Scarecrow is track two on the 1986 James album Stutter and track nine on the 1989 live album One Man Clapping.
It is written about Patti Smith, one of Tim’s earliest and continuing inspirations. Ironically, the producer Lenny Kaye used to be a member of the Patti Smith Band in the 1970s.
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Which scarecrow has the power of voice
It will stab you in the thigh
And when she wails, it twists your insides
Wise scarecrow
Which scarecrow
Which scarecrow
A pitch for which she has been searching
Holds the key to the dreams she's been dreaming
Coming on, coming on, coming on
She's coming on strong
She's coming on coming on coming on coming on
Coming on strong
Don't try to mix her ego with her soul
Never mix the ego with the soul
I always twist my ego with my soul
Which scarecrow
Wise scarecrow
Which scarecrow
And just you was her inspiration
Got a band that could shatter a nation
Now she's coming on, coming on, coming on
She's coming on strong
She's coming on coming on coming on coming on
Coming on strong
She's coming on strong
She's coming on strong, coming on strong, coming on strong, coming on strong
Coming on strong, coming on strong, coming on strong
When your song strikes me
My walls fall down
And I can sit down
In your perfect light and sound
It will stab you in the thigh
And when she wails, it twists your insides
Wise scarecrow
Which scarecrow
Which scarecrow
A pitch for which she has been searching
Holds the key to the dreams she's been dreaming
Coming on, coming on, coming on
She's coming on strong
She's coming on coming on coming on coming on
Coming on strong
Don't try to mix her ego with her soul
Never mix the ego with the soul
I always twist my ego with my soul
Which scarecrow
Wise scarecrow
Which scarecrow
And just you was her inspiration
Got a band that could shatter a nation
Now she's coming on, coming on, coming on
She's coming on strong
She's coming on coming on coming on coming on
Coming on strong
She's coming on strong
She's coming on strong, coming on strong, coming on strong, coming on strong
Coming on strong, coming on strong, coming on strong
When your song strikes me
My walls fall down
And I can sit down
In your perfect light and sound
| Song: | Scarecrow |
| Released: | 21st July 1986 |
| Main Associated Album (or Single): | Stutter |
| First Heard Live: | Leeds Fforde Grene – 14th August 1984 |
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- Blackpool Empress Ballroom – 4th August 1990
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- Glastonbury Festival – 23rd June 1990
- London Kilburn National – 19th June 1990
- Norwich UEA – 17th June 1990
- Liverpool Royal Court – 15th June 1990
- Sheffield University – 14th June 1990
- Bristol Studio – 10th June 1990
- Exeter University – 9th June 1990
- Hull City Hall – 8th June 1990
- Lancaster University – 6th June 1990
- Glasgow Barrowlands – 5th June 1990
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- Brighton The Event – 14th May 1990
- Cambridge Corn Exchange – 13th May 1990
- Manchester Apollo – 4th December 1989
- Nottingham Trent Polytechnic – 2nd December 1989
- London Town And Country Club – 28th November 1989
- Liverpool University – 25th November 1989
- Edinburgh Carlton – 17th November 1989
- Bradford Futurama Festival – 1st October 1989
- London Town And Country Club 2 – 28th September 1989
- London Marquee Club – 4th July 1989
- London Marquee Club – 3rd July 1989
- Bristol Bierkeller – 19th June 1989
- Nottingham Trent Poly – 17th June 1989
- Liverpool Royal Court – 16th June 1989
- Bath Moles Club – 15th November 1988
- Bath Moles Club – 14th November 1988
- Sheffield University – 21st October 1988
- London Town And Country Club – 10th April 1988
- Manchester International 2 – 1st October 1987
- Birmingham Burberries – 28th July 1987
- Sheffield University – 28th May 1987
- London ULU – 9th January 1987
- Bristol Bierkeller – 26th November 1986
- Frankfurt Batschkapp – 20th November 1986
- Cologne Luxor – 17th November 1986
- Burnley Mechanics Club – 27th October 1986
- London ICA – 10th October 1986
- Glasgow Daddy Warbucks – 14th August 1986
- London LSE – 26th June 1986
- Leeds Ritzy – 24th June 1986
- Manchester Town Hall – 7th June 1986
- London Porchester Hall – 27th March 1986
- BBC Radio 1 John Peel – 20th January 1986
- Manchester Boardwalk – 15th December 1985
- Leeds Astoria – 23rd November 1985
- Bristol Ashton Court Festival – 3rd August 1985
- Mersea Island WOMAD – 21st July 1985
- Glastonbury Festival – 23rd June 1985
- London Hammersmith Riverside – 12th May 1985
- London Royal Albert Hall – 6th April 1985
- Middlesbrough Town Hall – 23rd March 1985
- Sheffield City Hall – 22nd March 1985
- London ICA – 19th March 1985
- Birmingham Hippodrome – 17th March 1985
- Leeds Fforde Grene – 14th August 1984
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