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Wikipedia article




"'Purple Sneakers'" is the third single from the album 'Hi Fi Way' by Australian rock band You Am I. It was released in 1995 and was listed at number 24 on Triple J Hottest 100, 1995.[http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/1995.htm JJJ Hottest 100 1995]

The song opens with the lyric "Had a scratch only you could itch, underneath the Glebe Point bridge", which refers to the Anzac Bridge, Sydney. The Glebe Island Bridge was still under construction when Tim Rogers wrote and recorded the song in 1994, with the bridge's official name changing to Anzac Bridge on Remembrance Day in 1998.

Track listing



# "Purple Sneakers" 3:30

# "Sci-Fi Way" - 2:42

# "We're Desperate" - 1:59



Tracks 1 and 2 are written by (Rogers); track 3 by X.

"Sci-Fi Way" is an instrumental which features samples taken from 1950s sci-fi movies and other television shows including 'Ren & Stimpy'. "We're Desperate" is a cover of X's song and features Rusty Hopkinson on backing vocals.

References



Category:1995 singles

Category:You Am I songs

Category:1995 songs

Category:Songs written by Tim Rogers (musician)

Category:Songs written by Rusty Hopkinson

Category:Songs written by Andy Kent

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