6 Feb 2008
When I was appearing on Junior Kickstart
Footprints just wouldn’t work in any accent other than Scouse, would it? This song almost defines the description “droll”. It’s awesomely funny. Ten points just for knowing what or who Bert, Adge, The Shend and Daktari are (I did! And should I be proud of that? Would my parents be proud of me? Would my Dad let me borrow his golf clubs if he knew?). The original Footprints in the Sand poem which this is, er, inspired by, is one of those twee things which appear on posters designed to extract cash from evangelical Christians. It would appear people argue over the authorship of it. I’d run and hide, me.
7 Letters Sent:
Chris Robertson
Chris,
Great work mate – don’t envy you this task – especially with corrections from part time spotters like me.
Re footprints lyrics – it’s Ivor Cutler not Adge Cutler.
Keep this up mate though – they should be national treasures as Peel suggested. “Can you hear Talvin Singh?” – utter genius.
Can’t wait for the new album.
All the best.
Chris Robertson
Apr 14th, 2008
chris
Sorry Chris, it really is Adge Cutler…
Apr 14th, 2008
Will Melia
“The Shend” ? You really do learn something everyday. Always thought it was “The Shed”. Can someone enlighten me as to what ‘The Shend’ is ?
Apr 18th, 2010
Ricardo
The Shend
Apr 18th, 2010
Precocious Mckenzie
Was Adge Cutler the frontman for seminal German techno pioneers “Die Vurzels”?
Apr 18th, 2010
Neil G
Only just realised where the lines
‘Father.’
‘Yes, son’.
‘I want to borrow your golf clubs’
come from.
I was listening to this album for the first time in many years. The track ‘The End’, by Nico (originally by the Doors) contains the lines:
Father.
Yes son?
I want to kill you.
I’m sure everyone else knew that already but I didn’t. I always thought those lines were a bit strange.
Jul 25th, 2010
Marc
Always loved that Doors reference, almost better than the original
Jan 25th, 2011
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