19 F2: 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.
19 F2: Sci-Fi References in Music List
Five Man Electrical Band:
(most known for the 60's anthem "Signs") recorded a song (title?) about a werewolf.
The Fixx:
Much of their first two albums are built around the theme of
nuclear war. Most notable are "The Strain," "I Live," and "Red Skies" on
Shuttered Room, and "The Sign of Fire" on Reach the Beach.
Also, "Driven Out", about environmental disaster, from "Calm Animals".
(Known for early-80's hit "One Thing Leads to Another".)
Flaming Youth:
The album "Ark II" is a concept LP about the trials and tribulations of
a generation ship leaving earth. (Phil Collins was the drummer.)
Flash & the Pan:
"First and Last" is based on a combination of Olaf Stapledon's
"Last and First Men" and Arthur C. Clarke's "The Sentinel" or "2001,"
whichever you prefer. The song "California" is based on the novel
"Fail-Safe". See also "Atlantis Calling".
Flash Fearless and the Zorg Women, parts 5&6:
Another weird IGTB type collaboration album from the
late 70's with some well-known rockers on it.
Includes "I'm Flash" by Alice Cooper.
Fleck, Bela and the Flecktones:
Self-titled album includes the two part "Mars Needs Women (Space is a
Lonely Place/They're here)". "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo" includes "Flying
Saucer Dudes" and a track with the same name as the album. "UFO TOFU"
has "UFO TOFU", a song with lots of palindromic figures. "Three Flew
Over the Cuckoo's Nest" includes "Vix 9" (the video for this
apparently features a computer-animated spaceship called the Vix 9),
and "Interlude (Return of the Ancient Ones)" which is a solo number by
Futureman. Speaking of which, one of the Flecktones is called
"Future Man" and plays a futuristic SynthAxe Drumitar; he's allegedly
travelled back in time from the year 2050 to play with the Flecktones.
Fleetwood Mac:
"Green Manalishi". (Judas Priest did an eminently forgettable version.)
"Rhiannon" is about a Welsh witch.
Flock, The:
"Dinosaur Swamps" is an early LP. Notable for quality of musicians,
including Jerry Goodman who later joined the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
Flock of Seagulls:
British band (circa 1982) very much associated with science fiction.
Songs with titles like "Man Made", "DNA", "Modern Love is Automatic",
and "Space Age Love Song". Some suggestions have been made that "I Ran",
one of their more popular singles, is about a UFO abduction.
Flying Pickets:
Have an a cappela cover of Bowie's "Space Oddity".
Flying Saucer Attack:
(named after a Revillos song).
Forbidden Dimension:
Canadian B-movie garage rock. Have put out two albums, "Sin Gallery" and
"Somebody Down There Likes Me", as well as numerous singles, full of songs
about monsters and psychos and what-have-you. Sample titles: "Graveyard
Line", "Mars Is Heaven", "Tall Dark and Gruesome", "Crawling Eye '95".
Foreigner:
"Starrider" is a track from their self-titled debut album in which
the singer is taken to the stars and "sails the celestial ways."
Reference is made to higher beings with the power to travel between the
stars and the singer seeks to gain their knowledge to become a Starrider.
A 3rd generation band, Foreigner followed in the footsteps of Bad Company,
who in turn followed in the footsteps of Free.
Foxx, John:
Former lead singer for Ultravox -- slightly harsh electro-pop. Futuristic
tracks include "20th Century" on the B-Side of the "Burning Car" single.
Surreal tracks include "He's a Liquid". First solo album "Metamatic"
is futuristic and minimalistic synth music, including "No-one's Driving"
and "Underpass"
Frank Chickens:
"Mothra", based on the movie monster.
Franke, Christopher:
Former member of Tangerine Dream who wrote the Soundtrack of "Universal
Solder" (1992) and is now involved with the soundtrack of "Babylon 5".
Frankie Goes To Hollywood:
Their 1984 "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" album has two tracks with SF'isch
connotations. The title track is about the Coleridge poem ("In Xanada
did Kubla Khan/A stately pleasure dome decree", if memory serves ---Rsk),
and 'Two Tribes' is about nuclear war.
The Front's:
"Violent World" from their self-titled album (as far as I know,
the only one they ever recorded) - another nuclear holocaust tale.
Front 242:
Cyberpunk music. On "Official Version", you'll find "W.Y.H.I.W.Y.G.
(invasion from flying saucers?) "Television Station" (corporate politics
with a vicious attitude), "Red Team", and "Quite Unusual" (waking up
to a nuclear war). On "Front by Front", see "Circling Overland"
(stealth fighters?) "Headhunter v3.0" (headhunter, hired to kidnap
someone), and "Work 01". Also use a sample from the movie Videodrome
in one of their songs.
Front Line Assembly:
An industrial band, their latest album is titled "Tactical Neural Implant"
and they have a single from that album called "Mindphazer". The video for
this single has footage from a japanese live-action sci-fi film
called "GUNHED".
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