Written by British artist Shel Shapiro, who relocated to Italy in the mid-Sixties, this song was covered by EelST only in concert (bassist Faso would sit behind the drumkit for this number). The lyrics, about an US astronaut who dies in orbit, didn’t get changed because they were deemed ludicrous enough. The band only went so far as to tack a bewilderingly funny coda onto the end.
Written by British artist Shel Shapiro, who relocated to Italy in the mid-Sixties, this song was covered by EelST only in concert (bassist Faso would sit behind the drumkit for this number). The lyrics, about an US astronaut who dies in orbit, didn’t get changed because they were deemed ludicrous enough. The band only went so far as to tack a bewilderingly funny coda onto the end.