This album is one I acquired for 10p from Prism Leisure in Great Yarmouth. From the cover I knew exactly what to expect. On the front there is a painting of a gorilla in a denim waistcoat, swinging from a branch, holding a bikini clad, blonde, human woman, who is eating a banana. On the back is a photo of a selection of the cheesiest Cock-Rock/Hair-Metal men you could ever wish to behold.
And there is a startling lack of irony here. And I think that is what I love so much about this. In the same way that BrassEye is hilarious but when you see the presentation of actual news programs be worse, without trying, it is even funnier, Danger Danger are probably funnier than Spinal Tap. These guys sing songs like Slipped Her The Big One and Yeah, You Want It with a straight face. And then they segue into songs about love such as I Still Think About You. These men are not ashamed of being massive buffoons. Their self parody is possibly most well presented by the (very early) highlight of the album: Ginger Snaps/ Monkey Business. Starting with some basic drumming accompanied by female orgasm noises and the noises of an ape(!), which continues for a minute (making up the Ginger Snaps element of the song) and then into “AIN'T NO BUSINESS LIKE MONKEY BUSINESS!” The lyrics to Monkey Business are amazing. My highlight of the house party I recently attended was singing aloud MB with the aforementioned David Funnell. Funnell, being possibly the only person I know who has learned the lyrics AND how to play the song on guitar.
Although there are probably many cheesier and many better examples of this genre of music, I don't feel the need to expand my knowledge in this area. I rather pathetically listen to Monkey Business more than any other song I own, and it is therefore the best 10p I ever did spend.
As an irrelevant aside, I saw this on Facebook and it made me laugh:
God bless Prism Leisure.
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