Boris the Spider

About Boris the Spider

"Boris the Spider" is a song written by The Who's bass guitarist, John Entwistle. It appears as the second track of their 1966 album A Quick One. This song is claimed to be Entwistle's first composition, and became a staple of live shows. This song, along with "My Wife", "Heaven and Hell" and "The Quiet One", were Entwistle's most popular songs to perform live. "The Quiet One" was written to replace this song and "My Wife", which Entwistle had become quite tired of singing. Though this song was popular, it was not released as a single in the US and the UK. In Japan, "Boris the Spider" was released as the B-side to "Whiskey Man" in 1967. "Boris the Spider" was written after Entwistle had been out drinking with the Rolling Stones' bass guitarist, Bill Wyman. They were making up funny names for animals when Entwistle came up with "Boris the Spider". The song was written by Entwistle in six minutes and is considered a horror song. The chorus of "Boris the Spider" was sung in basso profundo by Entwistle, mimicking a popular Spike Milligan character, Throat, from The Goon Show, (which possibly helped give birth to the "death growl"), with a middle eight of "creepy crawly" sung in falsetto. These discordant passages and the black comedy of the theme made the song a stage favourite. more »

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2000

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Look, he's crawling up my wall 
Black and hairy, very small 
Now he's up above my head 
Hanging by a little thread 

Boris the spider 
Boris the spider 

Now he's dropped on to the floor 
Heading for the bedroom door 
Maybe he's as scared as me 
Where's he gone now, I can't see 

Boris the spider 
Boris the spider 

Creepy, crawly 
Creepy, crawly 
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly 
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly 
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly 
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly 

There he is wrapped in a ball 
Doesn't seem to move at all 
Perhaps he's dead, I'll just make sure 
Pick this book up off the floor 

Boris the spider 
Boris the spider 

Creepy, crawly 
Creepy, crawly 
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly 
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly 
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly 
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly 

He's come to a sticky end 
Don't think he will ever mend 
Never more will he crawl 'round 
He's embedded in the ground 

Boris the spider 
Boris the spider

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The Who

The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica), Pete Townshend (vocals, guitar, keyboards), John Entwistle (vocals, bass) and Keith Moon, (drums, vocals). They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction. The Who have sold about 100 million records, and have charted 27 top forty singles in the United Kingdom and United States, as well as 17 top ten albums, with 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone. more »

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