Marabou Stork Nightmares His life in this state is a miserable affair, surrounded by uncaring doctors and his extremely dysfunctional family. In his fantasy life, he is an adventurer in the wilds of South Africa, where he and his loyal guide, Sandy Jamieson, hunt for the marabou stork. When not hallucinating, Strang tells his life story, beginning in a "scheme" (local authority housing) in Muirhouse, Scotland, with his violent, delusional parents, two half-brothers (one a womanizer, the other flamboyantly gay), and his promiscuous sister, all of whom he despises. The family relocates to apartheid-era South Africa when he is an adolescent, where he
What Kind of Fool Am I? Record single and her version reached #47 on the UK charts. Lesley Gore included a version of the song on her 1963 debut album, "I'll Cry If I Want To". Lesser chart records included Robert Goulet and the writer, Anthony Newley. James Brown recorded "What Kind of Fool Am I?" for his 1970 album "Soul on Top". In 1964, jazz artist Vince Guaraldi did a latin jazz cover for his album "The Latin Side Of Vince Guaraldi". Sergio Franchi covered this song on his 1963 RCA Victor Red Seal album "Broadway, I Love You." George Maharis also covered the song