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Hole in My Shoe
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Wikipedia article
"'Hole in My Shoe'" is a song by English rock band Traffic featuring a spoken-word midsection by Chris Blackwell's stepdaughter, Francine Heimann, in which she tells a little story about a giant albatross. It was released as a single in 1967 and reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart,[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/traffic/ Traffic in the UK Charts] , The Official Charts. Retrieved August 9, 2011. number 22 in the German charts, and number 4 in Canada. Composed by guitarist Dave Mason, it was disliked by the other three members of the group who felt that it did not represent the band's musical or lyrical style.Black, Johnny (May 1997). [http://www.stevewinwood.com/news/5765 Feature: Steve Winwood] , 'Mojo'.
Personnel
Musicians
* Jim Capaldi drums, percussion, vocals* Dave Mason guitar, Mellotron, sitar, tambura, harmonica, percussion, vocals
* Steve Winwood Hammond organ, guitar, bass guitar, piano, harpsichord, percussion, vocals, arrangements
* Chris Wood flute, saxophone, Hammond organ, percussion, vocals
* Francine Heimann - spoken-word midsection (uncredited)
Technical
* Eddie Kramer engineer* Jimmy Miller producer
Cover version
In July 1984, Nigel Planer, who played Neil in the BBC sitcom 'The Young Ones' , recorded a cover version of the song, which reached the same number 2 peak as the original. It also peaked at number 29 in Australia. His version featured Barbara Gaskin on backing vocals and was produced by Dave Stewart.
References
Category:Traffic (band) songs
Category:1967 singles
Category:1984 singles
Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Dave Mason
Category:Song recordings produced by Jimmy Miller
Category:1967 songs
Category:Island Records singles
Category:United Artists Records singles
Category:Musical parodies
Category:Psychedelic songs
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