Tall Dwarfs - "The Slide"

This is probably my favourite Tall Dwarfs song or Chris Knox song... although, that's a big call, so I might have to retract that statement in a future blog. "The Slide" was released in 1987 on the "Dogma" EP and later the "Fork Songs" LP. It has recently been covered by Shayne Carter on the "Stroke - Songs For Chris Knox" album... which is a Chris Knox tribute album, with the proceeds going to him to help with his recovery from a stroke he suffered about a year ago. "The Slide" seems to have higher production values than a lot of their home/ 4-track recordings.... so it could have been at this stage where they progressed to a studio. The subject matter of "The Slide" is euthanasia and is a bit on the morbid side. But with that said, you still can't take away the fact that this is a work of art... a Kiwi indie classic.