08 B4: Sci-Fi References in Music List
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This article is from the SF references in music List FAQ, by Rich Kulawiec rsk@gsp.org with numerous contributions by others.
08 B4: Sci-Fi References in Music List
Bragg, Billy:
His song "New England" (covered by Kirsty MacCol) talks about wishing
on falling stars...except they're satellites.
Breeders:
"Metal Man" about a guy living at 2000 degrees.
Brickell, Edie and the New Bohemians:
The title track from "Ghost of a Dog" is, uh, well, about the ghost of a dog.
Brightman, Sarah
"I Lost my Heart to a Starship Trooper", "Love In A U.F.O.", and
"The Love Crusader" (not quite sf, but has many snips of supposed
intergalactic radio conversations, etc.) and "Lost in Space"
are all from a 1979 album.
Broderna Brothers:
Swedish band, with an song "Karlek i rymden" ("Love in Space") about
the boyfriend of a female astronaut.
Brown, Arthur:
In the late sixties, "The Crazy World of Arthur Brown" had a big hit
with "Fire". In the early 70's (1970-72), Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come
released three albums, all on Voiceprint: "Galactic Zoo Dossier",
"Kingdom Come", and "Journey". There's also a double LP entitled "The Lost Ears"
which is a "best of" compilation. The track "Time Captives" is from
"Journey" (a shorter version appears on "The Lost Ears"); it's
about a group of people who have crashed their timeship.
In 1993, he recorded a live CD "Order From Chaos (Live 1993)" where the
medley "Time Captains" contains parts of tracks for all three of these albums.
Another album "Strangelands" (CD on Reckless Records) contains sessions that
fill the 1969-1970 gap in A. B.'s recorded career. It does contain a few SF refs.
Brown, Julie:
"Earth Girls are Easy". :-)
Brownsville Station:
"The Martian Boogie" was a 1977 single about an alien who learns to
rock n' roll. The song was sort of a minor cult classic for this
band in the midwest as they tried to follow-up on their "Smokin' in
the Boy's Room" success. The single was issued on the Private Stock label.
(Your editor would like to mention that he saw Brownsville Station and
Styx on a double bill in a converted skating rink outside St. Louis around
1975 or so...it was an interesting pairing, to say the least. ---Rsk )
Bruford:
"One of a Kind" includes "Fainting in Coils", with words taken
from "Alice in Wonderland".
Buckner and Garcia:
"Hyperspace", "Defender". (These *are* the guys that did
that awful Pacman song.)
Buffett, Jimmy:
Yes, parrotheads, he occasionally references SF: "Could you beam me
somewhere Mr. Scott" from "Boat Drinks", "Phasers on stun" from "When
Salome Plays the Drums", "Stanley Kubrick, and his buddy HAL,
now don't look that abstract" and "Captain's log, stardate, 2000 and somethin"
from "Fruitcakes".
Buggles, The:
The LP "Age of Plastic" contains many SF themes;for instance, the title
song has the lines "They send the Heart Police to put you under
cardiac arrest" (1984 meets Harlan Ellison's Ticktockman?) Also "I Love
You, Miss Robot". See also "Johnny on the Monorail". See also
"Adventures in Modern Recording", with SF tracks such as "Vermillion Sands",
"Inner City", "Rainbow Warrior", and maybe "On TV".
For trivia fans: "Video Killed the Radio Star" was the first video shown
on MTV.
Bunnydrums:
"PKD", for Phillip K. Dick.
Burnett, T-Bone:
"We Are Humans From Earth" from the soundtrack of "Until the End of
the World".
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