1. An Australi… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least five artists with the name Tripod:
1. An Australian comedy band (active from 1997 to present)
2. A Norwegian grunge/stoner rock band (active from 2002 to present)
3. A Serbian easy listening / pop band (active from 2007 to 2009)
4. A US prog rock band (active from 1998 to 2007)
5. A French metal / hardcore band (active from 2001 to 2005)
1. Tripod is an Australian musical comedy trio formed in 1997, specialising in improv, parody and satire. The band comprises Scod (Scott Edgar), Yon (Simon Hall) and Gatesy (Steven Gates). The trio cover a wide variety of performance styles, from soft ballads to hard rock, performing these songs with only the aid of Scod (and, at times, Gatesy) playing acoustic guitar.
Prolific recording artists, Tripod have released ten full-length albums and four DVDs. In 2005, Tripod received the Best Comedy Release ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) Award for their album Middleborough Rd.
Their most recent album is Men of Substance, released in February 2013.
They’re well known for their ‘Song In An Hour’ challenges on Australian radio station Triple J. Once a week they appeared on the morning show with Wil Anderson and Adam Spencer and were given a list of ‘ingredients’ from the listeners. They would then have only an hour to write a song containing all those ingredients.
Fun Fact: Tripod were immortalised by being name-checked in the Star Wars novel Force Heretic II.
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2. Tripod formed in 2002, and have released two albums: Nevermind This Black Album (2008) and Four Coins (2012). A third album is to be released 2014 after recording during the summer of 2013.
The band is comprised of Knut Arne Lillestøl (vocals), Stein-Inge Øien (guitars/backing vocals), Espen Bjørnholt (bass), Åge Solheim (drums), Jørgen Sporsheim Berg (Guitar).
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3. Trip.od describes their music as Healing / Easy Listening / Melodramatic Pop. Formed in Belgrade by three producers (Filip Dragovic, Dino Dragovic and Marija Kovachina) in 2007, Trip.od had one goal - to bring back the old school sound.
With influences from Konflict, Stakka & Skynet to Teebee, the heavy rolling, but funky neuro sound is what Trip.od wants to bring back, in an age of jumpup wobble and musicality.
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4. A rock band without guitars or keyboards, the US-based TriPod formed in 1998 and broke up after their 2007 international tour.
TriPod was comprised of three New York musicians: Clint Bahr (12-string bass, Chapman Stick, Taurus pedals, Theremin, vocals), Keith Gurland (alto and tenor sax, flute, clarinet, panpipes, pedals, vocals) and Steve Romano (acoustic and electric drums and percussion).
Using non-traditional instruments in the melodic line (bass, brass, theremin & woodwinds), the band was classified as Fusion, Jazz, Canterbury, World Music, Prog, Alternative, RIO, and Avant Garde; yet simply classified itself a rock band.
TriPod performed only original music and included improvs in stage performances and on CDs.
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5. Formed in Marseille, the group of David on drums, Oliver on guitar, Daniel on bass and vocals and K Lee on vocals released three albums (Ball 2001, Data Error 2003, Deviance 2005).
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King Kong
Tripod Lyrics
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Bom-bom
This is my favourite bit of the song.
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Feel like I’m in Sesame Street
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Bom-bom
Helps if you imagine us as cabbages.
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Actually, do that for the rest of the show, it works really well.
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Don’t get me wrong,
I love Jack Black
Adrian Brodey is great
Naomi Watts is delightful, my friend
But I didn’t come here to see any of them
Get to the fucking monkey!
Get to the fucking monkey!
Get to the fucking monkey!
Monkey…
Don’t get me wrong…
Don’t get me wrong,
I love Lord of the Rings,
Meet the Feebles was great
Heavenly Creatures, I do recommend,
But I didn’t come here to see any again
Get to the fucking monkey!
Get to the fucking monkey!
Get to the fucking monkey!
Andy Serkis is great in real life,
But it’s not who I paid my twelve bucks for.
Don’t get me wrong,
I’ve been here so long
And I haven’t seen Kong
It’s not brain surgery, is it? Why can’t it just be something like this? Opening credits, we’re in a boat, there’s an island in the distance. We hear a roar. It’s King Kong! He jumps on the boat and starts smashing stuff. End of Act 1. Act 2, the whole middle section of the film. Goes for about 10 minutes. Naomi Watts doing gymnastics. Act 3, New York. King Kong starts smashing stuff. There’s a short sex scene between King Kong and Naomi Watts. It’s tasteful though, it’s behind a screen. You just see it in silhouette. Suddenly, Roy Scheider appears. He throws a cylinder of oxygen into King Kong’s mouth and he shoots him and he explodes! The end.
Get to the fucking monkey!
Get to the fucking monkey!
Other films that would benefit from getting to the mother fucking monkey!
Gatesy: Titanic. Opening scene, iceberg! Smash, sinking, sinking, sinking, drown, Leo, drown! Roll credits.
Boogie nights. Opening credits. We see his cock. The end.
Star Wars Episode IV, A New Hope, original 1977 cinema release. Perfect, don’t change it.
Get to the fucking monkey!
Get to the fucking monkey!
Get to the fu-
Get to the fu-
Get to the fu-
King Kong, King Kong, King Kong, King Kong.
The lyrics to Tripod's song King Kong are a humorous criticism of the film industry's tendency to draw out movies and focus on human characters, despite the title character being the main draw. The song starts with a catchy beat that reminds the listener of Sesame Street, followed by the request to imagine the band as cabbages. The chorus then declares the desire to see the titular character, with the repeated line "Get to the fucking monkey!" The verses name-drop various actors and filmmakers and their other well-known works, but emphasize that the reason for seeing King Kong is to see the ape himself.
Throughout the song, the lyrics are sarcastic and mocking, with the ridiculous hypothetical plot in the last stanza serving as a parody of Hollywood's tendency to prioritize spectacle over substance. Tripod's humorous take on this also serves to highlight the fact that movies like King Kong are built around a simple idea that the majority of the audience wants to see: the monkey. The song is a commentary on the ways in which the film industry can lose sight of this idea and end up delivering something that the audience did not ask for or want.
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Bom-bom
The opening sound of the song
This is my favourite bit of the song.
The singer enjoys the opening of the song
Feel like I’m in Sesame Street
The singer feels like he is a part of a kids' TV show
Helps if you imagine us as cabbages.
The singer suggests that visualizing them as vegetables will make the performance more enjoyable
Actually, do that for the rest of the show, it works really well.
The singer recommends that the audience keep imagining them as cabbages to enhance their experience
Don’t get me wrong,
I love Jack Black
Adrian Brodey is great
Naomi Watts is delightful, my friend
But I didn’t come here to see any of them
The singer appreciates the actors of the movie King Kong but they are not the reason why he came to see the movie
Get to the fucking monkey!
Get to the fucking monkey!
Get to the fucking monkey!
Monkey…
The singer is expressing his frustration with the delay in showing the main character of the movie King Kong
Don’t get me wrong…
Don’t get me wrong,
I love Lord of the Rings,
Meet the Feebles was great
Heavenly Creatures, I do recommend,
But I didn’t come here to see any again
The singer holds Peter Jackson’s movies in high regard but he is not interested in watching them again
Andy Serkis is great in real life,
But it’s not who I paid my twelve bucks for.
The singer appreciates Andy Serkis' acting skills but he came to watch King Kong
I’ve been here so long
And I haven’t seen Kong
The singer has been waiting for a long time but still hasn't seen King Kong
It’s not brain surgery, is it? Why can’t it just be something like this?
The singer finds it ridiculous that the movie is taking so long to show King Kong
Opening credits, we’re in a boat, there’s an island in the distance. We hear a roar. It’s King Kong! He jumps on the boat and starts smashing stuff. End of Act 1. Act 2, the whole middle section of the film. Goes for about 10 minutes. Naomi Watts doing gymnastics. Act 3, New York. King Kong starts smashing stuff. There’s a short sex scene between King Kong and Naomi Watts. It’s tasteful though, it’s behind a screen. You just see it in silhouette. Suddenly, Roy Scheider appears. He throws a cylinder of oxygen into King Kong’s mouth and he shoots him and he explodes! The end.
The singer suggests a simplified plot for the movie King Kong, where King Kong is introduced early on, followed by some action scenes and a short sex scene, until eventually he is killed by Roy Scheider
Other films that would benefit from getting to the mother fucking monkey!
The singer believes that other movies should also simplify their plot and get to the main character or plot point without unnecessary delay
Gatesy: Titanic. Opening scene, iceberg! Smash, sinking, sinking, sinking, drown, Leo, drown! Roll credits.
The singer suggests a simplified plot for the movie Titanic, where the ship hits the iceberg and sinks quickly, ending with the death of Leo
Boogie nights. Opening credits. We see his cock. The end.
The singer believes that the movie Boogie Nights should show the main character's genitalia in the opening credits and then end
Star Wars Episode IV, A New Hope, original 1977 cinema release. Perfect, don’t change it.
The singer doesn't think that the original Star Wars movie needs any changes as it is already perfect
King Kong, King Kong, King Kong, King Kong.
The singer repeats the name of the main character to emphasize that he wants to see King Kong in the movie
Contributed by Cooper M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.