 There are nearly forty vocal tracks on certain sections of Au Revoir, Mr. Mercury.The backwards talking effect between The Vapours and Cameo was achieved with a taxi dispatch mike.The words being spoken are the children's fable “The Magic Fish.” In keeping with his tradition of mispronouncing foreign and obscure words and phrases, Jonathon Newby pronounced the actress's name “Cap-oo-shee-nay” instead of the correct pronunciation of “Cap-oo-SEEN” in the song "A Year In Heaven".