Stuff Tagged ‘Softly Softly Catchee Monkey’

A word about the title:

Softly Softly Catchee Monkey is an expression I first heard used by my dad as I was growing up – I have some vague recollection of hearing him say it during a chess match when I was a kid (nerd alert!). Bemused by the absurdity of the phrase, I would shake my head at its use (it’s not unusual to here it in New Zealand), but began to understand that the phrase was used to indicate a cunning, patient and determined tactic. I’m going to simplify here, because I’ve heard variations on the same theme (even the phrase itself alternatively appears as “Slowly Slowly”, rather than “Softly Softly”), but the origins

Softly Softly Catchee Monkey: an über-acoustic, inter-album EP, made for primates, by primates, has been released! Click here for more details.

In other news…More or Less, the third radio single from ALL or NOTHING in New Zealand, is scheduled to begin airing on NZ radio in March. Hiding So Long has made its Australian radio debut and is gathering momentum as the first Australian radio single from ALL or NOTHING.

Released: 2010 Softly Softly Catchee Monkey: an über-acoustic, inter-album EP, made for primates, by primates. *A short collection of acoustic tracks released after ALL or NOTHING, as a musical interlude, prior to the recording of Simon’s second full-length album.* Read about the title, Softly Softly Catchee Monkey, here. Track list No Solid Ground lyrics Whisper [...]