To see the lyrics, click on the name of the version you are interested in (on the left).
The lyrics and the music are by Neil Hannon. It was written for the album
Absent Friends and released as
single. The video version, for the single, is somewhat different though, as clappings have been added. The
BBC2 Ken Bruce Session live is to be found on the single
Absent Friends.
Jean Seberg was an American actress famous for her part in
Breathless. She commited suicide.
Steve McQueen (1930-1980) was an American actor. He played in
The Great Escape.
Laïka, a bitch, was the first livind being sent into space. She was sent on board Spoutnik, where she survived for 7 days.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish writer and playwright. He went to school at the Portora Royal School, in Enniskillen.