David explains about this song:<\/p>\n
“death of mr PP has a nice story attached. we are promo touring the UK and
\nhad landed in birmingham for the night. get a call from phonogram in london:
\n‘we need a b-side for the next single, can you go in tonite and cut
\nsomething?’<\/p>\n
bingaddabong i pick up the local tabloid and hunt for a premise. see a
\nheadline: DEATH OF MR. TABLE TENNIS’, and the story on mr maurice goldsmith
\n(i recall), the local scion of the tabletennis scene.<\/p>\n
i figgered ‘pingpong’ had a more comic ring to it, but wanted the song to
\nhave a kind of flatliner, deadpan delivery, so i enlisted don to do his
\nfirst vocal.<\/p>\n
the narrative, POINT A etc, was supposed to surgically dissect the rise and
\nfall of a legend……and i told don: NO EMOTION! read it like youre reading
\na grocery list….he done it brilliantly i think — then he retired from
\n‘singing.'”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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