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Tarzan Boy Lyrics
Tarzan Boy
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Jungle life
I'm far away from nowhere
On my own like Tarzan Boy
Hide and seek
I play along while rushing cross the forest
Monkey business on a sunny afternoon
Jungle life
I'm living in the open
Native beat that carries on
Burning bright
A fire the blows teh signal to the sky
I sit and wonder does the message get to you
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Night to night
Gimme the other, gimme the other
Chance tonight
Gimme the other, gimme the other
Night to night
Gimme the other, gimme the other world
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Jungle life
You're far away from nothing
It's all right
You won't miss home
Take a chance
Leave everything behind you
Come and join me
Won't be sorry
It's easy to survive
Jungle life
We're living in the open
All alone like Tarzan Boy
Hide and seek
We play along while rushing cross the
forest
Monkey business on a sunny afternoon
Night to night
Gimme the other, gimme the other
Chance tonight, Oh Yeah
Night to night
Gimme the other, gimme the other
Night to night
You won't play
Night to night
Gimme the other, gimme the other
Chance tonight, Oh Yeah
Night to night
Night to night
Gimme the other, gimme the other
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I'm far away from nowhere
On my own like Tarzan Boy
I play along while rushing cross the forest
Monkey business on a sunny afternoon
I'm living in the open
Native beat that carries on
A fire the blows teh signal to the sky
I sit and wonder does the message get to you
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Gimme the other, gimme the other
Chance tonight
Gimme the other, gimme the other
Night to night
Gimme the other, gimme the other world
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
You're far away from nothing
It's all right
You won't miss home
Leave everything behind you
Come and join me
Won't be sorry
It's easy to survive
We're living in the open
All alone like Tarzan Boy
We play along while rushing cross the
forest
Monkey business on a sunny afternoon
Gimme the other, gimme the other
Chance tonight, Oh Yeah
Night to night
Gimme the other, gimme the other
Night to night
You won't play
Gimme the other, gimme the other
Chance tonight, Oh Yeah
Night to night
Night to night
Gimme the other, gimme the other
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
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yes, he died of AIDS in the year 1995(http://www.lostidols.com/files/rip/rip4.html). kool song ...takes me to my childhood hehe. May be this song is about a carefree attitude that everyone must possess to enjoy life to the fullest.
As someone who knows nothing about the background of this artist or band, this is exactly the feeling this song conveys to me, the nostalgia and the meaning. Whether that feeling changes after I've done a little catching up, we'll see.
As someone who knows nothing about the background of this artist or band, this is exactly the feeling this song conveys to me, the nostalgia and the meaning. Whether that feeling changes after I've done a little catching up, we'll see.
The general spirit has already been specified, i.e. it's a kind of archetypal "wild man" or "noble savage" image, carefree, natural, associated with the movie series Tarzan. The chorus uses Tarzan's cry from the films.
The song also has strong sexual overtones, particularly the slang terms "gimme the other" and "monkey business". "Bit of the other" is British slang for sex (from this era). "Monkey business" in British slang is also sex (not for shady business as in America). Tarzan Boy is calling for a mate. (This is also consistent with the films, where Tarzan is pursuing a "civilised" woman named Jane).
The title is Tarzan Boy, but McShane seems to be singing "Tarzan's boy". Strange.
Baltimora is the name not of a band, but was the pseudonym of Jimmy McShane. I am told that he died of AIDS in the early '90s, though I have not confirmed this. Baltimora's lone hit was "Tarzan Boy" which can still be heard occasionally in the US as the music to Listerene commercials
Baltimora was a group-- not just Jimmy McShane, although he was definitely a member. They were an Italian new wave group.
Baltimora was a group-- not just Jimmy McShane, although he was definitely a member. They were an Italian new wave group.
Sidenote: that I always thought was interesting is that while Jimmy's the one in the video for Tarzan's Boy, rumor has that Jimmy only sang the background vocals and it was, in fact, Maurizio Bassi that is the lead vocalist on this song. I certainly think that's possible given the way "Tarzan", "rushing" and "sunny" are pronounced in the song. Doesn't sound like an Irish accent, but rather an Italian accent, especially on the second time he sings...
Sidenote: that I always thought was interesting is that while Jimmy's the one in the video for Tarzan's Boy, rumor has that Jimmy only sang the background vocals and it was, in fact, Maurizio Bassi that is the lead vocalist on this song. I certainly think that's possible given the way "Tarzan", "rushing" and "sunny" are pronounced in the song. Doesn't sound like an Irish accent, but rather an Italian accent, especially on the second time he sings rushing.
I LOVE this song. Love it. To me, its really just about being yourself and having no worries about it. I think he chose the whole savage, natural, jungle setting because its (naturally) an uninhibited state of mind. LOVE this song.
BRILLIANT!!! I love the real 80s/90s (not sure when this was released) monkey sound effect :D And me and my mum love to sing along to the Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey bit!
One of my favorite 80s/90s songs of all time. LOVE this song (and the video rocks, too!) :=)
Why is this song not available for purchase anywhere? I hear an edited version on Yahoo! Music every now and then.
@gilby_jr It is available for play on YouTube.
@gilby_jr It is available for play on YouTube.
This song makes me want to pour gay fuel all over myself.
Yeah I can't find exactly this song anywhere. but its good, just a nice feel good, fun song.
This song is pretty simply about living independently with the minimum of concerns and the maximum enjoyment. A very nice "let your hair down, have some fun!" message.