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Coffee Break: This monkey's gone to Heaven

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by Anna Reed

April 11, 2018

A mummified monkey was found during the demolition of a downtown Minneapolis Dayton's.

Though no one is positive where it came from, Robbinsdale Mayor Regan Murphy said her dad stole a monkey from a Dayton's display in the '60s (then returned it shortly after), and a man who used to work in the building said a monkey escaped from the eighth floor pet store in the 1960s and escaped into the air conditioning duct.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention monkeys?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven
The Monkees - Valleri
Low - Monkey
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Mickey's Monkey
Patti Smith - Space Monkey
The Beatles - Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me and My Monkey
Chuck Berry - Too Much Monkey Business
New York Dolls - Dance Like A Monkey