Italian Plastic
Paul Hester
I bring you plates from Rome
You say they look fantastic
I say we're having fun
Nothing like that Italian plastic
I bring you rocks and flowers
You say they look pathetic
You pick me up at night
I don't feel pathetic
When you wake up with me
I'll be your glass of water
When you stick up for me
Then you're my bella bambina
I say we're on a trip
Look's like we're on vacation
I say we're having fun
In our little constellation
When you wake up with me
I'll be your glass of water
When you stick up for me
Then I'll be your bella bambino
Your man from the moon
I'll be your little boy running
With that egg on his spoon
I'll be your soul survivor
Your worst wicked friend
I'll be your piggy in the middle
Stick with you till the end
When you wake up with me
I'll be your glass of water
When you stick up for me
Then you're my Bella Bambina
(Who ya gonna take to the ball tonight?)
(Who ya gonna take to the dance tonight?)
Song appears on:
Crowded House - Woodface (1991 album)
Live: Fangradio broadcasts 2020-2021
“It struck me straight away when Paul first played it to me, this song, not just because it’s got a very strong chorus but the sentiment involved I find really appealing. It’s a Baroque love song, as he calls it. It’s not particularly Italian, but he once bought some really tacky Italian souvenirs for his girlfriend and brought them home and she found them quite pathetic, I think, so that inspired the song.”
“I really like this recording. We did a good demo of that as well at Murchison Street.
Paul always had good humour in his songs but I think this is one of his best because it had a very memorable melody and a strong chorus and it really stuck its head up as fully deserving. It wasn’t just a sort of tack-on on this record at all. It totally deserved to be there. Great lyrics.”
