The Main Monkey Business
"The Main Monkey Business" is an instrumental from Rush's 2007 album Snakes & Arrows. It clocks in at 6 minutes and 1 second, making it Rush's second longest instrumental, the longest being "La Villa Strangiato". Drummer Neil Peart remarked that it took him three days to learn the song.[1]
| "The Main Monkey Business" | |
|---|---|
| Instrumental by Rush | |
| from the album Snakes & Arrows | |
| Released | May 1, 2007 |
| Genre | Progressive rock, hard rock, instrumental rock |
| Length | 6:01 |
| Label | Atlantic Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Lifeson/Lee/Peart |
| Producer(s) | Rush & Nick Raskulinecz |
Background
The title of the song comes from a phrase lead singer and bassist Geddy Lee's mother used to describe someone up to no good:
...Long story short is, uh, this person was up to hijinx and my mother was telling me "Well I think there was some monkey business involved", and I said, "What do you mean, monkey business? What kind of monkey business? And she said, "The MAIN monkey business". So I love that phrase and every time I think of her saying "The MAIN monkey business" it makes me laugh.[2]
— Geddy Lee, Legends of Classic Rock interview
References
- Peart, Neil. The Game of Snakes and Arrows (accessed July 11, 2013).
- Legends of Classic Rock - Rush, the Snakes & Arrows World Album Premiere
