Boxing (Ben Folds Five song)
- Boxing (Ben Folds Five song)
Infobox Song
Name = Boxing
Caption =
Type =
Artist = Ben Folds Five
alt Artist =
Album = Ben Folds Five
Published =
Released = August 8, 1995
track_no = #12
Recorded =
Genre =
Length = 4:45
Writer = Ben Folds
Composer =
Label = Caroline Records
Producer = Caleb Southern
Chart position =
Tracks =
prev = "The Last Polka"
prev_no = #11
next = none
next_no =
Misc =
"Boxing" is a song from Ben Folds Five's 1995 self-titled debut album [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000000IDJ Amazon] ] . It was written by Ben Folds [ [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=1956590&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID BMI] ] . A live version appears on the album Naked Baby Photos [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000000I3B Amazon.com] ] .
The song was inspired by Ben Folds' father's love of boxing[ [http://michaelbluejay.com/bf5/i-turntable.html] ] , and is written from the perspective of Muhammad Ali about the indecision whether or not to quit boxing professionally]Bette Midler covered the song on her 1998 album "Bathhouse Betty".
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