EPISODE · Aug 8, 2021 · 1H 39M
Go Go Gorilla
from In The Past: Garage Rock Podcast · host Weldon Hunter & Erik Komarnicki
In Episode 48, we go ape! The first in this week's troop of songs is the OG - the original "The Gorilla" - by none other than The Ideals, who had a hominid hit with the track back in 1962 (1:09). We present some wild theories; ask who is higher in the rock-roll hierarchy: monkeys or gorillas?, while also closely examining the song's elegant rhyme scheme and prosodic structure. The next King Kong song comes from The Shandells, whose on-the-loose version of "The Gorilla" is way wild for 1964 (42:11). A fist in the face riff! Bloodcurdling screams!! Actual gorillas in the studio?!? You decide, Clyde! The evolution of the song continues into 1966, when The Jaguars took "The Gorilla" on a tropical island vacation (1:07:05). Their version rolls, with drumfills that go Peart-shaped, and a rubber band bass line. Why didn’t Bo Diddley record this song?!?!?!
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In Episode 48, we go ape! The first in this week's troop of songs is the OG - the original "The Gorilla" - by none other than The Ideals, who had a hominid hit with the track back in 1962 (1:09). We present some wild theories; ask who is higher in the rock-roll hierarchy: monkeys or gorillas?, while also closely examining the song's elegant rhyme scheme and prosodic structure. The next King Kong song comes from The Shandells, whose on-the-loose version of "The Gorilla" is way wild for 1...
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