Wild, Wild West - The Escape Club, 1988
Forty-seven dead beats living in the back street
North east west south all in the same house Sitting in a back room waiting for the big boom I'm in a bedroom waiting for my baby CHORUS:
She's so mean but I don't care I love her eyes and her wild wild hair Dance to the beat that we love best Heading for the nineties Living in the wild wild west The wild wild west Mandy's in the backroom handing out Valium
Sheriff's on the airwaves talking to the D.J.'s Forty-seven heartbeats beating like a drum Got to live it up live it up Ronnie's got a new gun CHORUS
Now put your flags in the air and march them up and down
You can live it up live it up all over the town And turn to the left, turn to the right I don't care as long as she comes tonight CHORUS
Heading for the nineties living in the eighties
Screaming in a back room waiting for the big boom Give me give me wild west Give me give me safe sex Give me love give me love Give me time to live it up CHORUS Now put your flags in the air and march them up and down
You can live it up live it up all over the town And turn to the left, turn to the right I don't care as long as she comes tonight CHORUS
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This English quartet was formed in 1983, but didn't get a record deal until 1986. They released their only significant hit, Wild Wild West, in 1988. I like the song; it takes me back... but there really isn't much to say about the band - so instead - I'm going to share with you the summer of 1988:
1) Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by missiles launched from the USS Vincennes. 2) George Bush (senior) and Michael Dukakis were getting ready to fight it out for President of the United States.
3) The Summer Olympic Games were held in Seoul, South Korea. Who can forget Ben Johnson winning Gold in the 100 metre, only to have it taken away in one of the worse Olympic steroid scandals? 4) Rain Man, Die Hard, Twins and A Fish Called Wanda could all be seen at the movie theatre, for an average price of about $5.
5) The Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins in 4 straight games. Game four was played twice, however, due to a complete power failure in the Boston Garden. And later on, Wayne Gretzky was traded to the L.A. Kings! Heading for the nineties living in the eighties.... *Sigh* maybe it wasn't such a great summer. |
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