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The song was written by Stephin Merritt for his band The Gothic Archies. The Divine Comedy covered this song in 1997, during the US tour, and a saxo version was recorded as a B-side for
The Certainty Of Chance.
In 2000, Neil Hannon re-recorded a piano version of the song for The 6ths’ - another of Stephin Merritt's bands - album
Hyacinths and Thistles. For the occasion, Neil was guest to perform it at the
Shepherd’s Bush Empire with Stephin Merritt’s (once again) Magnetic Fields.