Wiretap: Jarvis Cocker

We tots have a crush on former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker. He's English, he's skinny, he's smart, snarky and self-deprecating. what's not to love? The Times has a feature on Jarv today, discussing his new solo album "Jarvis," which features a delighful song called "Fat Children." According to the article:

Fortified by a stiff beat and some spindly punk-rock guitar, Mr. Cocker tells the story: “Last night I had a little altercation — /they wobbled menacingly beneath the yellow street-light: it became a situation.” They want his phone, but things don’t go well: in the second verse the narrator is killed but promises, “I’ll be back to haunt them”; in the third, he (or his ghost) makes some intemperate remarks about child rearing.

We rummaged around YouTube, and lo and behold, we found a clip of Cocker performing the song in question. Enjoy.