THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
163-Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F1-11.
1986-Number 3 single.
Best Bit-At 0.30.The lyrics tell of the perils of living in a nuclear war threatened world in the mid 1980’s,and in order to escape the terrors of what might be the narrator turns to sex and drugs for his escapism,at least that’s the way I see it.
Sigue Sigue Sputnik were formed in 1982 by Tony James and Neal X (Whitmore) who then recruited singer Martin Degville and drummer Mark Laff. James and Whitmore had both previously been members of the very successful Punk Rock band Generation X alongside Billy Idol(see also best songs 945.)
‘Love Missile F1-11’ features many sound effects and samples from film dialogue,this came about as James was a big fan of movies.The song was produced by the legendary music producer Giorgio Moroder,known as the ‘Father of Disco’ and one of the major players in the development of Electronic Dance Music,there will be more about him later on in this countdown.
‘The U.S. bombs cruising overhead,but there goes my love rocket red.’
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