Electricity
Electricity is the debut single of the new wave and synth-pop group Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark , composed in 1979 and released on their album Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark in 1980 . It was released as a single in May 1979.
background
The song describes society's wasteful use of energy resources. According to Andy McCluskey , one of the founders of OMD and their singer and bassist, the creation of the song was influenced by Kraftwerk's piece Radioactivity .
Due to Electricity Dindisc Records offered the band a record deal . The New Musical Express named the piece one of the best singles of the year and included the piece on the 1979 list.
reception
Dave Thompson described the song as the perfect electro pop number on Allmusic and said:
“Far from a celebration of the power of our power sources, the lyrics drive home the need for a renewable energy source, some alternative to the fossil fuels we're permanently expending by the second, and a future of abundant electricity free from environmental depletion . ”
"Far from a celebration of the performance of our power sources, the text makes clear the need for renewable energy sources, an alternative to fossil fuels that we constantly use every second, and a future with abundant electricity, free from ecological overexploitation."
His colleague Ned Raggett called the piece:
"Pure zeitgeist, a celebration of synth pop's incipient reign with fast beats and even faster singing."
"Pure zeitgeist, a celebration of the beginning synthie pop rule of fast beats and even faster singing."
Individual evidence
- ↑ Electricity Song Facts. Retrieved February 15, 2013 .
- ↑ Review of the song at allmusic. Retrieved February 15, 2013 .
- ^ Review of OMD at allmusic. Retrieved February 15, 2013 .