Disco Dessert 11/29/20 - "Shock The Monkey" from Peter Gabriel...

 

 

"Shock The Monkey" was a club and radio hit for British rock artist Peter Gabriel. Appearing on his album Peter Gabriel 4 (Security), the song was written by the former member of progressive rock titans Genesis, who produced it with David Lord. On Billboard magazine's Dance/Disco Top-80 chart, the single peaked at #26 in 1982, while also topping the Mainstream Rock radio chart, landing at #29 on the pop Hot 100, and even sneaking on to the Black Singles Chart at #64.