| “Hole in My Shoe” | |||||
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| Single by Traffic | |||||
| B-side | "Smiling Phases" (Capaldi, Winwood, Wood) | ||||
| Released | August 1967 | ||||
| Format | 7", 45rpm | ||||
| Label | Island WIP 6017 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Dave Mason | ||||
| Producer | Jimmy Miller | ||||
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Hole In My Shoe is a song by Traffic which as a single release reached #2 in the UK charts in 1967. Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both David Thomas Mason (born 10 May 1944) is an English Musician, singer songwriter, and Guitarist from Worcester In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. " Paper Sun " is a song and debut-single released in May 1967 by British Psychedelic rock band Traffic. " Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush " is a single by Traffic. Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Composed by their then guitarist Dave Mason, it is one of the defining tracks of acid rock, although it has been suggested that Steve Winwood disliked the song, feeling that it did not represent the band's real musical or lyrical style. David Thomas Mason (born 10 May 1944) is an English Musician, singer songwriter, and Guitarist from Worcester For "acid rock" as a geologic term see Igneous rock. Acid rock is a form of Psychedelic rock, which is characterized Stephen Lawrence "Steve" or "Stevie" Winwood (born 12 May 1948 in Handsworth, Birmingham) is an English Singer-songwriter
The brief monologue in the middle was spoken by a girl named Francine Heimann.
In the sitcom The Young Ones, Neil, one of the principal characters, continually sang a recognisable line from "Hole In My Shoe". The Young Ones was a popular British sitcom, first seen in 1982, on BBC2. Eventually, in July 1984, Nigel Planer who played the role released a cover version of the song, which reached the same #2 peak as the original. Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953 in London) is an English Actor, Novelist and Playwright. He also performed the song as Neil on the BBC show Top of the Pops, where he asked Paul Weller to "listen to the lyrics!". Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast
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