"My Speeding Heart" is a Kevin Ayers

Kevin Ayers

Kevin Ayers is an English singer-songwriter and was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement...

 single release taken from his 1983 album, Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain

Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain

Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain is the tenth solo album by Kevin Ayers, a founding member of Soft Machine.-Track listing:All tracks composed by Kevin Ayers; except where indicated# "Madame Butterfly"# "Lay Lady Lay"...

. Ayers has stated in a 1993 BBC Radio

BBC Radio

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 interview that he was battling with heavy chemical addictions at the time, that are clearly indicated in the song titles. The poignant B-Side, ‘Champagne and Valium’ depicts his condition and personal regrets with typical blunt realism; “Oh, doctor, doctor, can you feel my pain? / Doctor said, "shit man, not you again!" / Just how many times do I have to explain: / There ain't no medicine / That'll take you back again / To where you were, before, boy”.

Personnel

• Kevin Ayers
  Kevin Ayers
  Kevin Ayers is an English singer-songwriter and was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement...
  
   / Guitar, Vocals
• Ollie Halsall
  Ollie Halsall
  Peter John 'Ollie' Halsall was a left-handed guitarist and is best known for his role in The Rutles, the bands Patto, Timebox and Boxer, and for his contribution to the music of Kevin Ayers. He is also notable as one of the few players of the vibraphone in rock music...
  
  / Guitar, Vocals
• Zanna Gregmar
• Carlos Garcia Vaso
• Joaquin Montoya
• Manolo Aguilar
• Javier de Juan