Monica
Written by: Ray DaviesPublished by: Noma Music, Inc./Hi-Count Music, Inc. BMI
Lyrics:
Under a lamp light
Monica stands at midnight,
And every guy think he can buy her love,
But money can't buy sweet lovin' from Monica.
Morning to moonshine,
Monica knows every line.
Don't ever propose 'cause Monica knows, you know.
She'll turn up her nose and say what a fool you are.
I, I shall die,
I, I shall die if I should lose Monica.
(Oh Monica my love.)
People can try,
People can try, but they can't buy Monica, my love.
You take the sunshine,
I'll take the nightly shadows.
'Cause everyone knows that Monica glows at night.
She'll do something wrong and prove to you she is right.
I, I shall die,
I, I shall die if I should lose Monica.
(Oh Monica my love.)
People may try,
People may try, but they can't buy Monica, my love.
Morning to moonshine,
Monica knows every line.
Don't ever propose 'cause Monica knows, you know.
She'll turn up her nose and say what a fool you are.
Monica.
This song can be found on the following releases:
2018 stereo mix with session chat (2:31), recorded March or May 1968 at Pye Studios No. 2, Marble Arch, LondonThe Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set) | 26 Oct 2018 | UK | BMG/Sanctuary Records SKU: B07GJ397BS | Multi CD box set |
stereo mix (2:13), recorded probably May 1968 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | Oct 1968 | Sweden/Norway | Pye NSPL 18233 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | Oct 1968 | France | Pye CLVLXPY 298 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | 22 Nov, 1968 | UK | Pye NSPL 18233 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | Dec 1968 | New Zealand | Pye NSPL 18233 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | Jan 1969 | Italy | Pye SLBP 63.003 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | Jan 1969 | USA | Reprise RS 6327 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | Dec 1987 | UK | PRT PYL 6008 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | Jan 1988 | Germany | PRT (TELDEC) 8.26676 ZR | CD |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | 18 Dec, 1989 | UK | Castle Communications CLACD 161 | CD |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | 15 May, 1990 | USA | Reprise RS 6327-2 | CD |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | 25 May, 1998 | UK | Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 481 | CD |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | 17 Sep, 2001 | UK | Castle Music/Sanctuary CMTCD319 | CD |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (Special Deluxe Edition) | 28 Jun, 2004 | UK | Sanctuary Records Group SMETD 102 | 3 CD set |
The Pye Album Collection | 25 Apr 2005 | UK | Castle Music/Sanctuary Records Group CMXBX 1125 | Multi CD box set |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set) | 26 Oct 2018 | UK | BMG/Sanctuary Records SKU: B07GJ397BS | Multi CD box set |
mono mix (2:18), recorded probably May 1968 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | 22 Nov, 1968 | UK | Pye NPL 18233 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | 25 May, 1998 | UK | Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 481 | CD |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (Special Deluxe Edition) | 28 Jun, 2004 | UK | Sanctuary Records Group SMETD 102 | 3 CD set |
The Kinks In Mono | 21 Nov, 2011 | UK | Sanctuary/Universal Music 602527769448 | Multi CD box set |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set) | 26 Oct 2018 | UK | BMG/Sanctuary Records SKU: B07GJ397BS | Multi CD box set |
mono mix, BBC recording (2:09), recorded 9 Jul, 1968 at Playhouse Theatre, London
BBC Sessions 1964-1977 | 12 Mar, 2001 | UK | Sanctuary Records SANDD010 | 2 CD set |
BBC Sessions 1964-1977 | 20 Mar, 2001 | USA | Sanctuary Records 06076 84504-2 | 2 CD set |
The Kinks At The BBC - Radio & TV Sessions And Concerts: 1964-1994 | 13 Aug 2012 | UK | Sanctuary Records/Universal Music 279 721-8 | Multi CD box set |
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