THE GRINDERMAN SINGLES (5)

The second 45 from to be lifted from Grinderman 2 was another unconventional and far from commercial number. It’s kind of self-deprecating too, what with the protagonoist referring to his girl as a Snake Charmer, Worm Tamer, Serpent Wrangler and Mambo Rider before revealing that she calls him The Loch Ness Monster on account of ‘two big humps and then I’m gone’

It came out on 12″ green vinyl, and in addition to the album version, had a remix and a remake attributed to a collaboration:-

mp3 : Grinderman – Worm Tamer
mp3 : Grinderman – Worm Tamer (A Place To Bury Strangers remix)
mp3 : Grinderman/UNKLE – Hyper Worm Tamer

It reached #52 in the UK singles chart in November 2010. It was one of many tracks which sounded immense and hard when played live on the subsequent tour for the album, as evidenced by this TV appearance:-

The UNKLE collabortion is, however, the real highlight of this release…..

JC

One thought on “THE GRINDERMAN SINGLES (5)

  1. Ooooo, what a beaut. Doing God’s work and taking names, so you are Mr. Villain.

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