Adam Ant - "Apollo 9"
(Album Release: September 1985)
Despite recent strange behavior on his part, I've always been a big fan of Adam Ant. Though many disparaged his post-Friend or Foe material, including "Strip," "Puss in Boots," and "Vive le Rock," I always found his move toward silly pop eminently enjoyable. This song in particular was one of my favorites with its nonsensical lyrics such as "Whoopsin - a -whoopsin" and "jan-jan-jammering." It doesn't hurt that the song has now become familiar as the intro to Howard Kremer's great countdown podcast, "Who Charted." He may have lost the warpaint and the Louis XIV get-up, but he replaced it with jeans and an astronaut's outfit! Tres chic!
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