Jcb Song [Single, Import]

Nizlopi | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 20, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Import
• Label: Fdm
• ASIN: B00093UQJS
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #934,182 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Jcb Song

2. Clear

Editorial Reviews

NIZLOPI JCB Song (2005 UK 2-track CD single also includes Clear [Live] picture sleeve FDMNIZ004)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "We're holding up the bypass.", December 21, 2005

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Westley (Stuck in my head) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jcb Song (Audio CD)

Nizlopi were a rather obscure UK folk pop act, and "JCB Song" sold only a few hundred copies when first released. However, the duo made a sweet, homemade video and posted it on their website (it's still available); the song subsequently became a sensation. Re-released on a major label, "JCB Song" recently debuted at #1 on the UK chart, preventing Westlife from claiming yet another chart-topper. Hee!

So is the song worthy of this adulation? Sure, it's a simple folkie winner. The wistful lyrics are told from the lead singer's point-of-view when he was five. He and his dad are driving a JCB - a large construction digger - down the bypass. His young mind imagines his dad as Bruce Lee and using the JCB to crush the school-yard bullies. The lyrics are somewhat silly, but the tone is reminiscent of Alan Jackson's brilliant "Drive" - just a dad and son bonding. Relatively few songs explore the father-son relationship, and "JCB Song" is a surprisingly strong addition to the list.

5.0 out of 5 stars JCB Song, August 20, 2006

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H. Powys (Cape Town, S Africa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jcb Song (Audio CD)

I love this song - its innocent lyrics are so touching in a world where every song seems to be about a hollow kind of love. Cute.