I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper
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| Single by Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip |
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| B-side | "Do, Do, Do" | |
| Released | 1978 | |
| Format | 7" single 12" single |
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| Recorded | 1978 | |
| Genre | Pop, Disco | |
| Length | 3:42 4:19 (long version) |
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| Label | Ariola Hansa | |
| Writer(s) | Calvert, Hughes | |
| Producer | Steve Rowland | |
"I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper", sometimes cited as "(I Lost My Heart to a) Starship Trooper", is a 1978 single by Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip. Some discographies credit it to Hot Gossip alone. It is notable as the debut of the then teenage Brightman as a singer, and reached number six in the British Hit Parade.[1]
The song is a lightweight space disco track that cashed in on the media hype surrounding the original Star Wars film: the lyrics include the lines "And evil Darth Vader has been banished to Mars" and "Or are you like a droid, devoid of emotion". Many of the lyrics are mild sexual innuendo; for example, "Take me, make me feel the force".
Other television and film science fiction references are "Flash Gordon's left me, he's gone to the stars", "What my body needs is close encounter three", and "Fighting for the Federation" and "Static on the comm - it's Starfleet Command" (both Star Trek, or the Federation from Blake's 7. Alternatively, the "Federation" reference may be a reference to Starship Troopers.
The song also samples music from Star Wars and Thus Spoke Zarathustra (from 2001: A Space Odyssey).
The song was briefly heard playing in the hub during the Torchwood episode Exit Wounds.
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[edit] References
- ^ Sarah's Early Years: 1960 - 1981. Sarah Brightman Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
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