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{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Remember Me"/"I Am a Cider Drinker
| cover      =
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[British Sea Power]] & [[The Wurzels]]
| album      =
| released   = 17 November 2005
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Independent music|Indie]]/[[Scrumpy and Western]]
| length     = 7" &ndash; 8:05
| label      = [[Rough Trade Records]]
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| prev_title = [[Please Stand Up]]
| prev_year  = 2005
| next_title = [[Waving Flags]]
| next_year  = 2008
}}
"'''Remember Me'''"/"'''I Am a Cider Drinker'''" was a split single released by [[British Sea Power]] and [[The Wurzels]]. The 7" single features The Wurzels covering BSP's "Remember Me" and BSP covering The Wurzels' 1976 hit "I Am a Cider Drinker". The release was limited to 1,966 (the year [[Adge Cutler]] formed The Wurzels) and only available on BSP's November 2005 tour or through their official website.
The Wurzels' recording of "I Am a Cider Drinker" was one of the first singles ever bought by British Sea Power singers Scott and Neil Wilkinson (Yan and Hamilton). The 7" was purchased from a [[jumble sale]] in [[Natland]], where they grew up.<ref>{{cite book |title=Do It For Your Mum |author=Roy Wilkinson |authorlink=Roy Wilkinson |publisher=Rough Trade Books |year=2011 |page=104}}</ref>
==Track listing==
===7" Vinyl (RTRADS302)===
# "[[Remember Me (British Sea Power song)|Remember Me]]" (performed by The Wurzels) (Yan/BSP) &ndash; 3:01
# "I Am a Cider Drinker" (performed by British Sea Power) (H. Bouwens) &ndash; 5:04
== I Am a Cider Drinker ==
"I am a Cider Drinker" is a cover version of [[Paloma Blanca]], a song written by [[Dutch people|Dutch]] musician [[George Baker (Dutch singer)|George Baker]], first recorded and released by his band, the ''[[George Baker Selection]]''. The song was a hit throughout [[Western Europe]], reaching <abbr>No.</abbr> 1 in [[Austria]], [[Finland]], [[Flanders]], [[Germany]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Sweden]] and [[Switzerland]], and it also topped the [[Record chart|charts]] in [[New Zealand]] and [[South Africa]]. The version of the song created by [[The Wurzels]] in 1976 contains a number of references to rural [[West Country]] life, referring to [[scrumpy]], [[rabbit stew]], [[combine harvester]]s and evenings at the local [[pub]]. A remastered version was produced in 2007, with an accompanying video.
I Am a Cider Drinker has been further covered by the [[London]] [[ska]] band [[Bad Manners]] for their album ''Stupidity'', as well as by the [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[pirate metal]] band [[Alestorm]] as a bonus track in their album ''[[Back Through Time]]''.
A further parody of the song was created by the [[White Zimbabweans|Rhodesian]] band Mike Westcott and Leprechaun with the name "''I am a Shumba Drinker''". ''Shumba'' referring to the [[Shona language|Shona]] word for [[South African Breweries|Lion]], meaning Lion Lager, a well known [[South Africa]]n produced [[beer]].
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.britishseapower.co.uk/ BSP's Official Website]
* [http://www.wurzels.com/ The Wurzel's Official Website]
* "[http://www.saltywater.co.uk/songs/rememberme.php Remember Me]" at [http://www.saltywater.co.uk/ Salty Water] (fansite)
* "[http://www.saltywater.co.uk/songs/iamaciderdrinker.php I Am a Cider Drinker]" at [http://www.saltywater.co.uk/ Salty Water] (fansite)
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