Another amazing single that just came out of nowhere in 1974. First time I heard it was in Pete Joyce's car. Blackburn North. Just amazing. We'd read about it it in NME. Roxy Music light they were saying. Roxy speeded up. But this single was really something. The high voice. Sound effects and gun battles.
Not longer after that I was in England where it seemed that Sparks were on every TV show. The piano player with his Hitler moustache and bryl creamed hair. And the singer always wore little woolie gloves. Sparks were the sound of winter 74/75 in the UK. This was really the last bits of glam fading away. Cockney Rebel, David Essex monopolised the TV shows. And Mud. But glam was over and we were about to enter the horrible mid 70s. Luckily something even better was round the corner.
Zoo time is she and you time
The mammals are your favourite type, and you want her tonight
Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat
You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers
This town ain't big enough for both of us
And it ain't me who's gonna leave
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