Influences On Other Songs
The song was a heavy influence on Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues". Punk rocker Johnny Thunders paid tribute to this song through his song titled "Too Much Junkie Business," which is a mix of "Pills" by Bo Diddley, and "Too Much Monkey Business." KMFDM also honored this song in "Too Much," released on their 84–86 compilation album. This song also, in a way, influenced Michael Jackson's "Monkey Business" using the line "Too Much Monkey Business" in the hook of the song. This song was released on Michael Jackson's Ultimate Collection in 2004.
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