I've Lost My Shoe

"I've Lost My Shoe" is a song by Luke Melvin as a song from his 1981 album Come to England.

Composition
"I've Lost My Shoe" was a song Melvin wrote to comfort himself following the rumours that he killed someone in the summer of 1970. Melvin said: "To take my mind off the awful rumours, I wrote a song. That's what 'I Lost My Shoe' is. It was written to take my mind off it."

Recording
The song was recorded on the same day as John Lennon died, but before the event took place. It was mixed in January 1981.

Personnel

 * Luke Melvin - lead vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar
 * Ringo Starr - drums