Star Trekkin'
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Star Trekkin' is a song released in 1987 by a band called The Firm (not to be confused with the British group of the same name or the hip-hop supergroup of the same name).[1] It is a parody of the original TV series of Star Trek.
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[edit] Song
The song's verses each introduce a particular character; that character then speaks a particular tag line for each subsequent verse in the song. The song gets more and more raucous as additional characters are introduced and the tag lines are embellished, eventually reaching a sort of psychedelic segue to the final segment of the song.
[edit] The Recording
Star Trekkin' was recorded at Bark Studios, Walthamstow in East London. The songwriters were John O'Connor (former owner of Bark Studios) and Graham Lister. The arrangement was done by Bill C Martin (who wrote and played all the keyboard parts) with John O'Connor. Vocals were by various people, including John himself, Dev Douglas - a great talent who did some of the character voices - and Peter Sills. Peter's own songwriting catalogue includes 'When Two Worlds Drift Apart', written for Cliff Richard.
[edit] The tag lines
- Uhura: "There's Klingons on the starboard bow"
- Spock: "It's life Jim, but not as we know it"
- McCoy: "It's worse than that—he's dead Jim"
- Kirk: "We come in peace. Shoot to kill."
- Scotty: "Ye cannae change the laws of physics"
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| Preceded by "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston |
UK number one single June 14, 1987 for 2 weeks |
Succeeded by "It's A Sin" by Pet Shop Boys |
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