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The Kinks — Apeman
Album: Lola vs. the Powerman and the Money-Go-Round , Pt. 1
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Released: 1970
Length: 3:48
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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I think I'm sophisticated
'Cos I'm living my life like a good homosapien
But all around me everybody's multiplying
Till they're walking round like flies man
So I'm no better than the animals sitting in their cages
In the zoo man
'Cos compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees
I am an ape man
I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized
'Cos I'm a strict vegetarian
But with the over-population and inflation and starvation
And the crazy politicians
I don't feel safe in this world no more
I don't want to die in a nuclear war
I want to sail away to a distant shore and make like an ape man
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man
I'm an ape man I'm a King Kong man I'm ape ape man
I'm an ape man
'Cos compared to the sun that sits in the sky
Compared to the clouds as they roll by
Compared to the bugs and the spiders and flies
I am an ape man
In man's evolution he has created the cities and
The motor traffic rumble, but give me half a chance
And I'd be taking off my clothes and living in the jungle
'Cos the only time that I feel at ease
Is swinging up and down in a coconut tree
Oh what a life of luxury to be like an ape man
I'm an ape, I'm an ape ape man, I'm an ape man
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man
I'm an ape man
I look out my window, but I can't see the sky
'Cos the air pollution is fogging up my eyes
I want to get out of this city alive
And make like an ape man
Come and love me, be my ape man girl
And we will be so happy in my ape man world
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, I'm an ape man
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man
I'm an ape man
I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane
I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane
And we'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day
Just like an ape man
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, I'm an ape man
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man
I'm an ape man.
I don't feel safe in this world no more
I don't want to die in a nuclear war
I want to sail away to a distant shore
And make like an ape man.
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 skooba wrote:

Released in 1970.  Still applicable in 2018. 



You spelled 2025 wrong
Posted 3 days ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
I'm reminded of the Librarian in Terry Pratchett's Discworld. Ook! Ook! :o)

Posted 1 month ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
This should be the theme song of Planet of the Apes
Posted 4 months ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
Oook! Oook! :o)
Posted 5 months ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 Tylersmyler wrote:

oo oo ah ah oo oo ah ahh ooo ooo ah ahh ooo oo ahh ahh 



Can I quote you on that? 
Posted 10 months ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
The topic of this song still fits perfectly to 2024. An ape man is an ape man.
Posted 10 months ago by jot    [ Reply ]
 Tylersmyler wrote:

oo oo ah ah oo oo ah ahh ooo ooo ah ahh ooo oo ahh ahh 



That's what she said.
Posted 1 year ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
Oh wow.  After all these years I still remembered most of the words.  Thanks for playing this Bill!
Posted 1 year ago by szasz9595    [ Reply ]
The sentiments of the song seem so relevant. Unfortunately sailing to a distant shore really won't help. There's no longer any place to hide.
Posted 1 year ago by everettwa    [ Reply ]
So essential to the huge cultural and musical tsunami of their time. And yet The Kinks always stand apart. A comforting eddy beyond the crashing wave.
Posted 1 year ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
 timmus wrote:
 
Pretty amazing that 52 years later we all made it just fine.  I don't know what the future has in store, but at least world leaders have had enough restraint not to start WW3.


not feeling quite as secure about that currently (February 2023) with Putin threatening possible use of nuclear enabled weapons...
Posted 1 year ago by Chwkbud    [ Reply ]
oo oo ah ah oo oo ah ahh ooo ooo ah ahh ooo oo ahh ahh 
Posted 2 years ago by Tylersmyler    [ Reply ]
I don't feel safe in this world no more
I don't want to die in a nuclear war
 
Pretty amazing that 52 years later we all made it just fine.  I don't know what the future has in store, but at least world leaders have had enough restraint not to start WW3.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
I know the Kinks can do better than this
Posted 2 years ago by stewliscious    [ Reply ]
 Bleyfusz wrote:



More than ever in 2022 - holy shit, how the years pass by!

+1
... will be applicable a couple more years I reckon until something fundamental changes...
Just goes to show that there is nothing new under the sun.
Posted 2 years ago by Dubbelito    [ Reply ]
This sure could use a remastering.   Until then, I'll just crank up the volume myself.
Posted 2 years ago by Queue    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

Well I was alive in the 70s, just barley...born in '77 - at least I missed Disco!  Long Live RP!!


yeah, well disco...Do the Hustle did bring a whole new thing to our tiny Alaska backwoods prom night.  Followed by Fog Hat; what more could you ask for back then?
Posted 2 years ago by rezadent    [ Reply ]
Dave has a memoir out "Living On A Thin Line" 
Posted 2 years ago by flea-c    [ Reply ]
I thought this was Lola when it started.
Posted 2 years ago by acolt    [ Reply ]
This song is especially salient in the current circumstances (ie Russia/Ukraine).
Posted 2 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
The last 4 lines seem to have extra poignancy this morning. 

Slava Ukrani.
Posted 2 years ago by doireboy    [ Reply ]
I call this the 'return to monke' song 🐒

Posted 2 years ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
GODLIKE!!! ICONIC!!!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 skooba wrote:

Released in 1970.  Still applicable in 2018. 




More than ever in 2022 - holy shit, how the years pass by!
Posted 2 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
 dlirious wrote:

Hey Bill, there are other great songs on this album that need to be played.




I AGREE!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Hey Bill, there are other great songs on this album that need to be played.
Posted 2 years ago by dlirious    [ Reply ]
 skooba wrote:

Released in 1970.  Still applicable in 2018. 



Agreed. Feels even more applicable on the eve of 2022.
Posted 2 years ago by longliverp    [ Reply ]
Classic & Iconic!!!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
will always be a 10 for me
Posted 3 years ago by denisecerniglia    [ Reply ]
Prescient.
Posted 3 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
Serving suggestion: follow this with James McMurtry's "Choctaw Bingo."
Posted 3 years ago by wonderunit    [ Reply ]
ok come on...music is supposed to be fun and light as well..these guys did that so well
Posted 3 years ago by mrhughsmith    [ Reply ]
"But with the over-population" - If they could see us now!
Posted 3 years ago by walter22    [ Reply ]
 hoboormsby wrote:

The first single I ever bought with my own pocket money. I'd been given Rolf Harris's "Two little boys" the preceding Christmas, so I like to think it was a big step forward.



I like your style.  Shame Rolf let everyone down so badly.  
Posted 3 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
The first single I ever bought with my own pocket money. I'd been given Rolf Harris's "Two little boys" the preceding Christmas, so I like to think it was a big step forward.
Posted 3 years ago by hoboormsby    [ Reply ]
Released in 1970. Guessing it's mono since it sounds flat.
Posted 3 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
The way 2021 is starting, I want be an ape man!
Posted 3 years ago by Asmith    [ Reply ]
 skooba wrote:
Released in 1970.  Still applicable in 2018. 

As I write this we are in the final 9 days of the Trump Administration. I don't need to say anything more. 

Posted 3 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
Not bad, but I prefer the Stones Monkey Man.   ; )
Posted 4 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
I admit this song is a guilty pleasure to my ears!
Posted 4 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
Ook! Ook! :o)
Posted 4 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Troll on Apeman
Posted 4 years ago by jimtyrrell    [ Reply ]
 h8rhater wrote:


You could just take your Keester to PSD without all the drama.  Sheesh.
 

Posted 4 years ago by jimtyrrell    [ Reply ]
Solid 11.
These guys are special.
Posted 4 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
This is totally applicable right now!
Posted 4 years ago by KristinCredit    [ Reply ]
 SmackDaddy wrote:
Bill - Need to follow this with I Wanna Be Like You (Los Lobos version) and it will all come full circle.
 
Top it off with "Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey".

Posted 4 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
As Troglodytes we are not qualified to rate this song
Posted 4 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Bill - Need to follow this with I Wanna Be Like You (Los Lobos version) and it will all come full circle.
Posted 4 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
Way ahead of its time: global crisis warning only slightly disguised with a Kinks' characteristically simple but catchy tune. 
Posted 4 years ago by BonzoWiltsUK    [ Reply ]
Tell it like it is We should all be Ape Women and Men We would be in a more sane world With our true selves not ego minds
Posted 5 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:


If you were alive in the 70s and listened to FM radio, you heard this. Couldn't escape it. Lots of fun. 
 
True that.   Gotta love the lyrics.  Did this one help catalyze the back-to-the-land movement?  
Posted 5 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
apeman. trudat!
Posted 5 years ago by Ropes    [ Reply ]
 h8rhater wrote:


You could just take your Keester to PSD without all the drama.  Sheesh.
 
Right?  Kinda like when you're eating something and someone says "YUCK" and then "Enjoy" - just let me eat in peace!  Or in this case, hear this FUN track....it's still a 9 for me...LLRP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 Ahnyer_Keester wrote:
Good heavens do I hate the Kinks. Imma go ahead and PSD, ya'll enjoy this without me. Yech.
 

My stars, you could just take your Keester to PSD without all the drama.  Sheesh.
Posted 5 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:


If you were alive in the 70s and listened to FM radio, you heard this. Couldn't escape it. Lots of fun. 
 
Well I was alive in the 70s, just barley...born in '77 - at least I missed Disco!  Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
So great to hear this little gem again!
Posted 5 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:
how the HELL did I never hear this track before?  (the answer is that I've never been a 'punk' fan, so a lot of the early punk or protopunk was not my thing, but jezz this is freaking AWESOME)

9 right off....awesome play BillG!


 

If you were alive in the 70s and listened to FM radio, you heard this. Couldn't escape it. Lots of fun. 
Posted 5 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Not my favorite song of theirs, but I always love me some Ray Davies & the Kinks.
Posted 6 years ago by sleepinggypC    [ Reply ]
YYYYYeeeeeeeaaahhhh
Posted 6 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Thank you so much for this song!
Posted 6 years ago by amaryllus    [ Reply ]
Released in 1970.  Still applicable in 2018. 
Posted 6 years ago by skooba    [ Reply ]

In man's evolution he has created the cities and
The motor traffic rumble, but give me half a chance
And I'd be taking off my clothes and living in the jungle
'Cos the only time that I feel at ease
Is swinging up and down in a coconut tree
Oh what a life of luxury to be like an ape man

 

Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Yeah, after yesterday, this doesn't sound like such a bad idea.
Posted 7 years ago by LPCity    [ Reply ]
 glassman wrote:
Had this on 45 rpm

 
certainly me too - was a must at that time
Posted 7 years ago by slandering    [ Reply ]
7 because it is the Kinks and because the lyrics are great. 
Posted 7 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Good heavens do I hate the Kinks. Imma go ahead and PSD, ya'll enjoy this without me. Yech.
Posted 7 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester    [ Reply ]
Wise words.  Please keep this in the rotation, Bill!
Posted 7 years ago by amoreena    [ Reply ]

how the HELL did I never hear this track before?  (the answer is that I've never been a 'punk' fan, so a lot of the early punk or protopunk was not my thing, but jezz this is freaking AWESOME)

9 right off....awesome play BillG!


Posted 7 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Had this on 45 rpm
Posted 7 years ago by glassman    [ Reply ]
One ape-man's utopia may be another ape-man's dystopia.

Posted 7 years ago by dc_zee    [ Reply ]
YES! I remember the first time I heard this, and I FREAKED! The air pollution is a fuckin' up my eyes! Bill's right...it still resonates!
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]