Who Do You Think You Are?
It was a supergroup / collaborative music project that really shouldn’t have worked. Like all the best ones.
Amanda Palmer. Ben Folds. Damian Kulash (from OK Go*). And Neil Gaiman. Yes, that Neil Gaiman.
And though it was only 6 tracks long and available to download from as little as $1 from Amanda Palmer’s website, it proved to be one of the most entertaining records of the year.
Plus, it was named after the Julia Davis sitcom. What’s not to like?
What’s It All About, Alfie?
My favourite track, ‘Because The Origami’ tells what happens when two gooey parents indulge their child’s every whim…
Because the Origami didn’t work
We gave you dancing lessons
Because the dancing lessons made you bored
We bought you a guitar
Because you said it made your fingers sore
We found you a pony
Because the pony broke your leg and ran away
We got you drums
But the drums annoyed our neighbours so
We gave you cooking lessons
And the cooking lessons made you fat
We bought you running shoes…
What follows is a cautionary lesson to parents everywhere.
