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I am the man who arranges the blocks T-shirt

Here's a preview of our new T-shirts. They've just arrived, and look amazing. They'll be on sale on this site in a few days, but if you're in a hurry, you can buy them now on Dan's site at http://danwoods.co.uk/buy-dan/tetris-t-shirts/

Hip hip hurrah

WINNER - BEST ANIMATION - Super Shorts International Film Festival 2010
WINNER - LOW BUDGET AWARD - Super Shorts International Film Festival 2010

On the pig screen

We've just been nominated for this award. If you fancy seeing A Complete History of the Soviet Union as told by a humble worker, arranged to the melody of Tetris in a more cinematic setting, come along to The Cinema, Regent’s College, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4NS on 31 October for 7pm. Say hello if you see us.

Theatre Souk, 16 September & 7 October

Pig With The Face Of A Boy will be playing an hour-long set at this unique experiment at a pop-up theatre venue near Oxford Street. Come along, if you're in London. We're appearing on two dates:

Thursday 16 September 8:30-9:30
Thursday 7 October 7:30-8:30

We'll in the Cabaret Bar which is on the right as you enter the building.

It's at 3-4 Picton Place, London W1U 1BJ, in the former offices of Uzbekistan Airways. Here's a map.

390,000 views, cor blimey; and other shows

Hello new followers! Welcome to Pig With The Face Of A Boy. If you like what we do, you can buy our album using the links on the right.

Our video of A Complete History of the Soviet Union as told by a humble worker, arranged to the melody of Tetris has had 390,000 views at the time of posting. Cor! Blimey. Thank you, all, for your support and your continuing plugs.

We’re now back in London following our successful shows in Edinburgh. On Saturday 11 September we’re performing at this benefit event in aid of the recent floods in Pakistan. More than 21 million people have been affected by the worst floods in living memory, and large areas of the country are still underwater. There quite a few other interesting acts playing, and it will be a fun evening in aid of a worthwhile cause.

We’re appearing on a couple of nights of the Theatre Souk event, run by London’s leading pop-up theatre company Theatre Delicatessen. We’ll be in the Cabaret Bar at 20:30 – 21:30 on 16 September and 19:30-20:20 on 7 October, and you can take the opportunity to explore a whole bunch of other rooms featuring London’s best emerging and experimental theatre-makers.

If you want to book us for your gig or for any other queries, you can email us at pig@pigfaceboy.co.uk.

130,000 views, wow; Dan's solo show

You can catch Dan in his new solo show, Oral History, at the Three Sisters 19-29 August at 5pm. He'll be performing songs about our civilisation, in the hope that future generations will recite them around campfires, and get the wrong impression. It's a mixture of new songs and Pig classics. The show is part of the Edinburgh Free Festival, so you don't have to pay to get in.

Thanks to all who have watched our video of A Complete History of the Soviet Union as told by a humble worker, arranged to the melody of Tetris. And thank you if you've bought the album, as this helps us to spend more time creating more stuff. You can download it using the links on the right.

Hello new followers!

Welcome to the blogsite of Pig With The Face Of A Boy. Thanks for visiting!

You can buy our album on iTunes or Amazon or using the links on the right.

At the moment we're in Edinburgh appearing at the Fringe, doing a show at 5pm every day at the Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1JS. If you're around, do drop in to say hello and watch our show.

To book us or for any other questions, you can email pig@pigfaceboy.co.uk.

Tetris lyrics

A number of people have requested the lyrics for A Complete History of the Soviet Union As Told By A Humble Worker, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris. Here they are:


To Moscow I came seeking fortune
But they’re making me work til I’m dead
The bourgeoisie have it so easy
The Tsar’s putting gold on his bread
The people of Moscow are hungry
But think what a feast there could be
If we could create a socialist state
That cared for the people like me:

I am the man who arranges the blocks
That descend upon me from up above.
They come down and I spin them around
Til they fit in the ground like hand in glove.
Sometimes it seems that to move blocks is fine
And the lines will be formed as they fall -
Then I see that I have misjudged it!
I should not have nudged it after all.
Can I have a long one please?
Why must these infernal blocks tease?

I am the man who arranges the blocks
That continue to fall from up above.
Come Muscovite! Let the workers unite!
A collective regime of peace and love.
I work so hard in arranging the blocks
But the landlord and taxman bleed me dry
But the workers will rise! We will not compromise
For we know that the old regime must die.
Long live Lenin, kill the tsar!
We salute the sickle and star!

I am the man who arranges the blocks
That continue to fall from up above.
The food on your plate now belongs to the state
A collective regime of peace and love.
I have no choice in arranging the blocks
Under Bolshevik rule, what they say goes.
The rule of the game is we all are the same
And my blocks must create unbroken rows.
Long live Stalin! He loves you!
Sing these words, or you know what he’ll do...

I am the man who arranges the blocks
That are made by the men in Kazakhstan.
They come two weeks late and they don’t tessellate
But we’re working to Stalin’s five year plan.
I am the man who arranges the tanks
That will make all the Nazis keep away
The Fuhrer is dead, and Europe is Red!
Let us point all our guns at the USA.
We shall live forever more!
We can start a nuclear war!

I am the man who arranges the blocks
That are building a highly secret base.
Hip hip hurrah for the USSR!
We are sending our men to outer space.
I work so hard in arranging the blocks
But each night I go home to my wife in tears -
What’s the point of it all, when you’re building a wall
And in front of your eyes it disappears?
Pointless work for pointless pay
This is one game I shall not play.

I am the man who arranges the blocks!
But tomorrow I think I’ll stay in bed.
The winter is cold, I’ve got plenty of gold
And I’m standing in line for a loaf of bread
Maybe we’d be better off
If we brought down Gorbachev

I am the man who arranges the blocks
That continue to fall from up above.
The markets are free! So much money for me!
Tell me, why should I care for peace and love?
The markets are free! So much money for me!
Tell me, why should I care for peace and love?
Peace and love, peace and love!

And now the wall is down, the Marxists frown
There’s foreign shops all over town
When in Red Square, well don’t despair
There’s Levi’s and McDonald’s there
The US gave us crystal meth
And Yeltsin drank himself to death
But now that Putin’s put the boot in,
Who’ll get in our way?

So we reject free enterprise
And once again the left will rise.
Prepare the flags to be unfurled
For we’re seceding from the world:
We shall regain the Georgian soil
We shall obtain the Arctic oil
We shall arrange the blocks and toil
Forever and a day.

Game over.

Edinburgh 2010

We're appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe to perform songs from our next album, The Girl With The Arms Made From Marrows.

The show runs from 5-17 August 2010 at 5pm every day.

It's part of the Free Edinburgh Fringe. There's no need to book - simply turn up and enjoy.

The Facebook event is here