That security guard got a fright when he jumped down from the stage :o

That security guard got a fright when he jumped down from the stage :o

 

 

How old was Robbie that year, 35 !! :o ...could not see him doing these days, he would need a ladder

How old was Robbie that year, 35 !! :o ...could not see him doing these days, he would need a ladder

 

29 Tess

 

 

Shall we do my favourite :teresa:

 

 

Wow !! , that's fab , amazing shot ..

Shall we do my favourite :teresa:

 

Yes. So much to say about this song.

 

It shows him at his best - telling a story, bringing that story to life to 125,000 people.

 

That's his skill.

 

He did it again at the TTC tour wasn't it? It was just as brilliant then.

 

Some reviews of the song in general

 

 

Robbie Williams Robbie Williams

Me & My Monkey

(Chrysalis)

 

 

This would have to be one of the most deepest songs that paints a picture into the life of Robbie Williams on cocaine.

Cocaine was Robbie's only friend for a long time. Robbie being stuck inside his addiction, would play with his heart strings when it came to Family and friends. He knew that his addiction was eating away at his closest family and friends, his guilt becoming unbearable. He carried alot of guilt about the lifestyle on drugs that had lead him down the destuctive path of his own personal demise. He knew this, But the addiction always got the better of him.

 

The song is an emotional struggle between Robbie and the monkey. He knew what was the right thing to do, But found it hard to pull himsself out.

The monkey was Robbie on the cocaine, And Robbie was the inhibitted guilt ridden Robbie, He finally set the captive free (himself) by killing off his addiction. (the monkey) now all he needs to do is find the love that he has always desired.

 

Katrina

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I must say a bit weird at first, but it grew on me.

 

Me and My Monkey is really deeper than the average listener would expect. If they didn’t know about our Robbie’s previous cocaine problems, they wouldn’t understand the song at all.

 

As I see it, Robbie here sings about his “trips” and the world he was living in, packing a gun, on a short fuse…..etc.

 

On the Knebworth concert on the big screen there were images of a monkey, which changed from time to time with a image of Robbie himself doing bizzare movements like something was bugging him..like an illusion.

 

We could say Robbie = the Monkey.

 

People chased him in the song: the Mexican, which could possibly have been his dealer. He didn’t owe him money, cause Robbie almost had a million pounds at that stage.

 

I think, except for the weight gain, Robbie himself, and Sir Elton, realised what he was doing to himself.

 

Reviewer- Henrico Bekker

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About me and my monkey.....first of all i think its the best song ive heard in all times....its a great song,with cool lyrics.

 

Rob has an extraordinary voice with cool variations and i love the trumpets.

 

About its lyrics...very original i think, and very simple. It's the story of a guy who goes to Las Vegas with his monkey...i think the monkey has done something wrong in his past and now he will pay for it....they enter a world of gambling, prostitution and guns...really dunno how it ends this story.

 

Ithink maybe the man and his monkey are the same person...the monkey is his past...is it or not?

 

It's cool not to know the answer...congrats Rob! It's a great song.

 

Reviewer- maria do mar

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/robbie/discography/monkey.shtml

 

 

 

This is reminding me - there was the Channel 4 broadcast of the gig that was on a half hour delay I think.

 

When the gig had finished, everyone had to stay put and allow the coaches out first. On the big screen they put on the broadcast for everyone to watch. It was the first time I had seen the size of the crowd. I couldn't believe there were so many people behind us. I remember it blew me away. :o

 

 

I am gonna watch this one on FULL SCREEN ...this video has more than 6ml views, that is fantastic for a song that is not that well known

I hope he sings this again at a future tour. It really is a highlight.

 

He didn't do it in Vegas because of the Mandalay Bay Hotel reference but hopefully as some point in the future?

It's also weird to think that Guy Chambers wasn't a part of all of this. That he wasn't there at the very peak.

 

This photo is amazing. :wub:

I hope he sings this again at a future tour. It really is a highlight.

 

He didn't do it in Vegas because of the Mandalay Bay Hotel reference but hopefully as some point in the future?

 

 

That is such an amazing song, & such an amazing performance , one of his best ever I think.

 

 

I would love to hear that live again

 

Had he fallen out with Guy at that stage , I thought it was later, I have a terrible memory when it comes to facts

That is such an amazing song, & such an amazing performance , one of his best ever I think.

I would love to hear that live again

 

Had he fallen out with Guy at that stage , I thought it was later, I have a terrible memory when it comes to facts

 

I think it was 2002 they fell out just before the EMI deal.

 

When you think Guy missed out on so much - Knebworth, the Abbey Road sessions, Live 8 in 2005. All the massive Robbie moments he wasn't there. I feel quite sad about that. Ten years or so when Robbie did it all without him.

 

This is Hot Fudge :dance:

 

Ye ha

 

This is next - another brilliant one and one he did again quite unexpected at Hyde Park last year.

 

It was just as brilliant 16 years on :cheer:

I think it was 2002 they fell out just before the EMI deal.

 

When you think Guy missed out on so much - Knebworth, the Abbey Road sessions, Live 8 in 2005. All the massive Robbie moments he wasn't there. I feel quite sad about that. Ten years or so when Robbie did it all without him.

 

 

& a World Tor where he sold 1.6 ml tickets in one day ...then went off with Stephen Duffy, the most unlikely of collaborations nut one that worked really well except that the tour nearly killed Robbie , but then he might never have met the lovely Ayda. Sometimes things happen for a reason ;)

 

Guy did miss out on a huge amount, it must have really hurt & he just never clicked in the same way with anyone else , at least not to the same level

This is next - another brilliant one and one he did again quite unexpected at Hyde Park last year.

 

It was just as brilliant 16 years on :cheer:

 

 

Shall we reconvene tomorrow night Laura & I will find out some more facts ...