glory

Collaborations	Neck and Neck (with Chet Atkins) • All the Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris) • Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris)

Videography	A Night in London • Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris)

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