Cripple and the Starfish

"Cripple and the Starfish"
Song by Antony and the Johnsons
from the album Antony and the Johnsons
Released1998
GenreBaroque pop
Length4:11
LabelDurtro, Secretly Canadian
Songwriter(s)Anohni Hegarty

"Cripple and the Starfish" is a song written by Anohni and performed by Antony and the Johnsons, a Mercury Prize-winning music act from New York City. It was initially released on the compilation CD God Shave the Queen! in 1996. A different recording subsequently appeared on Antony and the Johnsons, the self-titled first album recorded in 1998. In 2003, a live version of this song appeared on the split album Live at St. Olave's.