"Cripple and the Starfish" | |
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Song by Antony and the Johnsons | |
from the album Antony and the Johnsons | |
Released | 1998 |
Genre | Baroque pop |
Length | 4:11 |
Label | Durtro, Secretly Canadian |
Songwriter(s) | Anohni Hegarty |
"Cripple and the Starfish" is a song written by Anohni and performed by Antony and the Johnsons, a Mercury Prize-winning music act from New York City.[1] It was initially released on the compilation CD God Shave the Queen! in 1996.[2] A different recording subsequently appeared on Antony and the Johnsons, the self-titled first album recorded in 1998.[3] In 2003, a live version of this song appeared on the split album Live at St. Olave's.[4]