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1. The Monks (US) are a rock n roll band, primarily active in Germany in the mid to late sixties. They reunited in 1999 and have continued to play concerts, although no new studio recordings have been made. The Monks stood out from the music of the time, and have developed a cult following amongst many musicians and music fans.
Artists to have acknowledged the Monks as an influence include Henry Rollins, the Beastie Boys and Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys, as well as The Fall. The latter covered both I Hate You and Oh, How to Do Now on their 1990 album Extricate (under the titles Black Monk Theme Part I and Black Monk Theme Part II, respectively), as well as the song Shut Up! on their 1994 album Middle Class Revolt. The Fall have also covered "Higgledy-Piggledy" for the Monks tribute CD Silver Monk Time.
All the members were American GIs stationed in Germany in the mid-sixties. They began playing together in 1964, calling themselves the Torquays. The Torquays differed little from stinctive name and image to go with it. At the beginning of 1965, Dave Day and Roger Johnston, on a whim, got their heads shaved into monks' tonsures. The rest of the band followed their lead, and to complete the image, the band took to wearing a uniform - all black, sometimes in cassocks, with nooses worn as neckties. Eddie Shaw later claimed in his band autobiography "Black Monk Time" that the nooses were symbolic of the metaphorical nooses that all humanity wear. His explanation of the symbolism is unclear and confusing, but regardless, dressed as black monks, The Monks undoubtedly made a shocking visual impression.
Official Website: http://www.the-monks.com/
2. The Monks (UK) : After a four-year stint as the rhythm section for respected English trad rockers the Strawbs and a subsequent four-album run as Hudson-Ford, John Ford and Richard Hudson emerged in this utterly unexpected incarnation.As the '70s closed with punk at its apex, the Monks changed with the times. Unlike truly ticked-off punkers such as the Sex Pistols, they played it for a lark on their debut Bad Habits, which featured a leggy, cigarette-smoking, stocking-revealing nun on the cover. Revelling in their Englishness, they jabbed mirthfully at headbangers and ska-fanciers alike with spot-on spoofs including "Drugs in My Pocket," "Spotty Face" and of course "Johnny B. Rotten." Likely surprising even themselves, they watched as "Nice Legs Shame About Her Face" climbed to No. 19, borrowing the rhythmic strum Lou Reed perfected with Velvet Underground. Former drummer Hudson was playing bass by now, allowing one-time bassist Ford to be the band's guitarist. Terry Cassidy had full band member status as the writer or co-writer of half of the album's 12 tracks. Chris Pearce allowed Hudson to get out from behind the drum kit. Perhaps realizing the punk spoof concept didn't have much longevity, they had a fling with 1930s-style music as High Society in 1980. They returned to the ersatz punk of the Monks with Suspended Animation, an only-in-Canada release that didn't chart.
I Hate You
The Monks Lyrics
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Well you know my hate's everlastin' baby yeahyeah (but call me)
do you, do you, do you, do you, do you, do you, do you, do you,
do you know why i hate you baby ' Huh, do you know ?(but call me)
Cause because you make, make me, make me hate you baby,yeahyeahyeahyeahyeah
Well alright
Well i hate you baby with a passion yeah you know i do (but call me)
Ohhh you know you know you know you know why i hate you baby Huh, do you ? (but call me)
Cause because you make me hate you baby, yeahyeahyeahyeah (but call me)
Well alright"
The lyrics to The Monks' song "I Hate You" are quite straightforward and repetitive, with the phrase "I hate you" being repeated numerous times throughout the song. However, the nuances of the lyrics suggest a deeper and more complex emotional struggle.
The singer expresses intense hatred towards someone, but also has an underlying desire to be wanted by this person, as evidenced by the repeated phrase "but call me." This suggests a mix of anger, frustration, and perhaps even feelings of rejection. The line "Because you make me hate you baby" implies that the subject of the singer's hatred is doing something to actively provoke these negative feelings.
Overall, the song seems to be exploring the complicated nature of love and hate, and the deeply intertwined emotions that can exist between two people, even when those emotions seem contradictory.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, well i hate you with a crush oh baby yeah (but call me)
I dislike you to a great extent, but I have strong romantic feelings for you
Well you know my hate's everlastin' baby yeahyeah (but call me)
I despise you for eternity, but I still want you to contact me
do you, do you, do you, do you, do you, do you, do you, do you,
do you know why i hate you baby ' Huh, do you know ?(but call me)
I keep asking if you know the reason for my hatred towards you, but at the same time, I want you to reach out to me
Cause because you make, make me, make me hate you baby,yeahyeahyeahyeahyeah
Well alright
The reason for my intense hatred towards you is that you make me feel that way, but I guess it's okay
Well i hate you baby with a passion yeah you know i do (but call me)
I detest you with an intense feeling, and you're aware of it, yet I still want you to get in touch with me
Oh you know my hate's everlasting' baby, yeah yeah yeah (but call me)
Even though I hate you infinitely, I want you to call me
Ohhh you know you know you know you know why i hate you baby Huh, do you ? (but call me)
I repeatedly ask if you know why I dislike you so much, but I still want you to reach out to me
Cause because you make me hate you baby, yeahyeahyeahyeah (but call me)
Well alright
You are the one who makes me feel a strong negative emotion towards you, but it's still okay for you to call me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DAVE HAVLICEK, GARY BURGER, LARRY CLARK, ROGER JOHNSTON, THOMAS SHAW
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@tnewyen812
Lyrics:
Hey, well I hate you with a passion baby yeah (but call me)
Well you know my hate's everlastin' baby yeahyeah (but call me)
Do you, do you, do you, do you, do you, do you, do you, do you,
Do you know why I hate you baby? Huh, do you know?(but call me)
'Cause because you make, make me, make me hate you baby
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Well all right
Well I hate you baby with a passion yeah you know I do (but call me)
Oh you know my hate's everlastin' baby, yeah yeah yeah (but call me)
Oh you know you know you know you know why I hate you baby?
Huh, do you? (but call me)
Oh it's because you make me hate you baby
Yeah yeah yeah yeah (but call me)
Well all right
@shallum2977
"Hey, well i hate you with a passion baby yeah (but call me)
Well you know my hate's everlastin' baby yeahyeah (but call me)
Do you, do you, do you, do you, do you, do you, do you, do you
Do you know why i hate you baby? Huh, do you know?(but call me)
Cause because you make, make me, make me hate you baby, yeahyeahyeahyeahyeah
Well allright
Well i hate you baby with a passion yeah you know i do (but call me)
Oh you know my hate's everlastin' baby, yeah yeah yeah (but call me)
Ohhh you know you know you know you know why i hate you baby? Huh, do you? (but call me)
Ohhh it's because you make me hate you baby, yeahyeahyeahyeah (but call me)
Well alright
@Bob27Fat
Smokey, this isn't 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules.
@fmteam8729
+Gabriel Lewis "Smokey, you're entering a world of pain..."
@SonicspeedLuke
Yeah, but i wasn't over the line. So, Mark it 8.
@angelaatwood46
"A WORLD OF PAIN!".
@olabner
Walter, they're calling the cops. Put the piece away...
@YouLookLoneIy
"walter,put the piece away"
@gildedpeahen876
They fully committed to the look. No one can say they didn’t. I like knowing that these sounds were made by men who committed.
@LordStompyHarpLoonyTunes
This album is still some of the greatest bass / guitar sludgy psychedelic noises. Combined with primal drumming and crazy carnival organ it's a damn masterpiece
@roothands
I have seen The Big Lebowski a million times and heard this song a million times and own this album and am just now learning that this song is in the movie.
@albinrose418
Somewhere in my vast collection of CDs is a Monks disc, which I've had for ages, probably as long as I've been a fan of the movie, and only just NOW did I finally put two and two together... I mean, I recall reading that a Monks song was in the movie, but which one and where? No clue. I had to get it from a book called I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski.