It's a Fine Day

Barton wrote the lyrics as a poem when living in the Hulme area of Manchester. It was originally sung unaccompanied by, and credited to, "Jane" – that is, Jane Lancaster, Barton's girlfriend. They recorded and released it independently, and it was played by radio DJ John Peel. It was then heard by Iain McNay of Cherry Red Records, who obtained the rights to the record and released it more widely on his label in 1983.

The song reached number five on the UK Indie Chart and later appeared, credited to Jane and Barton, on their eponymous album, ''Jane and Barton''. It was later used in a 1986 commercial for Kleenex tissue in Japan, which itself attracted attention as a Japanese urban legend.

Jane's version of the song was rereleased as a CD single in the United Kingdom in 1993, accompanied by a new remix by A Guy Called Gerald. Provided by Wikipedia