I was reading the bio for Sarah Brightman on last.fm, and read that not only did she once lead a “raunchy” disco group called “Hot Gossip”, but they had a hit song in 1976 called “I lost my Heart to a Starship Trooper”.
Now… how can a title like that NOT make you giggle with geeky joy?
A few seconds of google-fu later and I found a youtube video of that very song being performed.
Here are some highlights from the lyrics:
Hey, Captain Strange, won’t you be my lover
You’re the best thing that I’ve ever discovered
Flash Gordon’s left me, he’s gone to the stars
An evil Darth Vader has me banished to MarsTell me, Captain Strange, do you feel my devotion
Or are you like a droid, devoid of emotion
Encounters one and two are not enough for me
What my body needs is close encounter three
*snip*
Space suit is lying on control room floor
Pulse rate increasing as the heat factor soars
Take me, make me feel the force
Ignore the computers, we’re locked on course
*snip*
Chorus goes like this:
I lost my heart to a starship trooper
Flashing lights in hyper space
Fighting for the Federation
Hand in hand we’ll conquer space
Isn’t that awesome?
Paul | 18-Jan-07 at 4:22 pm | Permalink
That’s … horrible. But I guess we all did some stuff we regret in the 80s. What was up with the black guy in gold pants?
Li Kao | 18-Jan-07 at 4:22 pm | Permalink
I’m… stunned. Yes. That’s the word I was looking for.
xjaymanx | 18-Jan-07 at 5:53 pm | Permalink
hehehe, from starship troopers (was this during her dancing days? before her “phantom” days?) to mid-eastern harems… she really DOES move with the times!
emily | 19-Jan-07 at 10:33 am | Permalink
haha. I thought it was hella funny and geeky in a very 80s way. All you people seem to be disgusted!