Starz released a few albums: Starz, Violation, Attention Shoppers! , Coliseum Rock, Requiem.
Their first two LP's were produced by Jack Douglas, who had just had amazing success with Aerosmith. By their third album, Attention Shoppers, their sound had shifted from heavy metal to pop tunes, with a few exceptions, one being the epic "Johnny All Alone." By the time of Coliseum Rock, it seemed their earlier departure from heavy rock to pop had cost them the majority of their audience. They re-released Live: Agora (Live) in 2021.
2. South Korean girl group THE STARZ (더스타즈) debuted in 2015 with their first single album "I Like You" (그대가 좋아요).
3. There is a Dutch pop band called Starz. They have another station.
4. Swedish band from Malmö 1999-2001. Sold gold in Sweden and platinum in Denmark with the Kiss cover Heaven's On Fire. .. See Starz!?
Monkey Business
Starz Lyrics
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But daddy took a ch ch chance
Daddy's in some struggle now
'Cause daddy lost his pants
He's got a monkey on his back
He's taking up the slack
Got it tied up in a sack
Scoot it, yeah... shoot it
It's so easy a child could do it
Yeah, monkey got my brother
Kicked him in the mouth
His head went North
And his teeth went South
He's got a monkey on his back
And his face is turning black
Got it tied up in a sack
Ooh, in a sack
Scoot it, yeah... shoot it
It's so easy a child could do it
Too much monkey business
Oh, there's too much monkey business
Too much monkey business
Yeah, there's so much monkey business
When there's too many monkeys in the jungle
Yeah, too many monkeys give me trouble
Scoot it, yeah... shoot it
It's so, it's so, it's so easy, baby!
Ooh, ooh yesterday it snowed
I saw the monkey on the road
Monkey sais he's tired
So he gave me half his load
So now I got a monkey on my back
Yeah, monkey's always trouble
Leaving funky monkey tracks
Oh, he's got me tied up
Up in a sack, in a sack
Scoot it, yeah... shoot it
It's so, it's so, it's so easy, baby!
Too much monkey business
Aagh, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business
Oh, there's so much monkey business
When there's too many monkeys in the jungle
Yeah, too many monkeys give me trouble
Too much monkey business
Shady monkey business
Well, monkeys like to shake
And monkeys like to move
Monkey like to kick a little ass when I'm due
Ow, I'd like to take it, I like to kick
I'd like to stick that little monkey, yeah!
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
The lyrics of Starz's song Monkey Business describe the chaos and trouble caused by a monkey on people's lives. The first verse talks about a father who took a chance on the monkey's dance and ended up losing his pants due to the monkey's antics. He has the monkey tied up in a sack but is still struggling to keep up with its mischievous behavior. The chorus repeats the phrase "too much monkey business" and describes the trouble caused by an excess of monkeys in the jungle.
The next verse talks about the monkey kicking the singer's brother in the mouth, causing his head to go north and his teeth to go south. The monkey is causing havoc, and the singer describes how he now has a monkey on his back, leaving funky monkey tracks and tying him up in a sack. The song combines humor with a sense of frustration at the monkey's disruptiveness.
Line by Line Meaning
Now the monkey did a da dance
The monkey danced
But daddy took a ch ch chance
The father took a chance
Daddy's in some struggle now
The father is now in trouble
'Cause daddy lost his pants
The father lost his pants
He's got a monkey on his back
He's got a problem that won't go away
He's taking up the slack
He's doing something extra to compensate
Got it tied up in a sack
He's trying to control the problem
Ooh, in a sack
In a secure container
Scoot it, yeah... shoot it
Take care of the problem
It's so easy a child could do it
It's an easy solution
Yeah, monkey got my brother
The monkey caused harm to his brother
Kicked him in the mouth
The monkey kicked his brother in the mouth
His head went North
His brother's head moved upwards
And his teeth went South
His brother's teeth moved downwards or fell out
And his face is turning black
His brother is in pain and potentially injured
Too much monkey business
Too many problems or unnecessary noise
Oh, there's too much monkey business
There are too many problems
When there's too many monkeys in the jungle
When there are too many problems to handle
Yeah, too many monkeys give me trouble
Too many problems are causing trouble
Ooh, ooh yesterday it snowed
Yesterday it snowed
I saw the monkey on the road
The monkey was on the road
Monkey sais he's tired
The monkey was tired
So he gave me half his load
The monkey gave him part of its belongings
Leaving funky monkey tracks
The monkey is leaving behind its mess
Too much monkey business
Too many problems or unnecessary noise
Aagh, too much monkey business
The situation is getting worse
Shady monkey business
Dishonest or suspicious behavior
Well, monkeys like to shake
Monkeys like to move their bodies
And monkeys like to move
Monkeys like to be active
Monkey like to kick a little ass when I'm due
Monkeys can be aggressive
Ow, I'd like to take it, I like to kick
I want to take action
I'd like to stick that little monkey, yeah!
I want to punish the monkey
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
An exclamation
Contributed by Riley W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@kurtfinguerra1628
I STUDY Starz first album. It's TOO Good. It's TOO PERFECT.
I am not sure if you who holds the rights to it nowadays understands the Gem you have here.
Sure its derivative, but self consciously so. ("I'm just a rock and roll bandit" ) but it does it better than the Rock that it borrows from. Stones better than the stones. Who Better than the Who. Aerosmith WAY better than Aerosmith. Kiss a billion times better than Kiss. Cold Gin goes from boring and plodding into the epic Live Wire, evoking multiple Bands and Multiple Genres and dozens of older riffs and themes simultaneously.
It makes me really doubt that a little inspiration between Ranno, Lee and the guys could unleash this. Lee wrote these lyrics? Is he the most brilliant lyricist of all time? And beyond lyrics, the Phrasing, is Lee really that Amazing? I can only imagine this stuff being developed like some secret cultural weapon in workshops lead by the best and brightest musical geniuses from the world over, who like super-songrwiters , brilliant youths scouted and asked if they wanted to change the world, and if they did, could they live without recognition for it.
Then like a secret values warfare operation set out to utilize cultural cliches and and themes set up as cues that will light up the brain of the unsuspecting teenager with his headphones on a LA 1976.
Yeah maybe the process can be that magical that Ranno and Lee came up with this stuff while still dealing with all of life's pressures AND paying for their own studio time.
Or this album is the best example (though unfortunately ill-timed) of the effort to swap out old values with new.
Nah thats just crazy.
"Whos talking Values Man, this is just Rock."
Yeah OK, its only rock and roll right?
Lol.
This album is basically perfect.
Perfect.
@ronnieparker4311
The 70's KICKED ASS in ROCK AND ROLL!!!!!!!!!!! STARZ!!!!!!!!!!
@robbyt3653
Thanks to Eddie Trunk's podcast for bringing me here. Damn, it's criminal how overlooked these guys are. This is some great rockin stuff!
@lovelacetunes
Thanks for posting!
Love this whole debut album🤘
@rickbeard6792
STARZ...Classsic 70's JAM baby!!!
@Hispandinavian
Starz was one of the best bands in the 1970s. I go 3 vintage vinyls of the first 3 albums, and a couple 45rpm singles.
@davidsteber7601
You need to get Coliseum Rock, their 4th album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxY9Rja2ohM
@italor8604
I agree with you. They were so underrated.
@peterpandemonium3336
Coming to San Antonio in September 2020 at the Sunken Gardens with a stellar lineup including Krokus, Dangerous Toys, Lita Ford and Dokken.
@prober45
good stuff... takes us back to when rock really did just that, rocked!
@MadisonCutlass44057
We knew about them here in Cleveland for 3 decades or so....... I guess that's why were the ROCK CAPITOL OF THE WORLD!!
Ass kicking rock and roll!