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The lyrics are told from the point of view of overbearing parents who are certain that their son Nigel is "happy in his world", affirming that his future, to be spent working for British Steel, "is as good as sealed", and that he "likes to speak and loves to be spoken to". [6] The single marked XTC's commercial breakthrough.
Ten Feet Tall" was XTC's first acoustic song, inspired by Nick Lowe's "Cruel to Be Kind". Gregory thought it sounded so unlike the band that he suggested Moulding release it as a solo single. Gregory thought it sounded so unlike the band that he suggested Moulding release it as a solo single.
Concurrently, Virgin issued Moulding's "Ten Feet Tall" as the band's first US single. [14] According to Gregory, "Colin began to fancy himself as the 'writer of the singles'". [ 47 ] In response to "the fuss made over Colin's songs", Partridge attempted to exert more authority in the group: "I thought I was a very benevolent dictator."
Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers is a compilation album of songs by the English rock band XTC, released in 1990.It brings together single B-sides, BBC sessions, soundtrack contributions, the A- and B-sides of both a Christmas single released by offshoot group The Three Wise Men and solo single recorded by Colin Moulding as The Colonel, [1] as well as other obscurities.
"Ten Feet Tall", 1979 song by XTC from the album Drums and Wires "Ten Feet Tall", 1990 song by Mark Lanegan from the album The Winding Sheet
It should only contain pages that are XTC songs or lists of XTC songs, ... Ten Feet Tall (XTC song) Thanks for Christmas; That's Really Super, Supergirl; This Is Pop;
Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982 is a compilation album by English rock band XTC, released in November 1982 by Virgin Records. It was initially released as a "free bonus album" shrinkwrapped with the A-side collection Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982 .
Colin Ivor Moulding (born 17 August 1955) is an English bassist, singer, and songwriter who was one of the core members of the rock band XTC.Moulding wrote their first three charting UK singles: "Life Begins at the Hop" (1979), "Making Plans for Nigel" (1979) and "Generals and Majors" (1980).