Nizlopi - "JCB Song"

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This song is currently #2 in the UK. It's such a different song. It's a ballad sung from the perspective of a little kid, but it's basically the singer reminiscing of his childhood.

The video has all sorts of acclaim, and you can watch it here:
www.jcbsong.co.uk/

Oh, and I had no idea what JCB means so I looked it up:

JCB is a family business named after its founder J.C.Bamford, producing distinctive yellow-and-black engineering vehicles, diggers ("Backhoes") and excavators. In the UK, the word "JCB" is synonymous with any such type of engineering vehicle, although it is still treated as a trademark.

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I was SO mad when the stupid X Factor winner beat this for the Christmas #1 I like it a lot.

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This is really good! It rattles my bum you know!

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Listen to David Gray's "Last Boat To America." Anyone else noticing the similarities?

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NIZLOPI IS U.S. BOUND

Hi Keith,

You've answered many questions I have been interested in, but here's one I really need to know.

My family and I have fallen in love with the song and video for Nizlopi's "JCB."

Some time ago I read that the act will come to the United States in 2006. Do you know if and when? Also, do you know whether their single and album will be released here?

Many thanks,

Christopher Crossley

Hello Christopher,

Nizlopi -- a duo made up of Luke Concannon and John Parker -- recently hit No. 1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart with "JCB." The song title refers to the manufacturer of construction machinery. The tune is a reflective, poppy, folk number about Concannon's childhood.

While the pair's album "Half These Songs Are About You" has not been released in the United States yet on CD, it can be purchased digitally via Apple's iTunes Music Store. Nizlopi is aiming to tour America in 2006 and in March will play the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas.

You can view the must-see music video for "JCB" at jcbsong.co.uk and can learn more information about the duo at its official Web site nizlopi.com.

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Blender.com

U.K. Duo Digging for Success



We're not sure which is more obscure, the band's name or their hit single, but folkie Brit duo, Nizlopi, have seemingly come out of nowhere to score a number one smash with "JCB Song."

A lighthearted ditty about a young boy's experience with his father while driving in their yellow digger—popularly referred to across the pond as a JCB—the song is currently top of the charts in England, and is a strong favorite to secure the much coveted Christmas number one spot. Why? Well, the infectious song references Bruce Lee and B.A. Baracus, while its animated video features a Transformer and the A-Team van. What more could you want!?