Punish the Monkey

Punish the Monkey

Infobox Single
Name = Punish the Monkey


Artist = Mark Knopfler
from Album = Kill To Get Crimson
B-side =
Released = 2007
Format = Download
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label =
Writer = Mark Knopfler
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "True Love Will Never Fade"
(2007)
This single = "Punish the Monkey"
(2007)
Next single =

"Punish the Monkey" is the seventh track on the album "Kill To Get Crimson" by Mark Knopfler. The song was also released as a download single in USA and Canada.
The monkey in the song is the one that always comes along with an organ grinder, dancing to the sound of the street organ. It is a metaphor for an employee and his boss. "They'll punish the monkey and let the organ grinder go" could mean that higher-ups never take the fall.

References

[http://www.mark-knopfler-news.co.uk Mark Knopfler official website]


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