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Damon Albarn – Monkey's World (2008) | Track profile | Dork

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Damon Albarn
Monkey: Journey to the West
Monkey's World

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Monkey's World

Release date: 18th August 2008

From Monkey: Journey to the West

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About This Track

"Monkey's World" is a track by Damon Albarn, from the album Monkey: Journey to the West, released 18th August 2008. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Damon Albarn.

About the Artist

Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn

Lyrics

Monkey's World

Monkeys:

好玩痛快

HAO WAN TONG KUAI

What fun! What pleasure!

自由自在

ZI YOU ZI ZAI

Life's free and easy

好玩 自在

HAO WAN ZI ZAI

What fun! Life's easy

自由自在

ZI YOU ZI ZAI

Life's free and easy

好玩 自在

HAO WAN ZI ZAI

What fun! Life's easy

好玩痛快

HAO WAN TONG KUAI

What fun! What pleasure!

自由自在

ZI YOU ZI ZAI

Life's free and easy

好玩痛快

HAO WAN TONG KUAI

What fun! What pleasure!

自由自在

ZI YOU ZI ZAI

Life's free and easy

好玩痛快

HAO WAN TONG KUAI

What fun! What pleasure!

自由自在

ZI YOU ZI ZAI

Life's free and easy

REPEAT

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Track details

From Monkey: Journey to the West

2008

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Album

Monkey: Journey to the West

Release year

2008

—Sandy the River Demon
—I Love Buddha
—Battle into Heaven
—Heavenly Peach Banquet
—Disappearing Volcano
—Monkey Bee (Radio Edit)
—Iron Rod
—Into the Eastern Sea
—Journey to Beijing
—March of the Volunteers
—Monkey's World
—Monkey Travels
—O Mi To Fu
—Out of the Eastern Sea
—Pigsy in Space
—The White Skeleton Demon
—Tripitaka's Curse
—Confessions of a Pig
—The Dragon King
—The Living Sea
—Monkey Bee
—Monk's Song
—March of the Iron Army
—Whisper

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Chen Shi-Zheng, Damon Albarn
Producer: Damon Albarn