150. The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead by XTC 1992

This came out in 1992 and was the opening track on the Nonsuch album. At the time I had a new girlfriend I had just bought a house in Elwood and I was sharing the place with Rod the guitarist from little Murders. This album got a hammering on the record player. And this was the song I played mercilessly. It takes me back to the first days of the Elwood house with it's 70s decor and shabby carpet. A gas heater in the fireplace. A feature wall in the tiny dining area out the back.  the first thing I went for was the carpet. Thinking back though I realise carpet is actually quite nice to have under your feet. anyway it was all to go. There was a built in bar in the living room too.
I've always been a big fan of XTC from their very first single. There's something very English about them but at the same time other worldly kind of like early Pink Floyd. And to make such a brilliant song from such a wacky title. That's genius.