About Brass Monkey 'Brass Monkey' is a song by the American rap group Beastie Boys. It was a single released from their first album Licensed to Ill. It is also on the Beastie Boys' compilation album Solid Gold Hits. It samples 'Bring It Here' by Wild Sugar. The song features the Roland TR-808 drum machine.
Artist: Beastie Boys Album: Licensed To Ill
(chorus) Brass Monkey - that funky Monkey Brass Monkey - junkie That funky Monkey Got this dance that's more than real Drink Brass Monkey - here's how you feel Put your left leg down - your right leg up Tilt your head back - let's finish the cup M.C.A. with the bottle - D. rocks the can Adrock gets nice with Charlie Chan We're offered Moet - we don't mind Chivas Wherever we go with bring the Monkey with us Adrock drinks three - Mike D. is D. Double R. foots the bill most definitely I drink Brass Monkey and I rock well I got a Castle in Brooklyn - that's where I dwell (repeat chorus) Cause I drink it anytime - and anyplace When it's time to get ill - I pour it on my face Monkey tastes Def when you pour it on ice Come on y'all it's time to get nice Coolin' by the lockers getting kind of funky Me and the crew - we're drinking Brass Monkey This girl walked by - she gave me the eye I reached in the locker - grabbed the Spanish Fly I put it with the Monkey - mixed it in the cup Went over to the girl, 'Yo baby, what's up?' I offered her a sip - the girl she gave me lip It did begin the stuff wore in and now she's on my tip (repeat chorus) Step up to the bar - put the girl down She takes a big gulp and slaps it around Take a sip - you can do it - you get right to it We had a case in the place and we went right through it You got a dry Martini - thinking you're cool I'll take your place at the bar - I smack you off your stool I'll down a '40 dog' in a single gulp And if you got beef you'll get beat to a pulp Monkey and parties and reelin' and rockin' Def, def - girls, girls - all y'all jockin' The song and dance keeping you in a trance If you don't buy my record I got my advance I drink it - I think it - I see it - I be it I love Brass Monkey but I won't give D. it We got the bottle - you got the cup Come on everybody let's get ffffff (repeat chorus)
Comments/Interpretations
by Katherine on 5/10/2008 5:42pm i love this song so much!
by Cheyenne on 5/12/2008 6:32am I LOVE this song!!! I always get people into kool songs like this!!!!! My boy bff John always say Cheyenne, You are always the Brass Monkey!!!! Dont ask me what thay means cause I dont know!!!!!!! I just love this song and John!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Steven on 5/15/2008 3:29pm This is the song me and a couple other kids would dance too whenever we had a sleepover...Got high to it sooo many times...Lol
by ana on 5/15/2008 7:33pm this songs is beast. I could listen it to it all day. Im pretty much obsessed with the beastie boys. always have been
by matthew on 5/17/2008 2:51pm i love that song classic beastie boys
by Kitty on 5/19/2008 10:52am This is St Louis Cardinals' Ryan Ludwick's lead-in song when he comes to bat! We're like Pavlov's dogs....just knowing that he's going to get a clutch hit, we all stand up and cheer at the sound of the song before they announce his name as the batter! GO CARDS!
by Kraas on 5/20/2008 9:01am I always have to actually finish out the last line. Perfect pre-drinking song.
by Tiff on 5/26/2008 4:25pm This song is awesome.. i can even sing the song... (dont worry i no waht it all mean) get it on brass monkey!
by Caisy on 5/26/2008 4:30pm I totally LOVE this song Bestie Boyz 4 eva
by brit on 5/26/2008 7:57pm this song is the stupidset song ever but it is awesome the fist time i heard it i couldn't stop singing it and i had to look up the lyrics this song rocks :-)
by rainbows are pretty on 5/27/2008 9:08pm hey this my softball teams winning strik song haha we crank it up and blast the bass and we start singing its awesome yo baby whats upfav qoute in the song haha
by Asshead on 5/28/2008 8:51pm I LUV THIS THONG I MEAN SONG...HAHA
by ~dawn on 5/29/2008 9:26pm i just had a brass monkey for teh first time today and it was bombb! and it made this song even betterr! i loveee it<333
by Chick on 6/2/2008 9:27pm This song is totally awesome!especially for nights when you are wasted and trying to dance!hehe
by matt on 6/3/2008 9:47am this song is old but better than anything ouy right now that funkie monkey still got it
by Kristen on 6/3/2008 8:35pm I love this song I know every word. My dad and mom used to listen to it all the time. IT ROCKS!
by lmao~ on 6/19/2008 10:24pm love this song so much.. it's so 80's.. brass monkey is an alcoholic drink jsyk...
by ooga booga on 6/21/2008 5:34pm this is the perfect song to jump on a trampoline to :D :D ;D :D :D
by C00kiEE M0nstaA on 7/7/2008 3:41pm this song is amazingggg i listen to it like all the timeee haha this song is pure amazinggg!! =]
by Ginaa on 7/21/2008 4:48pm omqq i lovee thiss sonqq! my boyfriendd pacoo (mark)Llol qot me into this sonqq =] -Llove u mark!
by the brass monkey on 7/28/2008 12:18am brass monkey. that funky monkey, brassmonkey junkie, that funky monkey
by Andramda on 8/3/2008 3:17am This is actually my wedding song!! LOL NO JOKE!! my husband knew it was my favorite so instead of here comes the bride it was brass monkey piano style!!
by Gansgta kid on 8/20/2008 1:44pm This so is so hype honestly this song i use in everything i do skateboarding biking trying to sleep in school lol Anything such a SICK GANGSTA SONG
by Jeremy on 8/22/2008 3:16pm This song kicks ass!!!!!!!!!!!!
by TheDrinker! on 8/25/2008 10:31am Fuck man! This song is the shit and the drink that comes with it is the same! ...Colt 45 and orange jus! DRINK UP!
by Weagle on 9/5/2008 5:36pm I invented both the drink Brass Monkey AND the song. I'm a Basstie Boy for life, I've got my Permit to Sicken, dawg.
by joey on 9/7/2008 2:28pm this song if fucking kick ass fucking beastie boys rock
by wtf on 9/11/2008 8:01pm a brass monkey is a beer u retard (the drinker) your so retarded brass is what the can used to be made out of now its just aluminum u should listen to beer by phsycostick
by kennedy on 9/13/2008 11:41am My favourite song ever! Nothing else will be as amazing as this song!
by wtfisnub on 9/24/2008 9:36pm brass monkey is old e and oj
by eva on 9/26/2008 2:40pm this song is soo cool. i love it
by Justin on 10/4/2008 12:18am Does anyone else relize that theyr singing about a drug? still an awsome song though....
by landon on 10/4/2008 6:53pm this song rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by karebare on 10/8/2008 12:15pm omg my dad use to play this song every day when i was lil i love it so much
by LB on 10/10/2008 12:17am This song always makes you want to get up and dance!
by Twiztid Love on 10/16/2008 1:16pm This song is the shit, i'm of the new age, ie. Linkin Park. But this song still kicks ass! My friend Dan turned me onto it.
by BRASS MONKEY =) <3 on 10/16/2008 9:05pm Awesome retarde song but still it awesome. This song is beastIE. ;)
by riss luv on 10/17/2008 9:55pm this song rocks!!!!and whoever karebare is,lol, my dad did the same thing!but i didnt kno brass monkey wasd a drink!
by Sean on 10/18/2008 2:50pm I love how most of the comments seem to be by people who've had TOO MUCH Brass Monkey. And NO this song isn't about drugs, it's about a drink that was popular in the 80s.
by Cheyenne on 10/23/2008 6:49pm I LOVE THIS SONG MORE THAN NE1!!!!
by 9 on 11/11/2008 3:26pm You people keep thinking this song is about getting it on! NO its a drink vodka, rum, OJ or you can by the cheap stuff in your local hood! Good Stuff
by andrew m the famous on 11/20/2008 3:45pm OK, first of all, who cares what bm is. the point is that it either gets u drunk or high. 9, im withu. cheyanne, no you dont. the drinker, get a life and listen to some good musik. wtf, ur kool. andramda, ...wow. sean, lol
by ya mama on 11/22/2008 6:15pm i like blink 182 better
by ALI =] on 11/28/2008 9:39pm this song is killa. i love it so much. it needs to play more often!
by Taylor McBride on 12/10/2008 8:25am I love your music because you rock!!!!!!!
by chuck norris on 12/15/2008 3:43pm yeah ummmmmm im with u andrew no one [important] cares what a brass monkey is. and no blink 182 is not better.
by rich-d on 12/16/2008 9:17pm justin ur a tard.... its a drink
by **** on 12/23/2008 2:25pm this song is about beer not a drug!!!! and dont get high to an awesome song u kill it when u do that
by TONEY MCTONEY on 12/30/2008 6:11pm GREAT SONG GOOD HIP HOP NONE OF THAT RAP STUFF
by potatoes on 1/12/2009 5:46pm i like it alot p.s. i'm down with the shizzle and my homies and me...
by brittany & paige on 1/26/2009 8:28pm I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SONG ITS AWESOME!!!!!!!!
by brass monkey lol on 1/27/2009 5:58pm lol good song tryin to memorize it but because it goes so fast it will be hard to keep up. wish me luck people.
by DJ AJ on 1/29/2009 3:35pm my big bro forced me listen to the full tape of license to ill every day for a month straight because i wanted it as my option to select 1 tape from columbia house. hell i was only 10 yrs old and wanted to be kool!!!
by Fletchzilla on 2/15/2009 12:37pm by far one of the best songs of its time hands down
by OnDatBrass on 2/19/2009 8:28pm BRAsS MONKEY!!!! oj n Colt 45, get u twisted on the sneak, o ya, the songs sweet too.
by JOE on 2/24/2009 9:47am I LISTEN TO THIS SONG ALL THE TIME
by Nick on 2/24/2009 4:29pm This is A little good! OK YOU ASSHOLES!!
by noc on 2/25/2009 10:40am Anyone noticing this is a rape song?
by you901 on 2/26/2009 10:21am i made my song here it is brass monkey hes so huncky and chuncky like stew he tastes like bacon mashed potatos and a drink of mountan dew
by PoopManFaceManPOOOOOOOOOOOP on 3/4/2009 7:27pm Poop indead.
by maniactech on 3/9/2009 5:25pm they need this 4 the usa anthem.Nick sut the f#%@ up this is the best song in the world because i am a funky monkey so shut the F@#$ up. ok deal with it.
by myles morris on 3/12/2009 7:21pm mmmaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnn this song is so cool but it is not better than no sleep till brooklyn
by jam 1027 on 3/16/2009 8:12pm the song is pretty good but i like open letter to nyc better but the beastie boys still rock!!!
by Quiksilva on 4/9/2009 6:48am Definitly classic beastie boys.
by huggarugga on 4/23/2009 4:40pm this is the BEST bastie boys song EVER!!!
by osvaldo tox on 5/2/2009 2:38am i really love this song so many memories n good times regards from costa rika
by the real brass monkey on 5/23/2009 7:04pm a brass monkey is a 40oz. mixed with orange juice. its the bomb!
by Bob on 5/31/2009 5:07pm hehehe jajajaja this song is oh so silly
by kristina on 6/7/2009 11:17am this song is the best... i can listen to is over and over again and i wont get tired of it
by SwrSktlz12 on 7/1/2009 10:25am Best song. I listend to it on my iPOD all the time. I cant get tired of it. The Beastie Boys are so before my time. I love them anyway. I will never get tired of this song.
by Anonymous on 7/14/2009 8:33pm Everybody on here is a high school retard who can't spell for life. Just enjoy the song and fucking get on with your life.
by Katherine on 7/23/2009 11:31pm haha, i love this song too!
by uhhhhhhhh- on 7/30/2009 11:41am this song is the best but the bad thing is MCA has troat cancer
by lakerz baby! on 9/8/2009 3:40pm this song gts me dancin every time c mon everybody lets get ffff
by hannah on 10/15/2009 5:56pm who ISN'T obsessed with the beastie boys?
by Mike on 10/30/2009 10:34pm Okay, brass monkey is obviously a drink. Let me put it this way, look at the fucking lyrics. 'Tilt your head back and finish the cup!'. I'm 100% sure that they aren't talking about marijuana. Whoever thinks that is a complete idiot and get a life and do more important things.
by Yoyoyo on 12/15/2009 9:22pm This Song is awesome it's my fav song ever bet I can sing it better then any1 here!
by kojo on 2/6/2010 8:12pm I LOVE THIS SONG some kids did it in the talent show at skool and now im obsessed I LOVE IT BRASS MONKEY THAT FUNKY MONKEY
by illin on 2/8/2010 5:23pm mike is right it aint no weed and if you think that its any thing but beer and OJ youre tarded
by stumpy on 2/11/2010 6:49pm man. i love this song it is so fun to listen to. I swear somtimes when i listen to it i sort of drift off. This song is great!
by travis on 3/1/2010 8:06pm fuckin awesome song ive bin listenin to it since it came out back way back when
by Matt on 3/9/2010 9:15pm Ok. I mean seriously, what did you thin they were singing about?! One of those toy monkeys that smash two cymbals together? And no, Brass Monkey is not a drug. It is an alcohol drink. Suprises me that the first thing some people think of when they hear brass monkey is drugs.
by Samantha on 3/21/2010 9:13pm Kick ass song mane!(;
by Josh on 4/12/2010 5:41pm Brass Monkey kick some serious ass, It is the best song ever
by Chris on 4/30/2010 8:43pm Brass monkeys awesome
by Chandler on 5/3/2010 11:30pm fav part..... Went over to the girl, 'Yo baby, what's up?'
by huge dick on 7/2/2010 11:42pm this song fuckin rocks!!!!!!!!!
by T Dubbs on 8/12/2010 11:59pm What beer makes your favorite brass monkeys? I think I have only used Buds and they are great.
by They call me 'Fat Tony' on 8/14/2010 9:28pm THIS is what happens when white boys try to rap and actually succede. This is much better than most of that new age shit!
by Andrea on 9/17/2010 7:46pm i fucking love this fucking song
by joshua on 9/22/2010 2:42pm one of da best songs
by Phoenix on 10/8/2010 9:29am Awesome these guys err so dope lmao =]
by ??? on 10/11/2010 1:30pm ur all retarded sure its a cool song and i like it but no one wants to read and who u love or wat u do queers
by XxEmoCupCakexX on 10/22/2010 7:10pm all u guys r noobs n retards
by wes on 11/14/2010 8:52pm Brass monkey the can look like brass but it is malt liquor 7.5% made by miller called old English 800 in the old videos u can see them drinking it.I used to drink it back in high school it cheap.
by Mr aswome on 2/28/2011 11:23pm This song is aswome my friends think I'm weird because I sing it lol
by Caitlin on 3/4/2011 1:42pm Dis song is sick nastie yo
by DUDE on 3/23/2011 2:34pm bud lights are the best to use
by boi223 on 3/28/2011 12:55pm This song is beast yo. Brass monkeys the sh** dawg
by mike j on 4/20/2011 9:18pm I was down on this tune when it aired...........still love it !!
by R3B3L on 4/28/2011 8:24pm I need to make the remix
by Nigger on 5/5/2011 5:37am It's an awesome song for niggers :)
by Brass monkey on 5/29/2011 12:32pm I love this song so much
by KK Holiday on 6/1/2011 4:17pm beastie boys are the shit! check out 'make some noise'- the video is great, but the single itself is awesome party music
by Junkie monkey on 7/14/2011 5:11pm STUPIDS!!!! This song is about my dick, your dick...THE dick! and how he make the girls go crazy
by ernestina on 7/27/2011 5:29pm iwas a teenie punk partying to brass monkey, good ol times
by Miki on 10/5/2011 9:02am I love the beastie boys! All there songs are so awesome!
by Mark on 11/8/2011 11:44pm Thumbs up if u drank the drink BEFORE you heard the song.
by zebra rider330 on 2/22/2012 1:36am i love the beastie boys!they're music is awesome and they are too this song is the shit ya'll
by mauricia sonora on 3/9/2012 6:46pm I like this song every time I listen to it I sing to it. I love you.
by Munky Funky on 3/23/2012 8:30pm Munky Funky ce inseamna
by Jay Zee on 4/21/2012 7:34am This is not my office
by Cheyenne Elizabeth Taylor on 5/4/2012 3:53pm I love this song It,s so awesome I was just listening to it
by Anon on 5/4/2012 5:35pm RIP MCA. We'll miss you!
by adam smith on 5/4/2012 7:49pm This is to Mca R.I.P I tilt may head back and finish the cup ...
by Ctrot23 on 5/6/2012 6:12pm Rest in peace MCA and this song is hot!
by alena on 5/7/2012 2:14am Played this song at our wedding as we handed out bottles of brass monkey to all our guest and everyone sang and danced as we played it several times thru the night.You will be greatly missed Adam(MCA)...Love my beastie boys!!!
by Ctrot23 on 5/9/2012 3:40pm MCA was my ancestor and I didn't even know
by Beastie Boys #1 Fan on 5/17/2012 10:03pm R.I.P. MCA i really like all of the Beastie Boys songs i have 16 Beastie Boys songs on my I-pod
by jasmine on 6/20/2012 6:29pm I love this song my school brought us to a concert and the song was awesome.
by Kaylie on 6/26/2012 9:00pm This is dope but CHATCHY
by HOTTY on 6/26/2012 9:09pm THIS IS THE BEST FUCKIN SONG EVER IT AINT NO DRUGS
by Anonymous on 6/28/2012 9:45am Shut the fuck up and enjoy the song. Also, some of you should learn how to spell.
by MCA22 on 8/22/2012 3:43pm Brass monkey is equal parts mickey's malt liquor and OJ.
by Umm on 12/16/2012 10:24am Is no one else concerned that he sings about date raping someone? No? Okay then.
by MrOmega on 3/8/2013 7:23am Straight outta Egypt...
by Reindeer hillbilly on 3/13/2013 8:06am Love this somg
by Reindeer hillbilly on 3/13/2013 8:07am Love this song
by that guy on 7/22/2013 4:39am Mix a quarter cup of dark rum, a quarter cup of vodka, and a half a cup of orange juice, drink it, then listen to this song. That's a brass monkey.
by darkseid on 12/12/2013 8:49am I don't like the part where he dopes the girl's drink and basically date rapes her. Old Beastie Boys were morons.
by Ana on 1/28/2014 5:13am I absolutely LOVE this song!!! Yo baby watsup!)))
by P on 1/29/2014 12:39pm How can u people like this it's worse than shit
by Haileigh. on 3/15/2014 10:02am This song is amazing, the Beastie Boys are amazing, and the two people before me can be quiet. I know, opinions blah blah, but there's no need to be rude about it.
by Jeff on 9/26/2014 12:42pm Oh my god I love this dame song....
by G on 12/2/2015 6:17pm Catchy tune, however on closer inspection.....to some posters here...alcohol is a drug.....AND this song refers to adding 'spanish fly' to a girl's drink in order to get laid....that is date rape.....not cool
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