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1) Pilot was a rock group formed in 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland by former Bay City Rollers members David Paton (vocals and bass) and Billy Lyall (keyboards).

The 1974 single Magic from their debut album was a #11 UK and #5 US hit and remains a pop classic. The simple but catchy pop ditty January gave them their biggest hit, securing the #1 spot in the UK singles chart in January 1975.

The band's only other chart hits were Call Me Round and Just A Smile (both 1975). By the time 1977 came around only Paton and Ian Bairnson (guitar) were left from the original foursome, and they recorded Pilot's final album (the aptly entitled Two's a Crowd) alone.

By 1978, all of Pilot's members had moved on to other projects, notably Stuart Tosh (drums), Paton and Bairnson becoming core members of The Alan Parsons Project (who recorded their first album), and Tosh also working with 10cc.

2) Pilot is a rock/new wave band from France.

3) Pilot is a reggae artist.

4) Pilot is a solo artist.

5) Pilot is a female fronted pop punk/hardcore band from California

6) Pilot is a Fusion Group from Turkey

7) Pilot is a young pop rock band from Prague, Czech Republic.

8) Pilot, also known as PilOt (Russian: Пилот , ПилОт ) is a Russian rock band from Saint Petersburg, founded by Ilja Knabengof in 1997. Years active: 1997–present.

The roots of the band stretch back to 1994, at which point it was called Military Jane . In this incarnation, the band had a raw, melodic grunge style reminiscent of Alice In Chains, and featured Knabengof singing in English. Military Jane released three albums, "Home" (1995) "Home Live '95", and "Blackest Paint Colored Brush" (1996) with limited success. The band's single "Wherry?" although popular, was met with controversy and the music video was banned from MTV. During the "Rock '96" festival in Saint Petersburg, the band performed a new song "Мама" (Mama) for the first time. The style of the song took on a contrasting pop direction, with Knabengof finding an original singing voice. The next year, Military Jane 's name was changed to Пилот (Pilot). In February 1999, the band launch its first official website.

Members
Current line-up:
Илья Кнабенгоф (Ilya "Chort" Knabengof) aka "Илья Чёрт": vocals, guitar, harmonica (since 1997)
Андрей Казаченко (Andrey Kazachenko): keyboard, vocals, accordion, guitar (since 2007)
Сергей Вырвич (Sergey Vyrvich) aka "Пункс": bass guitar (since 2013)
Никита Белозеров (Nikita Belozyorov): drums (since 2013)

Former members:
Виктор Кузьмичев (Vitktor Kuzmichev): drums (1997-1999)
Роман Чуйков (Roman Chuikov): guitars (1997-2005, died in 2013)
Денис Можин (Denis Mojin) aka "Дэнс": drums (1999-2000)
Максим Юрак (Maxim Yurak) aka "Макс Йорик": violin, keyboards, synths, samplers, percussion (1999-2007)
Виктор Бастраков (Viktor Bastrakov) aka "Васильич": guitar (2005-2014, died in 2014)
Станислав Марков (Stanislav Markov) aka "Стасики": bass guitar (1997-2013)
Николай Лысов (Nikolaj Lysov): drums (2000-2013)
Мария Нефёдова (Maria Nefedova): violin, voice (1998-1999)
Валерий Карпенков (Valery Karpenkov): director (1997 to an unknown date)

Big Screen Kill
Pilot Lyrics

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Did you see the picture
Did you read the book
Was it really something
Or was it not so good
It's such a cheap thrill, the big screen kill
I can see the picture very well
Was everybody screaming
Dropping down like flies

Was somebody dying right before your eyes
It's such a cheap thrill, the big screen kill
I can see the picture very well
Did you have to go
It's just the same old show
Now it's hit the streets
It's really bad, you know
It's got to go
Box office made a million
Was it all a fix
But you paid your money
And you got your kicks

It's such a cheap thrill, the big screen kill
I can see the picture very well

Overall Meaning

The song "Big Screen Kill" by Pilot is a commentary on the ubiquity and allure of cinematic violence. The lyrics suggest that, for many people, watching violent content on the big screen is a "cheap thrill" that is both captivating and disturbing. The opening lines of the song ask the listener whether they have seen a particular film or read a book, suggesting that the violent images projected by these media sources are difficult to escape.

The chorus, which is repeated several times throughout the song, emphasizes the thrill and the horror of the "big screen kill." The singer describes the images he has seen in vivid detail, asking whether the audience was "screaming" or if they watched someone "dying right before [their] eyes." The refrain that "I can see the picture very well" highlights the visceral nature of cinematic violence and its ability to imprint itself on the viewer's mind long after the lights have come up in the theater.

Overall, "Big Screen Kill" is a thought-provoking commentary on the often uncomfortable relationship between media violence and real-life horror. By emphasizing the thrill and danger of watching violent content, Pilot encourages listeners to think critically about the impact that this type of entertainment can have on individuals and society as a whole.

Line by Line Meaning

Did you see the picture
Did you watch the movie

Did you read the book
Did you read the story, article or any other source of information

Was it really something
Did you find it interesting or worth your time

Or was it not so good
Did you find it boring or not worth your time

It's such a cheap thrill, the big screen kill
Watching movies is a cheap form of entertainment, but sometimes it can be violent and desensitizing

I can see the picture very well
I can imagine the scene and the violence portrayed in the movie very clearly

Was everybody screaming
Were the characters in the movie screaming in terror or pain

Dropping down like flies
The characters were dying quickly and in large numbers

Was somebody dying right before your eyes
Did you witness a character's death in the movie

Did you have to go
Did you feel obligated to watch the movie or were you interested in seeing it

It's just the same old show
The movie was unoriginal or recycled