Behind the Songs: Tiny Hands

A selection of quotes from The Psychedelic Furs on the song "Tiny Hands".

Tim Butler: "To me, it's really psychedelic. It reminds me of [one of the Rolling Stones' albums] with the instrumentation of it, which again I think is really different for The Furs. That sort of carries on the experimental side of the band." (Forbes 2020)

Richard Butler: "On the new album [Made Of Rain], on the track 'Tiny Hands,' I've lifted the line 'from A to B and back again' from [Andy Warhol's] book [his autobiography From A To B And Back Again]." (Record Collector 2020)

Richard Butler: "'Tiny Hands' was quite an odd song, it was an odd song to write to. The idea of doing it either on a piano or a harpsichord sounded like the best way to start working on it, to build it and put it somewhere different to what it was, and then start working from there. Once we'd put the harpsichord on it, it seemed like that was the perfect way to do it, and it seemed almost as if that was enough." (Vive Le Rock! 2020)

Tim Butler: "There are psychedelic elements throughout [Made Of Rain], especially on 'Tiny Hands.' It has shades of [one of the Rolling Stones' albums]. And there's a straight keyboard. The solo in there is harpsichord. It’s about Donald Trump." (Cleveland Scene 2022)

Photo: Matthew Reeves