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1979

from 1979 by Sweet Machine

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about

How it all began …. I woke up one morning in 1979 to the sound of my digital clock alarm going off ( the same one at the start of the song! ). I turned the buzzer off, tuned the radio a bit better, as the dial was erratic and I heard "Are Friends Electric" by Tubeway Army for the first time.

I was 13 and I was entranced by it, my heart beat a bit faster and I felt energised by the sound. I liked Punk, loved Ska and Two Tone, but this was when I truly found music and it found me, sitting on the edge of my bed in suburbia, that morning back in 1979.

lyrics

1979

Woke up one day with sound waves in my head
The sound of something strange next to my bed
A different tune coming from the radio
Pulsing from the speaker - electro

It stayed in my head all through that long school day
Are friends electric is all we had to say
A man outside smoking a cigarette
A tubeway army marching in my head

It's 1979 again, 1979 again
Feels like 1979 again
It's 1979 again, 1979 again
It's just like 1979 again

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from 1979, released October 10, 2015
Lyrics: Darren
Music: Sweet Machine
© Sweet Machine 2020

Recorded at Untapped Talent
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Synthpop
for the masses.
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Tim, Richard, Rob, & Stephen.

"Fantastic, authentic, melodic old-skool electro, reminiscent of Morodor and Oakey at their best!"

“Original synthpop with a strong 80’s vibe – Depeche Mode meets Pulp!”

“A full house danced to the bands twin synthesisers, with ace base and psychedelic effects to glam the night to a higher plain”
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