Remember Me/I Am a Cider Drinker

"Remember Me"/"I Am a Cider Drinker" was a split single released by British Sea Power and The Wurzels. The 7" single features The Wurzels covering BSP's "Remember Me" and BSP covering The Wurzels' 1976 hit "I Am a Cider Drinker". The release was limited to 1,966 (the year Adge Cutler formed The Wurzels) and only available on BSP's November 2005 tour or through their official website.

"Remember Me"/"I Am a Cider Drinker"
Single by British Sea Power & The Wurzels
Released17 November 2005
GenreIndie/Scrumpy and Western
Length7" – 8:05
LabelRough Trade Records
British Sea Power & The Wurzels singles chronology
"Please Stand Up"
(2005)
"Remember Me"/"I Am a Cider Drinker"
(2005)
"Waving Flags"
(2008)

The Wurzels' recording of "I Am a Cider Drinker" was one of the first singles ever bought by British Sea Power singers Scott and Neil Wilkinson (Yan and Hamilton). The 7" was purchased from a jumble sale in Natland, where they grew up.[1]

Track listing

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7" Vinyl (RTRADS302)

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  1. "Remember Me" (performed by The Wurzels) (Yan/BSP) – 3:01
  2. "I Am a Cider Drinker" (performed by British Sea Power) (H. Bouwens) – 5:04

I Am a Cider Drinker

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"I am a Cider Drinker" is a cover version of Paloma Blanca, a song written by Dutch musician George Baker, first recorded and released by his band, the George Baker Selection. The song was a hit throughout Western Europe, reaching No. 1 in Austria, Finland, Flanders, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland, and it also topped the charts in New Zealand and South Africa. The version of the song created by The Wurzels in 1976 contains a number of references to rural West Country life, referring to scrumpy, rabbit stew, combine harvesters and evenings at the local pub. A remastered version was produced in 2007, with an accompanying video.

I Am a Cider Drinker has been further covered by the London ska band Bad Manners for their album Stupidity, as well as by the Scottish pirate metal band Alestorm as a bonus track in their album Back Through Time.

A further parody of the song was created by the Rhodesian band Mike Westcott and Leprechaun with the name "I am a Shumba Drinker". Shumba referring to the Shona word for Lion, meaning Lion Lager, a well known South African produced beer.

References

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  1. ^ Roy Wilkinson (2011). Do It For Your Mum. Rough Trade Books. p. 104.
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