It's a spinning zoetrope portraying a half-ape, half-man creature (the beast is tailless, though many refer to it as the "spinning monkeys") swinging form branch to branch of a stylized tree ...

The monkey hangs on to the edge of a thin branch in order to keep the leopard at bay. The predator, meanwhile, does its best to reach the monkey and make a meal of it.

The song "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" was released ten years ago and has since become the soundtrack to millions of viral videos. Its story shows how music has shaped — and been shaped by ...