Me and the Farmer: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
No edit summary Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
| next_year = 1987 |
| next_year = 1987 |
||
}} |
}} |
||
"'''Me and the Farmer'''" is a single by British [[Indie rock]] band [[The Housemartins]] from the album ''[[The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death]]''. It reached #15 in the UK singles chart the week of 12 September 1987.<ref>"[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Biko%20%7B1987%7D Me and the Farmer]", Chart Stats, retrieved 2010-02-11</ref> The song had been written some 18 months |
"'''Me and the Farmer'''" is a single by British [[Indie rock]] band [[The Housemartins]] from the album ''[[The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death]]''. It reached #15 in the UK singles chart the week of 12 September 1987.<ref>"[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Biko%20%7B1987%7D Me and the Farmer]", Chart Stats, retrieved 2010-02-11</ref> The song had been written some 18 months earlier, on 22 January 1986 (the same day as ''[[Happy Hour (The Housemartins song)|Happy Hour]]'').<ref>{{cite episode |title=Paul Heaton interview |series=The One Show |network=[[BBC One]] |airdate=March 12, 2013}}</ref> |
||
The track "Step Outside", which appeared on the B-side of the 12" release was also included on the 1988 compilation ''[[Now That's What I Call Quite Good]]''. |
The track "Step Outside", which appeared on the B-side of the 12" release was also included on the 1988 compilation ''[[Now That's What I Call Quite Good]]''. |
||
Revision as of 05:23, 23 June 2024
| "Me and the Farmer" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by The Housemartins | ||||
| from the album The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death | ||||
| B-side | "I Bit My Lip" | |||
| Released | 24 August 1987[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Yellow 2 Studios, Stockport | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:54 | |||
| Label | Go! Discs | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Heaton, Stan Cullimore. | |||
| Producer(s) | John Williams[citation needed] and The Housemartins | |||
| The Housemartins singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Me and the Farmer" is a single by British Indie rock band The Housemartins from the album The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death. It reached #15 in the UK singles chart the week of 12 September 1987.[2] The song had been written some 18 months earlier, on 22 January 1986 (the same day as Happy Hour).[3]
The track "Step Outside", which appeared on the B-side of the 12" release was also included on the 1988 compilation Now That's What I Call Quite Good.
The song is about how gentleman farmers treat their workers badly.
7 inch single track listing
- "Me and the Farmer"
- "I Bit My Lip"
12 inch/cassette single track listing
- "Me and the Farmer"
- "He Will Find You Out"
- "Step Outside"
- "I Bit My Lip"
Charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Singles Chart | 4 |
| UK Singles Chart | 15 |
References
- ^ Smith, Robin (22 August 1987). "News Digest". Record Mirror. p. 17. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ "Me and the Farmer", Chart Stats, retrieved 2010-02-11
- ^ "Paul Heaton interview". The One Show. March 12, 2013. BBC One.
 | This 1980s rock song–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |