 Their slogan "The most fun you can have with your shoes on" was a parody of Beserkley's "The most fun you can have with your clothes on", while after Beserkley, their choice of "Smirksong" as a label name was a parody of Led Zeppelin's "Swan Song Records", while the "DHSS" prefix to their own label's release suggested the Government department dealing with the unemployed, as the band no longer had a contract.Ian Morris and Mike Doherty both played on the demos for the Jilted John single.Ian Morris and Simon Milner later released a single under the pseudonym "Captain Mog and Private Sigh".