Hole in My Shoe

"Hole in My Shoe" is a song by English rock band Traffic, released as a single in 1967, which reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart, number 22 in the German charts, Number 2 in New Zealand and number 4 in Canada. Composed by guitarist Dave Mason, it was disliked by the other three members of the group who felt that it did not represent the band's musical or lyrical style.
The sing features a spoken-word midsection by Chris Blackwell's stepdaughter, Francine Heimann, in which she tells a little story about a giant albatross.

Personnel

Musicians

Jim Capaldi – drums, backing vocals
Dave Mason – lead vocals, guitar, Mellotron, sitar
Steve Winwood – Hammond organ, bass guitar, piano, backing vocals
Chris Wood – flute, backing vocals
Francine Heimann – spoken word

Technical

Eddie Kramer – engineer
Jimmy Miller – producer

Cover version

In July 1984, Nigel Planer, who played Neil in the BBC sitcom The Young Ones, recorded a cover version of the song, which reached the same number 2 peak as the original. It also peaked 1 in Ireland and number 29 in Australia. His version featured Barbara Gaskin on backing vocals and was produced by Dave Stewart.