Post #301726 by PremEx on Wed, Apr 25, 2007 10:53 AM

On 2007-04-25 08:28, bigtikidude wrote:
Is that really Don Ho singing that?

Yes it is. It's from an album called "When Pigs Fly" which is a compilation of somewhat humorous and strange covers "that you never thought you'd hear."

See:

http://www.amazon.com/When-Pigs-Fly-Various-Artists/dp/B000067FTM/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-6310960-0440703?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1176607898&sr=8-1

In Don's obituary from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, it states:

He displayed his sense of humor when he agreed to record “Shock The Monkey” for a nationally released compilation album, “When Pigs Fly,” in 2002.

At the beginning of the song you hear Don say that he heard that Peter Gabriel was doing covers of his songs...so Don was going to do a cover of one of Peter's. But I don't really know if the selection of "Shock The Monkey" was Don's choice...or that of the album's producers.

:)

Edited to add: Just found the song on iTunes. 99 cents and it's yours. :wink:

[ Edited by: PremEx 2007-04-25 11:17 ]