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sessions ā€“ "Fake Mexican Tourist Blues". This humorous track involves an unscrupulous Mexican trying to pair Ayers off with various members of his family; ā€œHey, brother, what about my mother / She's only just forty / She's especially naughty / She knows a lot a tricks / More than the younger chicks /
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And if you don't like my mother / I got a very nice brother.ā€ Both songs were included on a collection Harvest released that year of Ayers rarities and B-sides entitled
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single. This time the track was accompanied by another unreleased song from the
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single release. The song taken from his classic 1971 album
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One live version of the song was released on the album
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Single
Kevin Ayers
Whatevershebringswesing
B-side
Genre
Rock
Label
Harvest
Songwriter(s)
Kevin Ayers
Producer(s)
Kevin Ayers
Kevin Ayers
Butterfly Dance
Oh! Wot a Dream

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