And it looked like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes
I'm pretty sure this is an Elton John song but the whys and wherefores of why it came to mind are beyond me.
Anyway, it made me think about the number of songs that have people's names in them and whether these songs are somehow special to them. (Or alternately, whether they cringe every time it comes up - imagine Roxanne, for instance).
Personally I've never heard a song with my name - Colin - in it so I don't really know. Interestingly, a quick google tells me that Blur have a song called Colin Zeal but this is the first I've heard of it's existance.
So given this lack of a song about - well - me (ok, more specifically my name but you know you would make it about you as well), I started pondering who might actually sing a song about Colin.
A few tidbits about Colin before we press on - it was last year announced as the twentieth whitest name ever and in my case, came from one of the Chronicles of Narnia books - either The Silver Chair or The Horse and His Boy. (Which I suspect is why I have a slight aversion to the fantasy genre).
Colin is a particularly English name (Scottish as well) so my first thought was Jarvis Cocker/Pulp - given the Blur thing it's nice to see that I wasn't so far off.
Being a Jarvis/Pulp song I would imagine Colin wearing a green vest with diamond patterns on the front, working in a bank and living a life of quiet desparation while dreaming of more. (Of course, that sums up a lot of Pulp songs - bless'em)
This being a bit bleak, I moved on to Australian Crawl and particularly one of my favourite songs of theirs, Errol. (About Errol Flynn).
Hey, if they can write a song about a guy called Errol, how difficult could Colin be?
And the chorus works pretty well too.
"Oh Colin, I would give everything, just to be like him"
Tenacious D might like the comedic value of a name like Colin - I really don't know what they might do with it and for some reason I'm concerned that this would end up being a metal-opera song about a gerbil or something, so possibly better that they don't.
I have to say I'd be pretty happy if Peaches released a Colin song - I really can't imagine how it would go but it would be sexy as all get out, there would be great riffage, a healthy dollop of swearing and my cool factor would easily double overnight.
Eeyewww - I just thought of another band that could conceivably write a Colin song - The Whitlams. Damn them to hell for spoiling my daydreams of being musically immortalised.
Other possibilities - Augie March, Bjork, Cake, Chumbawumba, The Flaming Lips, Franz Ferdinand, Justin Timberlake (just kidding), Lemon Jelly, Machine Translations, Mogwai, Morrissey, Pink Floyd, The Shins, The Stone Roses and Yo La Tengo.
I'd like to be able to add Nick Cave to that list (and possibly Kiss) but that's never going to happen.
Ooh and I just thought of another Col song that I have actually heard - Weddings Parties Anything - The ballad of Peggy and Col.
So what about you? What are your songs or who do you think would write a good song about you/your name?
(Here are the lyrics to Colin Zeal anyway, for what it's worth)
Colin Zeal knows the value of mass appeal
He's a pedestrian walker, he's a civil talker
He's an affable man with a plausible plan
Keeps his eye on the news, keeps his future in hand
And then he...
Looks at his watch, he's on time yet again
Looks at his watch, he's on time yet again
He's pleased with himself, he's pleased with himself
He's so pleased with himself, ah ha
While sitting in traffic, Colin thinks in automatic
He's an immaculate dresser, he's your common aggressor
He's a modern retard with a love of bombast
Keeps his eye on the news, doesn't dwells on the past
And then he...
Looks at his watch, he's on time yet again
Looks at his watch, he's on time yet again
He's pleased with himself, he's pleased with himself
He's so pleased with himself, ah ha
He's pleased with himself, he's pleased with himself
He's so pleased with himself, ah ha
And then he...
Looks at his watch, he's on time yet again
Looks at his watch, he's on time yet again
He's pleased with himself, he's pleased with himself
He's so pleased with himself, ah ha
He's pleased with himself, he's pleased with himself
He's so pleased with himself, ah ha
He's pleased with himself, he's pleased with himself
He's so pleased with himself, ah ha
He's pleased with himself, he's so pleased with himself
He's so pleased with himself, ah ha
He's a modern retard, he's terminal lard
He's an affable man, with a carrotene tan
Because Colin Zeal's ill
Colin Zeal's ill
Colin Zeal's ill)
'Cos Colin Zeal knows
