Part Man, Part Monkey

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Disc 4 track 11 of Tracks, 1998.

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Credits

• Tracks (1998)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, bass
  • Omar Hakim: drums
  • David Sancious: keyboards

Performances

Performed live 84 times (not including snippet performances). 2008-08-19 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA 2005-11-16 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 2005-10-28 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA 2005-10-24 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA 2005-10-21 Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, RI 2005-10-07 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 2005-08-11 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA 2005-08-10 Theater Of The Clouds, Portland, OR 2005-08-06 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 2005-08-03 Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI 2005-07-28 Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA 2005-07-26 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 2005-07-24 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC 2005-07-23 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2005-07-16 Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY 2005-07-13 Corel Centre, Ottawa, ON 2005-06-28 ICC Berlin, Berlin, Germany 2005-06-27 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany 2005-06-25 Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden 2005-06-22 Forum København, Copenhagen, Denmark 2005-06-20 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2005-05-28 Royal Albert Hall, London, England 2005-05-27 Royal Albert Hall, London, England 2005-05-24 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland 2005-05-20 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA 2005-05-19 Theater At The Continental Airlines Arena (The), East Rutherford, NJ 2005-05-17 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA 2005-05-15 Wolstein Center, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 2005-05-14 Patriot Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 2005-05-11 Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL 2005-05-10 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2005-05-07 Lecture Hall (The), Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO 2005-05-05 Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA 2005-05-03 Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, CA 2005-05-02 Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, CA 2005-04-30 Glendale Arena, Glendale, AZ 2005-04-28 Nokia Live At Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TX 2005-04-25 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI 2005-04-22 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ 2005-04-21 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ 1988-06-25 Wembley Stadium, London, England 1988-05-23 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1988-05-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1988-05-19 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1988-05-18 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1988-05-16 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1988-05-13 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN 1988-05-10 Met Center, Bloomington, MN 1988-05-09 Met Center, Bloomington, MN 1988-05-06 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA 1988-05-05 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA 1988-05-03 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1988-05-02 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1988-04-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1988-04-27 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1988-04-25 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1988-04-23 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1988-04-22 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1988-04-20 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO 1988-04-17 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO 1988-04-15 Frank Erwin Center, University Of Texas, Austin, TX 1988-04-13 Summit (The), Houston, TX 1988-04-12 Summit (The), Houston, TX 1988-04-05 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1988-04-04 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1988-04-02 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1988-04-01 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1988-03-29 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI 1988-03-28 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI 1988-03-26 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY 1988-03-23 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA 1988-03-22 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA 1988-03-20 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 1988-03-17 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL 1988-03-16 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL 1988-03-14 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1988-03-13 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1988-03-09 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1988-03-08 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1988-03-04 Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, NC 1988-03-03 Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, NC 1988-02-29 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA 1988-02-28 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA 1988-02-25 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 0 show(s) of 130 on the 2023-25 International Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run. Performed at 0 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 0 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 83 on the Working On A Dream Tour. Performed at 1 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour. Performed at 37 show(s) of 72 on the Devils & Dust Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 7 on the Vote For Change Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 120 on The Rising Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 132 on The Reunion Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 128 on The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 102 on the World Tour 1992-93. Performed at 0 show(s) of 20 on the Human Rights Now! Tour. Performed at 44 show(s) of 67 on the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour. Performed at 0 known other show(s), plus 2 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on 57 Channels (And Nothin' On) (Single, 1992), Tracks (1998), and 18 Tracks (1999).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 8 official live downloads:

• 2005-08-03 Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI
• 2005-06-25 Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden
• 2005-05-17 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
• 1988-05-23 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 1988-05-16 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 1988-04-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 1988-04-23 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 1988-03-28 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI

On The Tracks

PART MAN, PART MONKEY – V1		uncirculating
PART MAN, PART MONKEY – V2a	4:26	HD
PART MAN, PART MONKEY – V2b	4:31	TRACKS / TRACKS: 18 / 1992 b-side

Note: Written in 1986 and first recorded during the 1987 Tunnel Of Love sessions, then performed live regularly during the 1988 Tunnel Of Love Express Tour. Bruce re-recorded the song during the Human Touch sessions, and that version was released as a 1992 b-side, and then later on Tracks. This studio version dates from January 1990 at Soundworks West, Los Angeles. Springsteen handles guitar, bass, and vocals, and his two-man backing band is David Sancious (keyboards) and Omar Hakim (drums). V2a and V2b are extremely similar and may in fact be identical mixes.

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^{Studio Sessions: Tunnel Of Love}

Lyrics

Part Man, Part Monkey

They prosecuted some poor sucker in these United States
For teaching that man descended from the apes
They coulda settled that case without a fuss or fight
If they'd seen me chasing you, sugar, through the jungle last night
They'da called in that jury and a one two three, said
Part man, part monkey, definitely

Well the church bell rings from the corner steeple
Man in a monkey suit swears he'll do no evil
Offers his lover's prayer but his soul lies
Dark and drifting and unsatisfied
Well hey bartender tell me what do you see
Part man, part monkey, looks like to me

Well the night is dark, the moon is full
The flowers of romance exert their pull
We talk awhile, my fingers slip
I'm hard and crackling like a whip

Well did God make man in a breath of holy fire
Or did he crawl on up out of the muck and mire
Well the man on the street believes what the bible tells him so
But you can ask me, mister, because I know
Tell them soul sucking preachers to come on down and see
Part man, part monkey, baby that's me

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

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