Marblehead Johnson

"Marblehead Johnson" is a song by The Bluetones, released as a standalone single in 1996. It peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart in late September 1996. It was also included on the band's 2006 compilation A Rough Outline: The Singles & B-Sides 95 - 03.

"Marblehead Johnson"
Single by The Bluetones
Released16 September 1996
Songwriter(s)Eds Chesters, Adam Devlin, Mark Morriss, Scott Morriss
The Bluetones singles chronology
"Cut Some Rug/Castle Rock"
(1996)		 "Marblehead Johnson"
(1996)		 "Solomon Bites the Worm"
(1998)

The song was written as a tribute to Bill Hicks.

Music Video

The members of the Bluetones spent the day wearing full prosthetic fat suits. The usually skinny guys carry on regular band activities like rocking out, having a kick-around, going for a drive, walking, making tea etc., but now as four hundred pound men. Front man Mark Morriss said they got the idea for the video while watching the French and Saunders sketch where the two comediennes play big fat guys.[1]

Mark sports a Liverpool Football Club jersey over his padded fat suit. As well as donning the suits and masks, the boys also wore slip-on rubber fat hands to complete the illusion of them being overweight. Eds and Adam's suits also came with rubber man boobs and fat bellies that can only be seen briefly in the making-of featurette.[2]

Dom and Nic, who were responsible for the Bluetones' Bluetonic promo, also directed this video.

Track listing
  • CD
  1. "Marblehead Johnson"
  2. "The Simple Things"
  3. "Nifkin's Bridge"
  4. "Are You Blue or Are You Blind?" (not listed on artwork/disc)
  • 7" / Cassette
  1. "Marblehead Johnson"
  2. "The Simple Things"

References
  1. The Bluetones - Making Of Marblehead Johnson, 1996, retrieved 3 September 2020
  2. The Bluetones - Making Of Marblehead Johnson, 1996, retrieved 3 September 2020
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