Monkey68 is the musical face of story-teller Vince Tuckwood. Vince has played guitar since he was 9, in bands since he was 13, lost the use of his hands at age 21 thanks to dermatitis and incompetent doctors, however still played with various bands, most notably The Vultures, Wonky Dodgem, Grope and Bagpuss as well as his UK home recording project, Idiosync. Vince moved to the US in 2003 and, with hands back to normal, set to recording as Monkey68, working on the backlog of songs from his broken hand days and new ones coming along all the time. Live, he is joined in Monkey68 by Pete on bass and Tony on drums. Vince's published novels are available at all online booksellers: 1) Do Sparrows Eat Butterflies?; 2) Karaoke Criminals. Vince blogs regularly at VinceT.net.
In These Arms - JHT He once gave his smile to me, but now he needs to sleep, now he needs to heal.
Walking Away When you're walking away, there's probably someone, who's wiping the shit from your shoes
Daedalus (Free to Fly) You grew your wings to be free Just lift your eyes to see...
Then She Says Hey My daughter always brings me back to earth with her fascination for everything. Her catch-phrase? "You know what's weird?" She provided the chorus content here.
Love-Peace-Trust Stop for a moment - what do you have that matters - be thankful for it all.
You Say Take a seat, take a step, here is my hand, I'm listening
Some Things Don't Make Sense Stop taking everything so seriously - some things don't make sense!
Making Amends This is how it feels, when the jaundiced sun goes down... This is how it feels, when the hollow moon is out
MILF It's hard to believe you're near fifty...
Magpies and Mongrels Another rough mix for your comments and enjoyment - once again, if you want this on the stations, this will become the permanent home of the song.
Blind Eye The first recording from the live Monkey68 crew: Patrick Flint (Drums), Pete Paro (Bass & B Vox), Vince (Everything else)
UNtitled (Live Demo) The second song from the live Monkey68 demo. I'm really pleased with how this came out. A little Elliot Smith, a little Teenage Fan Club but always, all the way Monkey68!
Open and Here (Live Demo) The third song from our live demo. More spritely than the original demo yet still carrying that darker strand thanks to the lyric and sense.
Corinthian - Part I MonkeyDub
Corinthian - Part II A poem to being dislocated in New York. Floating above the city, a ghost in the clouds. Feet on the ground, sensation and senseless.
While Rome Burns A meditation on banality, vacuity, celebrity. Come on, sing along.
Hanute Came from somewhere - love where it went
Grind Somebody once said - the trick with dance music is to take the percussion, set it where you think it should be and then boost it anyway! Enjoy.
Corrigé Sometimes you have to break the cycle.
Subside (CtV Remix) An older song that I decided to rework. Mark and Isabelle from CtV kicked me up the ass and showed me what it could be (Thanks guys!)
Oowhee A song of frustration, the end of the road and... nursery rhymes.
UNtitled Chaplin, Keaton... Old
Combine The Monkeys Dance you monkeys, dance!
Looking Down She could just take a step...
Open and Here What do you want me to feel?
Noodle Flood, deluge... Swallowing my tongue.
Resigned Please excuse me
For Granted When everything's too real - you eclipse the way I feel
Long Trip (Far Away) feat. Red I was weak...
8/7/2010 4:34:37 PM Vince thanks for spinning by-great music deserves plays, so i got ewe on Laid Back Life as well-all fixed now Rob
3/28/2009 4:08:15 PM Vince....I'll do my best to be there on time this time, crackin' snappin' cold PBRs to the Monkey dance. If you're out and about tonight (and get this in time) I'll be with the Hoolios at Stash's doing our cajun-style thing...we're opening for the Reducers. Should be a whole bunch of fun. We start at 9/930. Rock.
1/24/2009 10:20:18 AM Hey V- Very, very enjoyable collection here. I'm on my third tune and counting ... you've a new fan. Best, Kev-
1/19/2009 1:46:46 PM Thanks alot for your message..Really like your music and songwriting..Melodic and creative Thanks for the inspiration :)
12/1/2008 9:04:47 PM Hey Vince, glad you posted the link to MILF. I like it very much. I'm the wrong guy to ask about mix and such, but I really like the tune! Glenn
9/2/2008 1:26:16 PM Hey man, your stuff is really good... keep it up!
2/9/2008 10:50:25 AM Vince congratulations on #1, great tune. ~Lace~
2/8/2008 12:58:14 AM Congrats on your number one Vince. Love your work my friend :-) SuperPuss =^.^=
1/17/2008 11:25:56 PM Vince, I had to take a day and let that compliment sink in, man. Thank you. The "zone" is my favorite place to be....the Rivergods make it easy for me. Mike
1/16/2008 11:04:08 AM Thanks a lot for playing our music and for the comprarison to Nick Drake, we also consider it a huge compliment! All the best to you and your great station. Lara & Ian Plunkett
1/15/2008 11:28:51 AM Vince, glad you could make it to the show and I'm sorry we didn't get the chance to hook up. I'm sure there will be other opportunities. Please keep me posted regarding your debut...I look forward to being there to hear some good music! Mike
1/6/2008 9:25:31 PM Hi Vince... Thanks for adding my song to your station...it is appreciated! All the best in 2008.
12/31/2007 5:17:47 PM HAPPY NEW YEAR Vince ... May your '08 be GREAT !!!
12/27/2007 3:34:43 PM Hi Monkey68 - just had a listen to your new tune Corrigé - 8/14 time sig works well with that one - bopping till we drop!!!
11/1/2007 4:59:19 AM Hey nice one Vince - you've made a top pick list on this site. Well done mate.
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