Now I’ve always been a fan of the TV show Monkey Dust that used to be on BBC Three some years ago with its quirky characters and amazing music, this is the show that introduced me to the wonderful musical talents of Goldfrapp and Boards of Canada!
So since having a trusty iPod I’ve been collecting the tracks that have been on the several series that the show ran over and when I originally typed this post I had 22 tracks, now at my most recent count I have 58 tracks that were used over the three series on Monkey Dust, yes that many!
It is such a shame that the every series of the strange and somewhat disturbing show is not available on DVD/Blu-ray, yes it may not be very “PC” these days with the characters that were in the show, but surely it’s up to people what they buy and watch, maybe one day all the shows will be released to us.
I’m calling on fans of the series and the music to help me out, if you know of any tracks that are not listed below that have been used in the Monkey Dust episodes, then please let me know so that I can complete my collection on my iTunes playlist, so here is my current updated list, thanks everyone 😉
Monkey Dust Playlist
- That’s Not Really Funny – Eels
- Lovely Head – Goldfrapp
- Reach – S Club 7
- 6 Underground – Sneaker Pimps
- Somebody Hurt You – A Girl Called Eddy
- Child Psychology – Black Box Recorder
- Elemental – Robin Guthrie
- A Place In the Wilderness – Roger Eno
- The Weekend Starts Here – Fatboy Slim
- Carmina Burana: O Fortuna – Carl Orff
- Dual Tone – Small World
- Hayling – FC Kahuna
- It’s Only the End of the World – Black Box Recorder
- Radian – Air
- Fast Food Song – Fast Food Rockers
- Deer Stop – Goldfrapp
- One and Only Love – Kiki Dee
- Melissa Juice – Boards of Canada
- Freefall – Robin Guthrie
- As You Fall – Bent
- Incredible (What I Meant to Say) – Darius
- Come – Eddie Warner
- Colour Me – Dot Allison
- Up Town Top Ranking – Black Box Recorder
- I Begin to Wonder – Dannii Minogue
- Utopia – Goldfrapp
- Your Love Means Everything – Faultline
- Hymne à l’Amour – Jeff Buckley & Gary Lucas
- Turquoise Hexagon Sun – Boards Of Canada
- Your Lucky Day In Hell – Eels
- The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba – English Chamber Orchestra, Nigel Kennedy & Paul Barritt
- Pilots – Goldfrapp
- Crossing the Line – Robin Guthrie
- Biological – AIR
- Open The Light – Boards Of Canada
- All I Think About Is You – Harry Nilsson
- (Dancing) On a Saturday Night – Barry Blue
- Sunrise – Pulp
- It’s You – PJ Harvey
- I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll – Britney Spears
- Hooray Hooray (It’s A Cheeky Holiday) – Cheeky Girls
- Message Personnel – Dot Allison
- Hated Sunday – Black Box Recorder
- Horse Tears – Goldfrapp
- Pele – Arakatuba & The Ballistic Brothers
- Think Twice – The Detroit Experiment
- It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls
- No Good Advice – Girls Aloud
- Adore – I:Cube
- Offshore (Original) – Chicane
- Satisfaction – Benny Benassi Presents The Biz
- Early – Chicane
- Place de la Concorde – Fila Brazillia
- Imperial – Robin Guthrie
- Up With People – Lambchop
- This Love – Craig Armstrong featuring Liz Fraser
- In The Waiting Line – Zero 7
- World of Shit – Eels
Still Trying to get hold of….
- My Doreen – Bob Hewerdine and Darden Smith
- Dirty Weekend – Jim Blake (Cheeze)
- Sanson Ki Mala Pey – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Party
- La Sonadora – Son Para Ti
- No Man’s Land (from Sweeney The Movie OST)
- Rehab Messiah – Ilya
So there you have it, my list for some of the Music from Monkey Dust so far, so if you do know any that I’ve missed and you are 110% they were in the show, then please let me know…
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.