“Life In The So-Called Space Age”
A quick anecdote before the PA coverage…
About 20 years ago, when she was in London, KLS visited a clothing shop ran by the band Dr & The Medics. She remembers seeing a pair of mannequins dressed as the two girls were in the clip for Spirit In The Sky:
So I bought 21st Century Boys, the Sigue Sigue Sputnik ‘best of’ album from 2001, containing singles, b-sides and rarities from all their releases up till then.
< 21st Century Boys
It is, of course, amazing. I think they describe themselves best in the lyric to the ‘song’ Video Trailer Mix, which goes:
From the nighttime neon wastelands of the 1980’s music scene
Comes the group that will take the fifth step into the future of Rock’&’Roll.
A group whose principal interests are TV, Star Wars, Home Computers,
High Tech Sex, The Ultravixens, Andrenaline and Excitement.
Get ready for the 5th Generation of Rock’&’Roll!
This album is the first time I am hearing such ‘classics’ as Buy EMI and Barbarandroid. Guess what’s on heavy rotation on my iPod now 🙂
Oh yes, check out www.sputnikworld.com, especially the history section. The amount of name dropping Tony James manages to cram in is mind-boggling, and there’s something in there for just about anyone with any interest in the 1980’s-1990’s UK music scene (including lots of discussion of Eldritch and The Sisters). Alas, no details on that cancelled SSS C64 game which was to feature the band, Eldritch, Billy Idol and others…
Edit: list updated.
I’m looking for the following songs, so if anyone has any on CD please contact me:
The Cars – “Drive”, “You Might Think”
Lionel Ritchie – “Say You, Say Me”, “Hello”, “All Night Long”
Phil Collins – “Against All Odds”
Joe Jackson – “Real Men”
Naked Eyes – “Is She Really Going Out With Him”, “Something There To Remind Me”
Human League – “Fascination”
Honey Drippers (aka. Robert Plant) – “Sea Of Love”
Don Henley – “Boys Of Summer”
Scorpions – “Winds Of Change”
Obviously I’m trying to flesh out my 80’s playlists 🙂