I know what this song is about but i wonder if [maybe too early in time] but the person has a drug habit.They refer
to monkey on your back to a drug habit I think heroin.
Tis term is rarely used in alcohol addiction.He fears the money and doesn't want to get that habit so hes bookin!
I can tell that Walter's addiction to heroin and other things but mostly smack,was bad and deep and he knows alot about the street lingo ,so he was there.So much reference
that it takes one to know one, but Walter says it brilliantly and forget about Mr. Becker. Walter was genius in no uncertain terms.The best reference which is not so obvious like Time Out was Walter's Medical Science.What a song it is!! I have been listening to both Walter since inception which is about 50 years. I am devastated to put it mildly of Walter's Death. I love Donald to death but as song writers they are both very different.Walter is my favorite as a solo artist ,but again they are the best songwriter and players in my world bar none except Pul and John- the beatles of course.
@mrsadowsky AA is used by addicts of all types, and alcoholism is definitely an addiction. Many alcoholics like to think it's not the same thing, but it's exactly the same. I myself have always associated the expression "monkey on your back" with coke addiction. Not sure why.
@mrsadowsky AA is used by addicts of all types, and alcoholism is definitely an addiction. Many alcoholics like to think it's not the same thing, but it's exactly the same. I myself have always associated the expression "monkey on your back" with coke addiction. Not sure why.
After looking into it, the expression seems to have origins going back to the early 19th century, so I'm guessing it comes from mixing folklore describing monkeys as evil with the albatross from 1834's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". That's actually a good half century before the invention of...
After looking into it, the expression seems to have origins going back to the early 19th century, so I'm guessing it comes from mixing folklore describing monkeys as evil with the albatross from 1834's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". That's actually a good half century before the invention of heroin. Opium was pretty big then, but most opium addicts were also alcoholics. There was no AA, and no effective treatment.
I know what this song is about but i wonder if [maybe too early in time] but the person has a drug habit.They refer to monkey on your back to a drug habit I think heroin. Tis term is rarely used in alcohol addiction.He fears the money and doesn't want to get that habit so hes bookin! I can tell that Walter's addiction to heroin and other things but mostly smack,was bad and deep and he knows alot about the street lingo ,so he was there.So much reference that it takes one to know one, but Walter says it brilliantly and forget about Mr. Becker. Walter was genius in no uncertain terms.The best reference which is not so obvious like Time Out was Walter's Medical Science.What a song it is!! I have been listening to both Walter since inception which is about 50 years. I am devastated to put it mildly of Walter's Death. I love Donald to death but as song writers they are both very different.Walter is my favorite as a solo artist ,but again they are the best songwriter and players in my world bar none except Pul and John- the beatles of course.
@mrsadowsky AA is used by addicts of all types, and alcoholism is definitely an addiction. Many alcoholics like to think it's not the same thing, but it's exactly the same. I myself have always associated the expression "monkey on your back" with coke addiction. Not sure why.
@mrsadowsky AA is used by addicts of all types, and alcoholism is definitely an addiction. Many alcoholics like to think it's not the same thing, but it's exactly the same. I myself have always associated the expression "monkey on your back" with coke addiction. Not sure why.
After looking into it, the expression seems to have origins going back to the early 19th century, so I'm guessing it comes from mixing folklore describing monkeys as evil with the albatross from 1834's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". That's actually a good half century before the invention of...
After looking into it, the expression seems to have origins going back to the early 19th century, so I'm guessing it comes from mixing folklore describing monkeys as evil with the albatross from 1834's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". That's actually a good half century before the invention of heroin. Opium was pretty big then, but most opium addicts were also alcoholics. There was no AA, and no effective treatment.