This song was written as the theme song for the 1986 New Zealand animated feature film Footrot Flats: The Dog’s Tale, based on cartoonist Murray Ball’s popular Footrot Flats comic book series. It features backing vocals from New Zealand reggae group Herbs.
‘Slice of Heaven’ spent eight weeks at No....
[Intro]
(Da da da ba du da da ba du da da da ba du da da da da da da)
(Da da da ba du da da ba du da da da ba du da da da da da da)
(Da da da ba du da da ba du da da da ba du da da da da da da)
(Da da da ba du da da ba du da da da ba du da da da da da da)
[Verse 1: Dave Dobbyn]
Hey, I got a lot of faith in ya
I'll stick with you kid, that's the bottom line
Yeah, ya have a lot of fun, don't ya
And living with you is a ball of a time
Hey beauty, when the mood gets you down
Your bottom lip's near dragging on the ground
That's when I gotta play the clown for you
Black humour made you kick your blues
[Pre-Chorus: Dave Dobbyn]
Howdy angel
Where did you hide your wings?
[Chorus: Dave Dobbyn and (Herbs)]
Her love shines over my horizon
She's a slice of heaven (Slice of heaven)
Warm moonlight over my horizon
She's a slice of heaven, yeah
[Post-Chorus: Dave Dobbyn and Herbs]
He-he-he-heaven
[Verse 2: Dave Dobbyn]
Hey, I got a lotta faith in ya
I'll stick with you kid, that's the bottom line
Yeah, we have a lot of fun, don't we
And heaven has to be with you all the time
Hey beauty, when the mood gets you down
Your bottom lip's near dragging on the ground
That's when I gotta play the clown for you
Black humour made me kick my blues
[Pre-Chorus: Dave Dobbyn]
Howdy angel
Where did you hide your wings?
[Chorus: Dave Dobbyn and (Herbs)]
Her love shines over my horizon
She's a slice of heaven, yeah (Slice of heaven)
Warm moonlight over my horizon
She's a slice of heaven, yeah
Her love shines over my horizon
She's a slice of heaven, yeah (Slice of heaven)
Warm moonlight over my horizon
She's a slice of heaven, yeah
[Bridge]
(Da da da ba du da da ba du da da da ba du da da da da da da)
(Da da da ba du da da ba du da da da ba du da da da da da da)
(Da da da ba du da da ba du da da da ba du da da da da da da)
(Da da da ba du da da ba du da da da ba du da da da da da da)
[Pre-Chorus: Dave Dobbyn]
Howdy angel
Where did you hide your wings?
[Chorus: Dave Dobbyn and (Herbs)]
Her love shines over my horizon
She's a slice of heaven, yeah (Slice of heaven)
Warm moonlight over my horizon
She's a slice of heaven, oh, yeah
Her love shines over my horizon
She's a slice of heaven, yeah (Slice of heaven)
Warm moonlight over my horizon
She's a slice of heaven, yeah
Her love shines over my horizon
She's a slice of heaven, yeah (Slice of heaven)
Warm moonlight over my horizon
She's a slice of heaven, yeah
Her love shines over my horizon
She's a slice of heaven, yeah (Slice of heaven)
Warm moonlight over my horizon
She's a slice of heaven, yeah
Slice Of Heaven was written by Dave Dobbyn.
Slice Of Heaven was produced by Dave Dobbyn & Bruce Lynch.
Dave Dobbyn released Slice Of Heaven on Fri Sep 12 1986.