This Old Skin
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"This Old Skin" is a song by The Beautiful South
which appeared on their 2004 covers
album, Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs
, and was the second single released from the album. It was purportedly written by Bobby Cristiansand and Barry Klein of the band The Heppelbaums, supposedly appearing on their album Hunt For The White Nightingale. In fact, it was written by Paul Heaton
and Dave Rotheray
of the Beautiful South. When performed live, the song was accompanied by a pastiche of a 1970s music documentary, with The Beautiful South appearing as The Heppelbaums.
The song appeared on the UK charts for 2 weeks, entering at #63 on December 18, 2004, and peaking at #43 the following week.
The Beautiful South single comprised two CDs with the following tracks:
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South were an English alternative rock group formed at the end of the 1980s by two former members of Hull group The Housemartins, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway. The duo were initially joined by Sean Welch , Dave Stead and Dave Rotheray , all of whom stayed with the group throughout...
which appeared on their 2004 covers
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
album, Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs
Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs
Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs is the ninth and penultimate album by The Beautiful South released in 2004. It is almost entirely a covers album; the track "This Old Skin" was originally claimed to be by an obscure band called The Heppelbaums but was in fact the only original track on the...
, and was the second single released from the album. It was purportedly written by Bobby Cristiansand and Barry Klein of the band The Heppelbaums, supposedly appearing on their album Hunt For The White Nightingale. In fact, it was written by Paul Heaton
Paul Heaton
Paul David Heaton is an English singer-songwriter. He was a member of The Housemartins, who disbanded in 1988, and a member of The Beautiful South, who disbanded in 2007. He is currently pursuing a solo career....
and Dave Rotheray
Dave Rotheray
David Rotheray is a British musician, best known for being the lead guitarist for The Beautiful South.Rotheray was born the fifth of five children. His parents were both intellectual and had met through the Young Communist League...
of the Beautiful South. When performed live, the song was accompanied by a pastiche of a 1970s music documentary, with The Beautiful South appearing as The Heppelbaums.
The song appeared on the UK charts for 2 weeks, entering at #63 on December 18, 2004, and peaking at #43 the following week.
The Beautiful South single comprised two CDs with the following tracks:
CD2
- "This Old Skin" (3:55)
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