In the 1950's, the London Zoo featured an 'artist' chimp named Congo, whose canvases sold for thousands of dollars each and whose work was owned by such famous names as Salvadore Dalí, Joan Miró, and yes, Pablo Picasso. The Institute of Contemporary Arts even mounted a large exhibition of his work in 1957. To me, that jibes so well with the lyrics; 'As the masters rot on walls - And the angels eat their grapes - I watched Picasso - visit 'The Planet Of The Apes'. Kudos to whoever thought of selling a chimp's paintings! 'As the real heroes died -and their ideas supplied - to a fat little magpie - with money in his eyes - they bowed and they scraped -as opinions he shaped - now every little sketch a fortune will fetch'.
In the 1950's, the London Zoo featured an 'artist' chimp named Congo, whose canvases sold for thousands of dollars each and whose work was owned by such famous names as Salvadore Dalí, Joan Miró, and yes, Pablo Picasso. The Institute of Contemporary Arts even mounted a large exhibition of his work in 1957. To me, that jibes so well with the lyrics; 'As the masters rot on walls - And the angels eat their grapes - I watched Picasso - visit 'The Planet Of The Apes'. Kudos to whoever thought of selling a chimp's paintings! 'As the real heroes died -and their ideas supplied - to a fat little magpie - with money in his eyes - they bowed and they scraped -as opinions he shaped - now every little sketch a fortune will fetch'.