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A little something about Power Station
While one half of their band was off making synth pop as Arcadia, John Taylor and Andy Taylor of Duran Duran decided to go the opposite route and record some screaming-guitar rock music. With Robert Palmer (later of "Addicted to Love" fame) on vocals, The Power Station released an eponymous album in 1985 and had a pair of big hits - their debut single "Some Like It Hot" and a cover of the T.Rex classic "Bang A Gong."
Numerous references have been made at this site to the influence of early 70s glam rock on the music and style of the new wave/new romantic acts of the 1980s. Such seminal 80's acts as Bauhaus, Visage, Ultravox, the Human League and OMD have cited David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Mott the Hoople, Television, the New York Dolls and their glam-rock/proto-punk contemporaries as major influences on their music, fashion, and attitude. But for many a 70's singer or musician, their was no greater compliment than to be compared to Marc Bolan of T.Rex.
T.Rex started out in the 1960s as Tyrannosaurus Rex, a duo of singer/guitarist Bolan and percussionist/bassist Steve Peregrin. Bolan's compositions were enigmatic (to say the least) drawing on ancient stories and fairy tales to create works that seem at once like children's albums and dark psychadelia. The line-up change from Steve Peregrin to Micky Finn came with an abreviation of the band's name to T.Rex. As well as having a number of hits including "Band a Gong," "Children of the Revolution," and "Telegram Sam," T.Rex would be instrumental in ushering in the glam rock look and sound of the early 70's.
Bolan died in a car accident in 1977, but his influence can be felt to this day. He has spawned a number of look-alikes, from the glam rockers of the 70's, 80's and 90's, to more typical rockers such as Slash of Guns'n Roses (a dead ringer from hat to hair to clothing). Bolan's music has also been covered by numerous bands including the Power Station, Adam Ant, Blondie, Captain Sensible, Dramarama, Guns 'n Roses, Morrisey, R.E.M., Siouxsie and the Banshees, Violent Femmes, and Bauhaus.
Forget Power Station... spend your dough on some T.Rex discs.
Lyrics featured below: "Some Like it Hot", "Bang a Gong (Get it on)".
Some Like it hotWe want to multiply, are you gonna do itI know you're qualified, are you gonna do itDon't be so circumscribed, are you gonna do itJust get yourself untied, are you gonna do itFeel the heat pushing you to decideFeel the heat burning you up, ready or notSome like it hot and some sweat when the heat is onSome feel the heat and decide that they can't go onSome like it hot, but you can't tell how hot 'til you trySome like it hot, so let's turn up the heat 'til we fryThe girl is at your side, are you gonna do itShe wants to be your bride, are you gonna do itShe wants to multiply, are you gonna do itI know you won't be satisfied until you do itSome like it hot and some sweat when the heat is onSome feel the heat and decide that they can't go onSome like it hot, but you can't tell how hot 'til you trySome like it hot, so let's turn up the heat 'til we fryFeel the heat pushing you to decideFeel the heat burning you up, ready or notSome like it hot and some sweat when the heat is onSome feel the heat and decide that they can't go onSome like it hot, but you can't tell how hot 'til you trySome like it hot, so let's turn up the heat 'til we frySome like it hot, some like it hotSome like it hot, some like it hotSome like it hot, some like it hotSome like it hot, some like it hot