Wild, Wild West (song)
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Wild, Wild West is a 1988 Escape Club pop rock song written by the band and produced by Chris Kimsey . It appeared on the album of the same name. The song was released on August 19, 1988.
history
The line: "I love her eyes and her wild, wild hair," "heading for the '90s, living in the wild, wild west," (German: "I love her eyes and her wild, wild hair", "on in the 1990s through the wild wild west ") are accompanied by sound effects in the song. Critics noted strong resemblances to Elvis Costello's 1978 Pump It Up song due to the drums and vocal patterns in the vocals.
Cover versions
- 1989: Wally Wingert feat. Dr. Demento (parody version with changed texts)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart placements: chartsurfer.de , accessed on May 29, 2018.
- ↑ Timothy English: Sounds like teen spirit: stolen melodies, ripped-off riffs, and the secret history of rock and roll . iUniverse Star, 2007, ISBN 9781583480236 , p. 55, OCLC 191820511 (Retrieved July 7, 2014).