Modern Love is Automatic (song)
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Modern Love is Automatic is a 1982 song by the group A Flock of Seagulls
and first showcased on the album of the same name. It was the fourth single off the album. Originally, it was a 1981 EP, later re-edited and mixed onto the A Flock of Seagulls
album.
. The song closes with the man "locked away" but the narrator suggesting he is in fact free.
A Flock of Seagulls
A Flock of Seagulls are an English New Wave band originally formed by brothers Michael "Mike" Score and Alister "Ali" James Score , with Frank Maudsley , Michael Kuby , H.J...
and first showcased on the album of the same name. It was the fourth single off the album. Originally, it was a 1981 EP, later re-edited and mixed onto the A Flock of Seagulls
A Flock of Seagulls (album)
A Flock of Seagulls is the eponymous debut album by the Liverpudlian New Wave band A Flock of Seagulls. It was released in 1982 on Jive , and featured the international hit single "I Ran ," which reached the Top 10 in the U.S. and New Zealand, as well as #1 in Australia. The song "Space Age Love...
album.
Lyrics
The song details a love-affair between a mismatched pair. As with many of the groups lyrics, harmonies and videos, there is a suggestion of cosmic energy and other-world imagery. The woman is an "automatic" perhaps symbolizing a geisha or perhaps an android of some type. The man is a "cosmic" perhaps from another planetPlanet
A planet is a celestial body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.The term planet is ancient, with ties to history, science,...
. The song closes with the man "locked away" but the narrator suggesting he is in fact free.
Trivia
- Phil SpectorPhil SpectorPhillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson....
expressed admiration for the song--as with many other tracks on the album-- and at one point planned on producing the band's next album. However, this never happened due to a conflict with Jive RecordsJive RecordsJive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
and his increasing reclusive lifestyle.
- The song's title was used in a 2009 independent movie.