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"Richard III" is a song by the band Supergrass. It was the second single to be released from ''In It for the Money'', the band's second album. The single was preceded by "Going Out", which was released over a year before. "Richard III" was released in March 1997, and reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart,〔(The Strange Ones Supergrass Site )〕〔(Supergrass biography : beginnings, career, success )〕 their highest since "Alright". Both the 2nd CD (of the CD release format) and the 7" vinyl format have the "Richard III" cover design but with the colours altered instead. The song's name comes from the band's method of creating working titles for songs - giving them people's names. This was the third called "Richard" and the band liked the reference to the king Richard III and the Shakespeare play ''Richard III'' in which the king is depicted as a dark and evil character, as it matched the menacing tone of the song.〔(The Strange Ones Supergrass Site )〕 Neither the king nor the play is mentioned in the song. A Peel session of the song was released on the CD single for "Mary". ==B-Sides== The B-side "Sometimes I Make You Sad" is an atypical song for the group and features a number of production techniques. The only use of percussion in the song is a cymbal; the drum noises were instead simulated by members of the band making 'grunting' noises. These were then put on a loop. The guitar solo in was written during the recording of ''In It For The Money''; it was recorded at half speed then sped up to achieve the mandolin-like sound.〔(Discography )〕 "Sometimes We're Very Sad" wasn't a song, but was actually audio of the band, attempting to record the grunting noises heard on "Sometimes I Make You Sad" without laughing. Gaz Coombes is also heard at the end saying how badly the recording is going, by explaining how they'd "murdered Mickey's song" and how "his arse hurts." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard III (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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