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Cattle and Cane
1983 single by The Go-Betweens / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Cattle and Cane" is a song by the Australian alternative rock band The Go-Betweens, released as the first single from their second album Before Hollywood. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom by Rough Trade Records in February 1983 and reached No. 4 on the UK Independent Chart.[1][2] The single and album were both released in Australia on Stunn,[3] a small label allied with EMI. The Stunn pressings were of poor quality and their distribution limited.[4]
"Cattle and Cane" | ||||
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![]() 7" single cover | ||||
Single by The Go-Betweens | ||||
from the album Before Hollywood | ||||
B-side | "Heaven Says" | |||
Released | February 1983 | |||
Recorded | October 1982 I.C.C. Studios – Eastbourne, England | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 4:12 | |||
Label | Rough Trade | |||
Songwriter(s) | Grant McLennan, Robert Forster | |||
Producer(s) | John Brand | |||
The Go-Betweens singles chronology | ||||
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Vocalist and bass guitarist Grant McLennan wrote the lyrics for his mother as an autobiographical description of his return home to a Queensland farm when a boy. He used Nick Cave's acoustic guitar while staying at Cave's London apartment. Vocalist and guitarist Robert Forster co-wrote the song.[5] Drummer Lindy Morrison also supplied backing vocals.[6][7] The single and album both failed to appear on the relevant Australian Kent Music Report Top 50 charts.[8] In May 2001, "Cattle and Cane" was selected by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time.[9]