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This is a comprehensive list of songs, written work and works of art that influenced Adam, Marco and their music. Some of these may just be the opinion of the minority, but listed here so that you can decide for yourself. Contributions and suggestions are most welcome, so if you know of any source that influenced them, or you believe Adam or Marco stole borrowed from others' work, please contact me.

Marco has personally contributed to this page, but to protect him from any future possible legal difficulties, I'll keep his contributions anonymous.

The following list are not necessarily the opinion of the song writers nor the author. Just malicious gossip. (That should cover some backsides!)
 


5 GUNS WEST (Lyrics from film "Sea Hawk")

5 GUNS WEST
Carving crimson careers
SEA HAWK
Carving a crimson career


A.N.T.S. (Whole song from Village People's "Y.M.C.A.")

ALFIE NOAKES (Lyrics inspired by Derek & Clive's sketch "Alfie Noakes")
ALFIE NOAKES
(Chorus & melody from Captain Sensible's "Wot!")

ALFIE NOAKES
I said "mother"
She said "what?"
WOT!
I said "captain"
He said "wot"!


AMAZON (Chorus from Madness's "Grey Day")

AMAZON
None so dumb as spoken word
Things like girls be seen not heard
GREY DAY
In the morning I awake
My arms, my legs, my body ache


ANIMALS AND MEN (Lyrics from Russolo's "The Art Of Noises")

NOTE: Russolo's The Art Of Noises comprise of 6 Families Of Noises. Listed below right are numbers 5 and 6 as they appear in his work.

ANIMALS AND MEN
Noises obtained by percussion
Metal, wood, on skin and bone
Voices of animals and men
Laugh and shout and scream and moan
5
Noises
obtained by
percussion on

metal
wood
skin
stone
terracotta etc.
6
Voices of
animals
and men:
Shouts
Screams
Groans
Shrieks
Howls
Laughs
Wheezes
Sobs.


ANT RAP (Video inspired by the film "Excalibur")

'ANTMUSIC' (Rhythm from Burundi Black's "Burundi Black")

ANTS INVASION (Guitar effect from ant sound fx on the film "Them")

APOLLO 9 (Rhythm guitar from The Carpenter's "Jambalaya")


BABY, LET ME SCREAM AT YOU (Bass line from Kool & the Gang's "Ladies Night")


BEAUTIFUL DREAM (lyrics from Kevin Mooney's band Max's "Friends In The Underground")

BRAND NEW TORSO (intro similar to Tin Machine's "Baby Can Dance")

CAN'T SET RULES ABOUT LOVE (Guitar riffs from Roxy Music's "Street Life" and "Pyjamarama")
CAN'T SET RULES ABOUT LOVE (Lyrics inspired by Vogue magazine article, "The Four Stages Of Sex")

CATHOLIC DAY (Intro from "Hail To The Chief")

CHARGE OF THE HEAVY BRIGADE (Guitar from Ray Parker Jnr's "Ghostbusters")


DEUTSCHER GIRLS (Lyrics based on Dirk Bogarde's film, "Night Porter")

DIGITAL TENDERNESS (Drums from Roxy Music's "Out Of The Blue")

DIRK WEARS WHITE SOX (LP cover from Velvet Underground's "White Light/White Heat cover")

Dirk Wears White Sox
Dirk Wears White Sox
White Light White Heat
White Light/White Heat

DOG EAT DOG (Intro drums from John Kongo's "He's Gonna Step On You Again")

DON'T KNOCK IT (TILL YOU GOT IT) (Guitar from Tone Loc's "Wild Thing")

FAMILY OF NOISE (Vocal from The Beatles' "She Loves You")
FAMILY OF NOISE (Title from Futurist Manifesto's "Families Of Noises")

FEED ME TO THE LIONS (Guitar solo from the Theme to "Lawrence Of Arabia or "Born Free")


GOODY TWO SHOES (End guitar from Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock")

GOTTA BE A SIN (Guitar from David Bowie's "Prettiest Star")


HELL'S EIGHT ACRES (Guitar riff from The Bellnotes's "I've Had It")

HUMAN BONDAGE DEN (Lyrics from film "Doctor Strangelove")

HUMAN BONDAGE DEN
Can't fight here - this is the war room.
DOCTOR STRANGELOVE
Can't fight in here - this is the war room.

HOW TO STEAL THE WORLD (Horn stab from Shirley Bassey's "Goldfinger")

JOLLY ROGER (Verse melody from the film, 7 Guns For The MacGregors' "March Of The MacGregors" by Ennio Morricone)

(The film was from a series of Spaghetti Westerns about seven Scottish brothers in the Wild West. If you listen to the original, the lyrics are sung in English in a Scottish accent by an Italian choir!)  Thanks to Thomas Dyton for this info

KILLER IN THE HOME (Guitar from Link Wray's "Rumble")
KILLER IN THE HOME (Lyrics from film "Apocalypse Now")

KILLER IN THE HOME
They cut you in half with a gun and they give you a band-aid.
APOCALYPSE NOW
They cut you in half with a gun and they give you a band-aid.

KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER (Drums from Burundi Black's "Burundi Black")
KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER (LP from Ennio Morricone's soundtrack of "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly")
KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER (LP cover from Lou Reed's "Rock 'n' Roll Animal cover")

Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Rock 'n' Roll Animal
Rock 'n' Roll Animal


LIBERTINE (Last verse from Madness's "???")
Title to be confirmed!!

LIGOTAGE (Lyrics inspired by the paintings of Allen Jones)

LOS RANCHEROS (Rhythm guitars inspired by Grateful Dead's "Turn On Your Love Light") [denied by Marco]


MANNERS & PHYSIQUE (demo)/DOGGY STYLE (demo) inspired by
Coast To Coast's "The Hucklebuck")

MISS THING (Title inspired by what Little Richard used to call guys!)

MOHAIR LOCKEROOM PIN-UP BOYS (Lyrics inspired by Lenny Bruce's "White Collar Drunk")

NO ZAP (Rhythm from Bo Diddly's "Bo Diddly")

P.O.E. (Lyrics from film "Blade Runner")

P.O.E.
Have a better one.
BLADE RUNNER
Have a better one.

P.O.E. (Lyrics from film "Doctor Strangelove")

P.O.E.
(Lyrics to be confirmed)
DOCTOR STRANGELOVE
(Original source to be confirmed)

PLACE IN THE COUNTRY (Guitar from Johnny Hallyday's "Joue Pas De Rock 'n' Roll Pour Moi")

PLAYBOY (Guitar solo from Iggy Pop's "Dum Dum Boys")

PRINCE CHARMING (Whole song from Rolf Harris' "War Canoe")


RAZOR KEEN (Guitars from film Link Wray and the Wraymen's "Raw-hide")
RAZOR KEEN
(Lyrics from film "Blade Runner")

RAZOR KEEN
Center and stop, pull back and stop.
BLADE RUNNER
Center and stop, pull back and stop.

ROOM AT THE TOP (Guitar riff inspired by the band Laibach) Title to be confirmed!!
ROOM AT THE TOP
(Chorus similar to unknown 1960's French female vocalist song)

SCORPIO RISING
(Title from Kenneth Anger short film "Scorpio Rising")

SCORPIOS (Music and gang theme from
"West Side Story")

SEXATISE YOU (Lyrics from Abba's "Dancing Queen")

SEXATISE YOU
Friday night, the lights are low
We're lookin for a place to go
Where they play the music right
DANCING QUEEN
Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for the place to go
Where they play the right music

STAND AND DELIVER (Rhythm guitar from Iggy Pop's "China Girl")

STRIP (Song influenced by "Canadian Girls" by an unknown artist)
STRIP (LP cover from Jane Russel film still)


Strip LP cover

Jane Russel film still



THE MAGNIFICENT FIVE (Lyrics based on the life of Joe Orton)
THE MAGNIFICENT FIVE (Lyrics based on the title of Joe Orton's play "Prick Up Your Ears")
THE MAGNIFICENT FIVE (Lyrics from a Friedrich Nietzsche quote)

THE MAGNIFICENT FIVE
He who writes in blood, don't want to be read. He must be learned by heart
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
He who writes in blood and aphorisms does not wish to be read; he must be learned by heart.


U.S.S.A. (demo) (Guitar from David Bowie's "Fame")
U.S.S.A. (Lyrics from a Lenny Bruce routine)

U.S.S.A.
Damn your eyes Mr. Khruschev
Don't go dropping bombs on here
LENNY BRUCE
Damn your ass Mr Stalin
Don't come foolin' round over here


VANITY (Bassline from Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust")

VIVE LE ROCK ("Look Ma, I'm On Top Of The World!" spoken by James Cagney in "White Heat")
VIVE LE ROCK (Title from a Vivienne Westwood' t-shirt)
VIVE LE ROCK (Melody from The Crystals/Kiss/Beach Boys' "Then He Kissed Me")
VIVE LE ROCK (Melody from The Beach Boys' "Sloop John B")
VIVE LE ROCK (Guitar riff from Roxy Music's "Price Of Love")


WONDERFUL (Guitar segment from Neil Diamond's "America")


YOUNG PARISIANS (Title inspired by David Bowie's "Young Americans")


ZEROX (Picture sleeve from Anton Giulio Bragaglia's "Image In Motion" from 1913)

Bragaglia's Image In Motion
Image In Motion
Zerox sleeve
Zerox sleeve
Zerox Tour Poster
Zerox Tour poster


If you know of more Ant Influences that have not been included here, email me and I'll tell the world.


 

 

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