The song was originally written by the Scottish poet and songwriter Ivor Cutler, who performed it with Linda Hirst on his album Privilege from 1983; O'Rourke revised the lyrics slightly for his version.
Part of the title, “Prelude to 110 or 220”, refers to a 1971 performance art piece by Chris Burd...
Women of the world take over
'cause if you don't the world will come to an end
And it won't take long
[Repeats throughout]
Prelude to 110 or 220/Women of the World was written by Ivor Cutler.
Prelude to 110 or 220/Women of the World was produced by Jim O’Rourke.
Jim O’Rourke released Prelude to 110 or 220/Women of the World on Thu Feb 25 1999.