Dave Dobbyn "Footrot Flats The Dog's Tail Tale" – Soundtrack 1986

Like the proverbial Irish bard, Dave Dobbyn seems to have a song for every occasion. His songs are sung at weddings and funerals – not just those of everyday citizens but also civic leaders...

...They are performed for visiting dignitaries, hollered spontaneously at boozy sing-alongs, adopted as campaign songs for major sporting events. At different times, in different situations, he seems to speak – or at least sing – for the whole country.
And yet Dave Dobbyn started out as, and in many ways remains, an atypical New Zealander, the classic outsider. Diminutive, shy, freckly and ginger-haired, he was the kid who was the target for school bullies. His guitar and a sense of humour were his only defence against a hostile world... to be continued - audioculture

trax:
01 Footrot Mornin' 02 Let's Get Canine 03 I Dream of Rugby 04 Satdy Arvo 05 Horses Beat 06 You Oughta Be in Love 07 Vernon the Vermin 08 Cooch 09 Nuclear Waste 10 Blackwater 11 Lost at Sea 12 Top Dog 13 Slice of Heaven 14 You Oughta Be in Love (P-Money Remix)
…served by Gaius…