As promised, here’s the track listing to the aborted Volume 10 of GMMP, another could-have-been masterpiece that never-was-finished.

It’s like the long lost version of the Beach Boys’ Smile, except it doesn’t have “Good Vibrations” or a song about vegetables (at least I don’t think any of these songs are about vegetables).

Ladies
01 – Darlene – Led Zeppelin [beckeye]
02 – Vicky Verky – Squeeze [beckeye]
03 – Blue Jean – David Bowie [beckeye]
04 – Hey Julie – Fountains of Wayne [beckeye]
05 – Always Claire – Knockout Drops [beckeye]
06 – Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles [distributorcap]
07 – Chelsea Morning – Joni Mitchell [distributorcap]
08 – Walk Away Renee – The Four Tops [distributorcap]
09 – Sad Lisa – Cat Stevens [distributorcap]
10 – Suite Judy Blue Eyes – Crosby Stills & Nash [distributorcap]
11 – Jenny (867-5309) – Tommy Tutone [flanneryalden]
12 – Maggie Mae – Rod Stewart [flanneryalden]
13 – Candy’s Room – Bruce Springsteen [flanneryalden]
14 – Oh Donna – Ritchie Valens [flanneryalden]
15 – Sarah Smiles – Hall & Oates [flanneryalden]
16 – Mustang Sally – The Commitments [moxie]
17 – Pandora’s Box – Aerosmith [moxie]
18 – Meet Virginia – Train [moxie]
19 – Jolene – Dolly Parton [moxie]
20 – Amanda – Boston [moxie]
21 – Valerie Loves Me – Material Issue [lulu]
22 – Sweet Jane – Cowboy Junkies [lulu]
23 – Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) – Edison Lighthouse [lulu]
24 – Cecilia Ann – Pixies [lulu]
25 – Jamie’s Crying – Van Halen [lulu]

Gents
26 – Charlemagne – John Cale [splotchy]
27 – Billy Two – The Clean [splotchy]
28 – Captain Lou – NRBQ [splotchy]
29 – Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing – The Minutemen [splotchy]
30 – Adam Green – Momus [splotchy]
31 – Paul Stanley – Hellacopters [allenl]
32 – St. Jimmie the Prankster – Dean Gray (Green Day Mashup) [allenl]
33 – Jonathan – Nerf Herder [allenl]
34 – Vincent – Don Maclean [allenl]
35 – Pablo Picasso Visitos Los Planetos de los Simios – Adam and the Ants [allenl]
36 – Can’t Con an Honest John – The Streets [barbara]
37 – Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner – Warren Zevon [barbara]
38 – Donald in the Bushes with a Bag of Glue – Ballboy [barbara]
39 – William, It Was Really Nothing – the Smiths [barbara]
40 – Our Retired Explorer (Dines With Michel Foucault in Paris, 1961) – the Weakerthans [barbara]
41 – Danny Boy – Hayley Westenra [j.d.]
42 – A Boozehound Named Barney – Maggie Roswell (as Shary Bobbins) [j.d.]
43 – Alfie – Lily Allen [j.d.]
44 – Samson – Regina Spektor [j.d.]
45 – Hey Jude – Joe Anderson [j.d.]
46 – Stagger Lee – Nick Cave [bubs]
47 – Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini [bubs]
48 – Making Plans For Nigel – Nouvelle Vague [bubs]
49 – Jimmy Jazz – The Clash [bubs]
50 – A Boy Named Sue – Johnny Cash [bubs]

UPDATE:

If any of the participants want to provide their own tracks to me for a (perhaps incomplete) publishing of this last mix, they’re welcome to email me the songs.

Okay, over and out.

Hi folks.

I am sad to announce the end to the Green Monkey Music Project.

I’m sorry to all the Monkey Masters who have not yet received the chance to make their own mix, and especially sorry to Beckeye, whose mix had just revved up. Once I get the song order from her, I’ll post the tracklisting for Volume 10 (but without the songs).

One thing I have really enjoyed in doing this bloggy thing over the past few months is the ability to connect with other people in interesting ways, whether it’s encouraging others to adopt a character actor, or making a mix tape with a variety of people across the globe.

Thanks everyone for your participation.

Love,

The Green Monkey What Lives In My Brain (deceased)

This post might just come across as an ego stroke to those who have been great participants thus far in the Green Monkey Music Project, and yes, that’s 45% true.

But the other 55% purpose of this post is to just to help me keep track of all the Monkey Masters running around.

So, Green Monkey Masters, I salute and keep track of you!

Masters With A Mix
Beckeye has contributed Battle of the Sexes (in progress)
Chris has contributed Geography Pop Quiz

Masters Yet To Mix
Manx
Barbara
Beth

Apprentices achieving masterhood with Volume 10
Bubs
J.D.
Lulu

Hi, music fans. BeckEye from The Pop Eye here, ready to show off my monkey mixology mastery! Since I’m a three-timer in Splotchy’s now-legendary Green Monkey Music Project, I’ve been granted the opportunity – nay, the right! – to take over his blog and helm the latest installment.

I’m pleased to announce that Volume 10 of the GMMP will be the Battle of the Sexes Mix. Since I’ve noticed that a lot of very enthusiastic people have been shut out of previous mixes, I’m going to be a benevolent ruler and allow 10 participants on this go-round. Each participant will offer up 5 songs each, all of which must include a person’s name in the title. Following the “battle of the sexes” theme, half of the songs will be about girls and the other half about boys.

RULE #1: Each participant must stick to one gender throughout his/her list. This is a battle, soldiers! You’ve gotta pick sides! If you pick boy titles, all five songs must be about boys. No slipping an “Oh Sheila” in there. (This is just to ease my highly anal-retentive mind and ensure that we end up with the same number of songs for each gender.)

RULE #2: Only one gender per song allowed. No ditties about Jack and Diane or ballads of John and Yoko.

RULE #3: All titles must include first names. No Misters, Misses or Doctors allowed. For example, Yoshimi is welcome to battle the pink robots, as long as Mr. Roboto is not one of them.

I’m not going to assign anyone a gender, so it’ll be a first-come, first-served situation. If you want to play, just enter your list of five songs in the comments section of this post and you’re in. Everyone will need to keep an eye on the comments to know how many slots for each sex are left. If anyone mistakenly posts a list for a gender that’s already reached its 25-song limit, either Splotchy or I will let him/her know that they need to revise or withdraw.

This should be a lot of fun, because there are a ton of these songs out there. I’m excited to see what you all come up with. Big thanks to Splotchy for hosting one of the best music-sharing programs on the Internetz. Let’s hear it for the boy! Let’s give the boy a hand!

*By the way…I kind of lied about letting 10 people play. There will be 10 slots available but I’ve already taken one and one is reserved for Splotchy, so there are really only 8 left. But that still leaves plenty of room!

UPDATE:

Participants are all signed up!

Ladies
Beckeye
Distributorcap
Flannery Alden
Lulu
Moxie

Gents
Splotchy
Allen L.
Barbara
J.D.
Bubs