53. ‘When The Cows Come Home’

B-side of ‘For Tomorrow’, second of two-part CD, released 26/4/93. Produced by Stephen Street.

Beginning with a jaunty brass flourish from the Kick Horns, ‘When The Cows…’ is highly reminiscent of a 1967-vintage Beatles music hall pastiche (eg ‘Your Mother Should Know’). Indeed Damon describes the song as “futuristic music hall”. Produced by Stephen Street an intended for ‘Modern Life is Rubbish’, it didn’t make the cut. Graham: “It was horrible trying to cram the tracks on…it could have been an 18-track album.” The song was about Dave Balfe and his attitudes to finance; it is thought that Balfe realized this and was thus hostile to the song. There is no bass till the third verse and Alex finds it “a bit too oompah for widespread appeal.” It is, however, a favourite of Damon’s mother, Hazel Albarn.