Track 9:

NUTBOD (Houseboats of Kashmir Mix)

Performed by Christine Anu/Royce Doherty
Written by Benjamin Britten/Hawkes & Son (London) Ltd (publishing)
Mix conceived and directed by BLAM, Mixed by Josh Abrahams
Additional arrangements by Felix Meagher
Inspired by the 1993 production of A Midsummer's Night Dream by The Australian Opera

NUTBOD is a wonderful remix of the single version of Now Until the Break of Day, which is also featured on Something For Everybody. The original song was written by Benjamin Britten as a piece of modern opera back in 1968, using direct words and phrases from the famous Shakspearian play, A Midsummer Night's Dream.

The NUTBOD mix adds a Hindu feel to the piece, with a rhythmic Indian backbeat that adds a whole new perception of the song. It was designed by Bazmark to capture the feel of their Hindu production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and I feel it definitely succeeds. I absolutely love the feeling that this song generates, and it is one of my favourite tracks on the album. Click here for the song lyrics for NUTBOD.

Here's what Baz Luhrmann had to say about NUTBOD:

"Houseboats of Kashmir Mix is more than just a remix of the original NUTBOD; it is almost another song, and in a way I think it captures a lot of the feel and colour of our Hindu version of Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream that won the Critics Prize in Edinburgh in 1994. When we designed and developed this production in Rajistan, the poetic magic of Hindu mythology made a lasting impression on us."