Whoops is track three on the 1989 James live album One Man Clapping and is also a live b-side of the 1990 How Was It For You? single. It also features on the Come Home Live dvd.
It was debuted live and in a John Peel session of 1987 and never had a studio release despite being a regular in the James set-list through to 1990. Its frenetic drums meant it was a live favourite and three different live performances of the song were released in relatively quick succession.
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Oh lord I have tried, I have tried
So damn hard to fit in
I've worn away my edges
and I'm looking mighty thin
Whoops-a-daisy don't trip that wire
Whoops-a-daisy don't touch that wire
Whoops-a-daisy
Whoops-a-daisy
Whoops
I know all your soft spots
They're the same soft spots that are in me
If you keep on scratching
They will flare up suddenly
Whoops-a-daisy don't touch that wire
Whoops-a-daisy don't touch that wire
Whoops-a-daisy
Whoops-a-daisy
Whoops
Whoops
Whoops-a-daisy
Whoop, whoop, whoop, whoops
Don't touch that wire
Don't touch that wire
Don't touch that wire
Don't touch that wire
Don't touch that wire
So damn hard to fit in
I've worn away my edges
and I'm looking mighty thin
Whoops-a-daisy don't trip that wire
Whoops-a-daisy don't touch that wire
Whoops-a-daisy
Whoops-a-daisy
Whoops
I know all your soft spots
They're the same soft spots that are in me
If you keep on scratching
They will flare up suddenly
Whoops-a-daisy don't touch that wire
Whoops-a-daisy don't touch that wire
Whoops-a-daisy
Whoops-a-daisy
Whoops
Whoops
Whoops-a-daisy
Whoop, whoop, whoop, whoops
Don't touch that wire
Don't touch that wire
Don't touch that wire
Don't touch that wire
Don't touch that wire
| Song: | Whoops |
| Released: | 13th March 1989 |
| Main Associated Album (or Single): | One Man Clapping |
| First Heard Live: | Manchester PSV Club – 15th July 1986 |
- One Man Clapping :Live, Album, 1989
- How Was It For You? :Studio, Single, 1990
- Come Home Live :Live, VHS, 1991
- The Gathering Sound (full promo) :Promo, Box Set, 2012
- The Gathering Sound :Compilation, Box Set, 2012
- Reading Festival – 24th August 1991
- Lausanne Dolce Vita – 22nd June 1991
- Paris Le Zenith – 16th February 1991
- Manchester G-Mex – 8th December 1990
- Paris La Cigale – 18th October 1990
- Blackpool Empress Ballroom – 4th August 1990
- Glastonbury Festival – 23rd June 1990
- London Kilburn National – 19th June 1990
- Norwich UEA – 17th June 1990
- Sheffield University – 14th June 1990
- Bristol Studio – 10th June 1990
- Exeter University – 9th June 1990
- Lancaster University – 6th June 1990
- St Andrew’s University – 4th June 1990
- Cambridge Corn Exchange – 13th May 1990
- Manchester Apollo – 4th December 1989
- London Town And Country Club – 28th November 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
- London Dominion Theatre – 22nd March 1989
- Birmingham Powerhouse – 21st March 1989
- Sheffield University – 15th March 1989
- Newcastle Riverside – 14th March 1989
- Bath Moles Club – 15th November 1988
- Manchester International 2 – 1st October 1987
- BBC Radio 1 John Peel – 9th September 1987
- Manchester Green Rooms – 9th August 1987
- Glasgow Fury Murrays – 6th August 1987
- Sunderland Poly – 15th May 1987
- Northampton Old Five Bells – 10th January 1987
- London ULU – 9th January 1987
- Manchester Capri Rooms – 1st December 1986
- Bristol Bierkeller – 26th November 1986
- Swansea University – 25th November 1986
- Hamburg Logo – 18th November 1986
- Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre – 9th November 1986
- Birmingham Burberries – 4th November 1986
- Burnley Mechanics Club – 27th October 1986
- Salford University – 24th October 1986
- London ICA – 9th October 1986
- Blackburn King George’s Hall – 19th September 1986
- Aberdeen The Venue – 16th August 1986
- Edinburgh Hoochie Coochie – 15th August 1986
- Glasgow Daddy Warbucks – 14th August 1986
- Bristol Clevedon Kenn Moor WOMAD – 19th July 1986
- Manchester PSV Club – 15th July 1986
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