Written by : M E Smith ; D Gough
Initial release:
Masquerade (single mix) / Calendar / Scareball / Ol' Gang (live),Artful CXARTFUL1
Date:
9 February 1998
Subsequent releases:
A World Bewitched, Artful ARTFULCD35 6 February 2001
The Fall Box Set 1976-2007, Castle CMX8X1558, 2007
Group on initial recording:
Mark E Smith - vocals; Julia Nagle - keyboards, guitar ; Damon Gough - guitar; Steve Hanley - bass; Karl Burns - drums
First played live:
30 March 1998 New York
Last played live:
14 May 1999 Kentish Town
Number of known performances:
18
This is a song that was written with Damon Gough, the Badly Drawn Boy before he became better known. It was hidden away as a B-Side for Masquerade and as a result, not many people really got to hear it. It's OK but it is more indicative of the direction Badly Drawn Boy went in (pleasant tunes with a hint of melancholy) than it is typical of The Fall at that period in time. It doesn't seem to yield much on repeated listenings. It was played 14 times in 1998 but only sporadically the following year, then dropped from the set.