Because the nights are drawing in and everywhere you go, the doom-mongers are saying "it's gonna snow next week"... so we all need some quality knitwear to keep us warm.
Special mention, of course, to The Cardigans, who sadly don't appear to have ever written a song extolling the virtues of their woolly (or polyester) namesakes.
10. Malcolm Middleton - Red Travellin' Socks
Malcolm grows to hate his red socks because they take him away from the one he loves. Knitwear with a mind of its own - scary. (Or maybe his excuses are getting more desperate.)
9. Nick Heyward - Blue Hat For A Blue Day
I met Nick Heyward once. He was a thoroughly decent bloke. (I may have mentioned this before. I may mention it again.)
8. Prince - Pink Cashmere
Not on youtube, obviously. Good old Prince.
7. The Smiths - Hand In Glove
Because the glove in question must have been a nice warm one... considering the sun was shining out of Morrissey's behind as he wore it. See also Pink Glove by Pulp, in which Jarvis manages to make an innocent item of knitwear... frankly, filthy.
6. Lily Rae & The Saturday Girls - Don't Sleep In My Cardi
Some couples will argue about everything.
It's too short in the arm5. Babybird - You're Gorgeous
Too tight in the chest
Why can't you just sleep in your vest?
Remember that tank top you bought me? What did you write on it?
4. Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs - Woolly Bully
Genius.
3. Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)
A relationship dissolves via the metaphor of unraveling knitwear. So much more imaginative than another bloody song about breaking hearts.
2. The Scaremongers - Cardigan Girl
AKA Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate of Marsden (i.e. just over the hill from me). Isn't it about time we had a second Scaremongers album, Simon?
1. Sultans of Ping FC - Where's Me Jumper?
It's all right to say things can only get betterI also found a Third Eye Blind song called Jumper... but it turns out to be about someone throwing themselves off a tall building. Hardly in the spirit of things.
If you haven't lost your brand new sweater
Pure new wool and perfect stitches
Not the type of jumper that makes you itches, oh no
Those were my favourite knitwear songs... but which one makes you drop a stitch?
