OFF: Lyrical SF

[Hardman DK]

On Fri, 9 Jan 1998, Jon Browne wrote:

> question..David Bowie's Diamond Dogs, if not Space Oddity, Spiders from
> Mars, Ashes To Ashes etc. early Devo...anyone ever into Bill Nelson's
> Red Noise? "Build a Better Home In The Phantom Zone" or "Substitute
> Flesh" How about early Cabaret Voltaire, would that count as SF? or
> Punilux? Rezillo's Destination Venus? Flying Saucer Attack? (the song
> not the band) God, there were loads of Futurist bands at the end of the
> '70's, weren't there? Why can't I remember them now? ah, how about Alien
> Sex Fiend - "Ride My Rocket (Up Uranus, Baby)" Even The Stranglers had
> their Sci-Fi moments with stuff like "Rise Of The Robots".

Not forgetting those poptastic classics such as "The Monster Mash" and
"Startrekkin'" (Altogether: There's Klingons on the starboard bow,
starboard bow, starboard bow......). Can't remember who was responsible
for these tho'.  Also slipping into my mind is "Doctorin the Tardis" (The
Timelords?), tho I don't think that had lyrics.

Slipping into my Alan Partridge mode, I recall that Wings had a song
called "Magneto and Titanium Man", apparently based on some SF comic book.

Anyway, enough deep unfashionability....I'm sure these aren't the kind of
songs Jill had in mind! :)

Dave
"I'm the urban spaceman baby
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