Even when he was still alive Spencer was a source of inspiration or the people around him, especially for his friends, which still love and respect him today. A lot of his friends make music nowadays as well, one of these are the four guys from the 100 Monkeys. At a lot of their shows they sing Songs from Spencer, like for example. the Song we recently introduced „The Monkey Song“, that he wrote when he was 15. Ben J. (with whom Spencer sang in the Band “The Stevedores”) and his three friends do not only sing songs from Spencer but also Songs about him. Thus one of the songs of their repertoire is„Made of Gold“ in which they commemorate their deceased friend..

And because it’s such a beautiful song, that’s sung with a lot of emotion, we want to present this song to you, with Lyrics and Video, so that you can sing along. The english text is the Basis when the four perform the song. This means that there can be some differences in the Text at the end of the song, if you watch different Videos of that song. Ben J. is sitting behind the drums, Ben G. and Jared are playing the guitars and the song is mostly sung by Jackson.

So here’s the song in English:

Well, I’m shakey and I’m nervous
and I’m anxious as Hell
I’m maniac, seeing static, in a panic as well
I’m gonna give myself a heart-attack
but the doctor says I’m much too young for that…
I’m gonna give myself a heart-attack
but the doctor says I’m much too young for that…

when my hero was immortalized
on magnetic tape
and digital sound waves

there’s no grave for the soul
no vinyl coffin made of gold
you’re made of gold
you’re made of gold
you’re made of gold

My hero lives on video, my hero lives on video….
…my hero lives on video….

you can watch him groove as he moves by frame
in a mess of curls as the girls scream his name
Spencer Bell!

He was the lyricist a mad scientist
an architect of quick wit
the best to smoke and drink with
the best to joke and think with

he was one of the lost
the first to be found
we’ll keep playing his songs
to give us comfort
to keep us proud
to have known this body
whose soul is still so loud

my hero lives on video
my hero lives on video
my hero lives on video
my hero lives on video
my hero lives on video
my hero lives on video
my hero lives on video
my hero lives on video
video, video tape

well I’m shakey and I’m nervous and I’m anxious as hell
I’m manic, seeing static, in a panic as well
I’m gonna give myself a heart attack
oohh the doctor
he says you’re much too young for that
oh much too young, you’re much too young

oh my hero was much younger than I
when my hero was immortalized

Here you can find another Video,, which was recorded at the concert at Callahan’s in last February.

At this point I would like to give a big thank you to three ver nice people, that helped me, to get the Lyrics of this song. A big Thank You to Theresa, Bill Bell and Jackson! (Thank you very much!)

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