Beware
Of The Flowers ('Cause I'm Sure They're Going To Get You Yeh)
345 votes
Originally the B-side of the earlier Hit Cor
Baby, That's Really Free, in 1977, Beware
of the Flowers was previously voted the Nation's 7th Favourite
lyric! This time it's a dance number, enhanced by a touch of Theremin.
Otways says:
"Barry
really fancied having a go at producing a version of this. He felt there
was a good way of updating this track that would work for radio and
he's managed to keep the character of the vocal."
We Know What She's Doing (She's In Love)
172 votes
Otways
says:
"I've had the idea that this song could turn into a 'poperetta' for
a while I've always liked those 60s bands like the Shangri-Las.
I like the idea of doing Top Of the Pops with a girl group too
(funnily enough, so do the band)."
Poetry And Jazz
112 votes
Otways says:
"I chose to work on this track, I used Jean Paul Metzgar (who did the
orchestral arrangements for the Albert Hall show) with Barry producing.
I personally like this version with my voice so high in the mix (But
then I would, wouldn't I?)"
Too Much Air And Not Enough Oxygen
98 votes
Otways says:
"Richard has sorted this one out and he's got the big band doing their
ever-classy bit on it too. When there was a poll on the web page as
to which of the old songs should be included on the list, this one was
the favourite."
I'm Cured (And I Can't Catch Love)
98 votes
Otways
says:
"This track came together when I was in the studio doing the vocals
to Poetry and Jazz, and at the end of the session Barry Upton (remember,
he wrote '5678' for Steps) played an idea he had. I found it fitted
with some lyrics I had just been working on and it all just clicked
superbly.
Rumpelstiltskin
75 votes
Otways says:
"A girl called Jane Skellett e-mailed me a set of lyrics, I thought
they were great, did some work on them and the band sorted out an arrangement.
Richard Holgarth took this one on to produce. We've done it live a couple
of times and it went down a storm."
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Geneve
56 votes
Otways says:
"We promised to include an 'oldie' or two to balance things up,
so Geneve is an obvious choice. This is the original "Walt Disney Version".
I felt I had to include this, as I wrote it to impress this girl I really
liked in 1975 - and there might still be time!"
(Right)
Geneve the Disney Version!
Pauline
28 votes
Otways
says:
"Murray Torkildsen had this new song and suggested it; he was
kind enough to allow me to change the words. Recorded at the same time
as a Sweeney session with Murray taking most of the control, it's definitely
got a cool Sweeney feel."
My American Friend
16 votes
Otways says:
"A new ballad - the whole band worked on this one together during
a weekend at Ingmire Hall - the ancestral home of Sir John Otway. The
aristocratic setting inspired us to get it nicely together. We finished
it in London.
Josephine
13 votes
Otways says:
"Lots of people say this is their favourite ballad. When we looked
at the list of tracks we had, Richard Holgarth noticed its absence and
went to a studio in Oxford to produce this lovely version, with the
help of keyboardist Andy Herring."
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