Any idea what this song might be?

[Richard R]

So here's a bizzare question, from one of  my twenty-something friends, who isn't really into music:

 

"Do you know a song that's about a country or has a country in the title but I'm sure it's also about a monkey/gorilla...I can't for the life of me remember the song or tune

But it's in the same vibe of song as Sweet Home Alabama or  I Would walk 5000 miles"

 

Any suggestions welcome, as I'm stumped! 😁

 

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[Delberthot]

Could it be All Summer Long by Kid Rock? It has part of Sweet Home Alabama and Werewolves of London mixed together in there so not monkeys but Werewolves and not a country but a city?

[ahpook]

19 minutes ago, Delberthot said:

Could it be All Summer Long by Kid Rock? It has part of Sweet Home Alabama and Werewolves of London mixed together in there so not monkeys but Werewolves and not a country but a city?

 

If it's a city rather than a country my bet would be on 'Monkey Gone to Hebron' by The Pixies

 

 

[tauzero]

Funky Gibbon?

[Doctor J]

Austr-ape-lia by the Manics?

[Richard R]

All good suggestions,  but apparently not the song she has in mind. 

I suspect the gorilla is a red herring and we should think about countries. 

[vbance]

africa. by toto?

[Reggaebass]

How about 

 

[ahpook]

1 hour ago, Richard R said:

All good suggestions,  but apparently not the song she has in mind. 

I suspect the gorilla is a red herring and we should think about countries. 

 

A song with a country in the title or is about a country ?

 

Well, that narrows it down

 

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

Blur country house ? 🤔

[ahpook]

China In Your Hand by T'Pau ?

[Doctor J]

 

[Reggaebass]

There’s hundreds with America in the words, I think we need another clue 

[sprocketflup]

America by Razorlight?

 

 

[Richard R]

I asked for any more information and got 

"It has a lyric about a pillow and head I think. And it’s sort of a party song"

 

It must be something pretty well known because she doesn't listen to much other than what's on Heart FM.

 

[Reggaebass]

George Ezra - Budapest

[tauzero]

1 hour ago, Richard R said:

I asked for any more information and got 

"It has a lyric about a pillow and head I think. And it’s sort of a party song"

 

It must be something pretty well known because she doesn't listen to much other than what's on Heart FM.

 

 

Brim full of Asia on a 45?

[BreadBin]

49 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

George Ezra - Budapest

Good shout

[Oopsdabassist]

'In A Big Country'  is all I got, once that was locked in I couldn't think of anything else, its gonna be in my head all day now!

[Reggaebass]

8 minutes ago, Oopsdabassist said:

its gonna be in my head all day now!

I’m the same with this when pillow was mentioned 

 

[StingRayBoy42]

Kenya dig it?

[ahpook]

Grease ?

[StingRayBoy42]

Was it something by Bob Mali?

[Richard R]

All good shouts.

 

2 hours ago, Oopsdabassist said:

'In A Big Country'  is all I got, once that was locked in I couldn't think of anything else, its gonna be in my head all day now!

 

Sorry!

 

 

2 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

I’m the same with this when pillow was mentioned 

 

Sorry again!

 

If it's any consolation I have Mike Oldfield's To France stuck in my head. 

 

 

3 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

George Ezra - Budapest

 

I'll suggest that, but it is even less like Sweet Home Alabama than 500 Miles is.

[Doctor J]