From (1982)

Hailing from Dunedin, rock band Mother Goose filmed the video for 'I Can't Sing Very Well' in their home city's historic Athenaeum theatre. Swaying dreamily on the moodily-lit stage, the group perform to an almost empty theatre, with the subject of the love song appearing to be the (very deflated) usher working her dreary shift. As is customary for Mother Goose — who dressed like nursery rhyme characters — the song has a naive and novelty quality, like a lullaby. The song won lyricist Steve Young the 1982 APRA Silver Scroll award for songwriting, presented on the night by Ray Columbus.