banana banana, banana banana, monkey in a treeee January 30, 2011 4:18 AM Subscribe
I cannot find the hilarious Monkey lyrics to the Law and Order theme that someone posted when the OG Law and Order was canceled. "Monkey in a tree...banana banana..." Help finding the thread?
Fuck yeah. Thanks lesli212. Now my Law and Order marathon can fade out properly.
...yes, you are the monkey face, roommate.
posted by kittensofthenight at 4:29 AM on January 30, 2011
...yes, you are the monkey face, roommate.
posted by kittensofthenight at 4:29 AM on January 30, 2011
Also, did you know there's a full version of the theme we've all been missing out on? We have all been suffering from a tragic lack of extended synth guitar.
posted by lesli212 at 4:29 AM on January 30, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by lesli212 at 4:29 AM on January 30, 2011 [2 favorites]
If it exists, there is a Mario Paint Composer version of it.
posted by Nattie at 5:27 AM on January 30, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by Nattie at 5:27 AM on January 30, 2011 [3 favorites]
I used to work with a guy who was At one point the assistant to Mike Post, the guy who wrote the L&O theme song and scored the episodes. Beyond the fact that Post was apparenty an insufferable asshole who has been riding the L&O gravy train for two decades, apparently he could score like six episodes in a half hour.
They'd provide him with points in the script where there should be music and it'd play out something like this:
"Brian, bring the tape to 6:13"
(Brian winds the tape)
*eerie synth stab*
"9:23"
*eerie synth stab*
"16:42"
*eerie synth stab*
"21:13"
*eerie synth stab*
"alright. I'm going to play golf. Clean this place up it's a fucking mess."
posted by orville sash at 5:47 AM on January 30, 2011 [15 favorites]
They'd provide him with points in the script where there should be music and it'd play out something like this:
"Brian, bring the tape to 6:13"
(Brian winds the tape)
*eerie synth stab*
"9:23"
*eerie synth stab*
"16:42"
*eerie synth stab*
"21:13"
*eerie synth stab*
"alright. I'm going to play golf. Clean this place up it's a fucking mess."
posted by orville sash at 5:47 AM on January 30, 2011 [15 favorites]
I bought a copy of this at least partially for the cover.
posted by box at 8:04 AM on January 30, 2011
posted by box at 8:04 AM on January 30, 2011
It's not music.
There's no melody,
it's just tones.
Just dark, ominous tones.
'The masturbating dog killer
is on the loose again.
'He'll kill the owner,
but at least the
dogs are happy.'
(musical sting)
posted by Astro Zombie at 8:32 AM on January 30, 2011 [1 favorite]
There's no melody,
it's just tones.
Just dark, ominous tones.
'The masturbating dog killer
is on the loose again.
'He'll kill the owner,
but at least the
dogs are happy.'
(musical sting)
posted by Astro Zombie at 8:32 AM on January 30, 2011 [1 favorite]
Speaking of Law & Order, I laughed and laughed at this.
posted by kate blank at 9:57 AM on January 30, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by kate blank at 9:57 AM on January 30, 2011 [1 favorite]
Given the theme from The Rockford Files and "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" I'm granting Mike Post permission to be as obnoxious an ass as he cares to be, because damn.
posted by Lazlo at 10:57 AM on January 30, 2011
posted by Lazlo at 10:57 AM on January 30, 2011
Videos of various dogs singing along with the Law & Order theme.
posted by tzikeh at 11:21 AM on January 30, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by tzikeh at 11:21 AM on January 30, 2011 [1 favorite]
Anybody ever notice the similarity between the Law and Order theme song and the Night Court theme song?
posted by Afroblanco at 11:46 AM on January 30, 2011
posted by Afroblanco at 11:46 AM on January 30, 2011
It's pretty obvious part of the reason dogs howl to the L&O theme is because they've heard the shit a billion times.
posted by phaedon at 1:49 PM on January 30, 2011
posted by phaedon at 1:49 PM on January 30, 2011
Anybody ever notice the similarity between the Law and Order theme song and the Night Court theme song?
Yes.
posted by Sys Rq at 1:18 AM on January 31, 2011
Yes.
posted by Sys Rq at 1:18 AM on January 31, 2011
(But of course the Night Court theme--the ending in particular--was largely stolen from Fraggle Rock.)
posted by Sys Rq at 1:24 AM on January 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Sys Rq at 1:24 AM on January 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
(And don't even get me started on Family Ties -- Kate & Allie -- Growing Pains.)
posted by Sys Rq at 1:31 AM on January 31, 2011
posted by Sys Rq at 1:31 AM on January 31, 2011
So has anyone put the words to the music yet? I would very much like to hear the L&O theme song with the monkey words.
Because all my friends are junkies. thats not really true.
posted by Sailormom at 9:22 AM on January 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
Because all my friends are junkies. thats not really true.
posted by Sailormom at 9:22 AM on January 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
I'm here to second Sailormom's request. We just attempted to put the lyrics to the theme song ourselves, and failed. I can't make them scan.
Won't some enterprising and talented MeFite help us?
DO IT FOR ADAM SCHIFF
posted by pineapple at 9:07 AM on February 6, 2011
Won't some enterprising and talented MeFite help us?
DO IT FOR ADAM SCHIFF
posted by pineapple at 9:07 AM on February 6, 2011
The "bananas" part goes with the clarinet solo, I think.
posted by Sys Rq at 1:04 PM on February 6, 2011
posted by Sys Rq at 1:04 PM on February 6, 2011
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You're the monkey in the tree
You're the monkey face
You're the monkey in the tree
Eating all the bananas, eating all the bananas
Eating all the bananas, eating all the bananas
[guitar solo]
You're the monkey face
You're the monkey in the tree
You're the monkey face
here
posted by lesli212 at 4:25 AM on January 30, 2011