The Zutons - from A to Z (literally!)... ok, from B to Z anyway! Each song has details on where to find it, and for songs on the debut album, song meanings from Dave McCabe.
Beggars And Choosers:
Found on: Pressure Point CD1
Confusion:
Dave: "This is like a moment of clarity if you like on the album because you always need one. It's just a simple song really. It's kind of an answer to 'You Will You Won't', 'cos it is just leaving it alone. It kind of explains itself really. 'You Will You Won't's the question, and 'Confusion' is the answer. If that makes any sense."
Found on: Who Killed The Zutons?
Creepin' An' A Crawlin':
Found on: Creepin' An' A Crawlin' single and Who Killed The Zutons? Alternative CD
Devil's Deal:
Found on: Devil's Deal single
Dirty Dancehall:
Dave: "It's about when you go out and you take drugs - you're going out for a good time and you're putting all this stuff in your system that just makes you feel like shit and gets to the point where you're questioning everything."
Found on: Who Killed The Zutons?
Haunts Me:
Found on: thezutons.co.uk (Download only track)
Havana Gang Brawl:
Dave: "Sometimes, well, a lot of the time, I like to write songs to get away from reality and use my imagination. And that's kind of what it would be like to be in the middle of a riot somewhere, Havana just sounds like it's a good little thing to have in a song. I've always liked the idea of going to Havana."
Found on: Who Killed The Zutons? and Remember Me CD1 (Demo)
Have I Lost You?:
Found on: Remember Me CD1
Long Time Coming:
Dave: "I'm not too sure what this song's about to be honest. I think it's about leaving something alone and... I dunno. I really don't know. Sorry."
Found on: Who Killed The Zutons?, Remember Me CD2 (Live) and Who Killed The Zutons? Alternative CD
Moons And Horror Shows:
Dave: "I think that to me is kind of like another version of 'Not A Lot To Do'. It's part two of that. I had that song before The Zutons were ever going. It's just about what you do in the day and when you actually sit there and think about it."
Found on: Who Killed The Zutons?
Nightmare Part I:
Found on: You Will You Won't 7"
Nightmare Part II:
Dave: "It's basically like a collection of nightmares I've had over the years and you remember certain ones. You have a bad dream, you remember it forever, some of them just don't leave you alone. I like the way it mentions blood coming out of people's heads. No-one seems to mention stuff like that anymore."
Found on: Who Killed The Zutons?
Nobody Loves Me:
Found on: You Will You Won't
Not A Lot To Do:
Dave: "It's about when you get bored and then one day when you're bored you're thinking 'Why has this day been created as a day of rest?' I know everyone needs to rest but it's a bit of a question on why it was Sunday - it's the only day you rest but you never look forward to it and you never really have a good time."
Found on: Who Killed The Zutons?
Over The Hill:
Found on: Pressure Point CD2
Pressure Point:
Dave: "It's just the stress thing of when you're stressed out and you get that fucking thing where it won't leave you alone and it pisses you off all day. I always say it';s about the first ten minutes when you get home from work and you're a bit of a nark and you've had a bad day."
Found on: Who Killed The Zutons? and Pressure Point single
Railroad:
Dave: "It's about a Chinese man who works in America and he's building railroads and he's left his bird and stuff to go over and make some money. So it's just a letter that he's sending back to his girlfriend saying that he'll be home and he'll have money when he gets home and everything's going to be okay."
Found on: Who Killed The Zutons?
Remember Me:
Dave: "I've got a mate called Wally Baker, we'd been mates for years, like. And then he met this bird and I never saw him for about six months, a year, and I was just like 'Bloody hell! Remember who your mates are!' But it's a classic case I think everyone goes through that and I think that's the beauty in the song."
Found on: Who Killed The Zutons?, Remember Me single and Who Killed The Zutons? Alternative CD
Six Foot Man:
Found on: Devil's Deal single
You Will You Won't:
Dave: "It's just about decisions, when you can't make your mind up. Either way you're gonna lose out, but you're gonna gain something. You know, if you do something you'll get something out of it and if you don't do it you'll lose something out of it. And vice-versa, whichever option you take..."
Found on: Who Killed The Zutons?, You Will You Won't single and Who Killed The Zutons? Alternative CD
Zuton Fever:
Dave: "It's about when someone you love kind of like chews you off a bit. Everyone falls in love all the time and when you fall in love with a bird you usually just stay in all the time and then eventually it does your head in and then you've got to battle it."
Found on: Who Killed The Zutons?, Pressure Point CD2 (Acoustic) and Remember Me 7" (Live)
Zutonkhamuun:
Found on: Devil's Deal single and Pressure Point 7" (Extended)
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