Geordista (song)

Geordista was the second single from Alan's 1998 album, and his first single of 1998. Following his surprise return with We Are Alan One, Alan began months later promoting the new, currently untitled album with descriptions of its second single, Geordista. Interviewed on 10th August by Weary Toga on his show Toga, Alan said:

&quot;What was that? Oh, Geordista. Listen, sir, this new song is fuckin' top. It's about how I deal with criticism and all the stick I get for being bald and Geordie, y'know? I get it all the time, and I was watching this new episode of Red Dwarf and it was making a really important statement, I think, about how criticism affects people and how damaging it can be. So as soon as that episode ended, I went about writing this new song. It just naturally came out, y'know - all over the fuckin' page. The next day I toodled off to the studio and got recording, y'know?&quot;

It is unclear what episode of Red Dwarf he was watching in 1998, though it is possible that the 2017 episode Timewave was itself washed up in 1998 by a timewave, allowing Alan to watch it.

Geordista was released as a single on 31st August. The song was praised for its brave new direction, as well as its statements raising hearing aid awareness. Alan performed the song live only once, to a select few lucky audience members who happened to be taking a shit at the same time as Alan.

Links
https://soundcloud.com/user-302433908/geordista-radio-edit