The original lineup of the band were songwriter Eddie Bengtsson (formerly a founding member of Page), Finn Albertsson, and vocalist Alexander Hofman. Over time the members of the band have shifted: Johan Billing was a member of the band for several years during the 90s, but with the release of S.P.O.C.K in 1999 the band's line-up changed to the current one with Alexander Hofman (the band's only remaining founding member), Johan Malmgren (former member of Elegant Machinery and Aaron Sutcliffe) and Christer Hermodsson. During the summer of 2010 Christer Hermodsson decided to focus more on his own project Biomekkanik. Alexander then called in his old friend Valdi Solemo who since then has played with S.P.O.C.K
In 1988 Eddie Bengtsson wrote a handful of songs to be performed at Finn Albertsson's next birthday party, with Alexander Hofman performing vocals; the three men dubbed the band Mr. Spock (named for Mr. Spock of the Star Trek franchise). After the performance at Albertsson's birthday celebration, the band continued for several months to play at house parties, and soon managed to secure some event bookings. In 1989 the band members contacted Paramount Pictures for permission to use the name "Mr. Spock." When Paramount demanded compensation for the privilege, the band renamed themselves Star Pilot on Channel K, abbreviated S.P.O.C.K.
S.P.O.C.K's commercial success began in 1990 when the Swedish record label Accelerating Blue Fish published Silicon Dream as a limited-edition single.
On stage the band members adopted sci-fi-esque personae, with Eddie Bengtsson as "Eddie B. Kirk", Alexander Hofman as "Android", and Finn Albertsson as "Cybernoid".
Together with such bands as Page, Elegant Machinery, Sista Mannen På Jorden and Kiethevez, S.P.O.C.K helped to define the sound of the Swedish synthpop movement.
Representative songs include Never Trust a Klingon, In Space No One Can Hear You Scream, Mr. Spock's Brain, and Astrogirl.
All alone
S.P.O.C.K Lyrics
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We solved the problem of recognition by plastic surgery
So you might understand the big surprise the other day
All of my friends had left the place - now I have to stay!
Take me home, I'm on my own, all alone
Full of fear, don't leave me here, all alone
I realized why they had gone as I was watching the news
The citizens were too smart for us and thereby of no use
I was spending too much time on women and beer!
Take me home, I'm on my own, all alone
Full of fear, don't leave me here, all alone
The song "All Alone" by Swedish synthpop and science fiction-based group S.P.O.C.K. tells the story of an alien sent on a mission to Omicron III with fellow alien friends. In order to blend in, they undergo plastic surgery for recognition purposes. However, upon realizing that the citizens were too clever to be fooled, the alien's friends leave the planet, leaving them stranded. The lyrics express feelings of fear and loneliness as the alien realizes that they have been left behind due to their excessive indulgence in women and beer.
The first verse discusses the mission and the plastic surgery the aliens underwent to blend in. The second verse reveals that the citizens were too bright to be outsmarted by the aliens, and as a result, the alien's friends abandoned them to leave the planet. The last verse explains the reason behind the alien's abandonment - their preoccupation with women and beer.
The song captures the feeling of being left behind, and how loneliness can quickly set in. It also highlights the follies of overindulgence, which led to the alien's unfortunate predicament.
Line by Line Meaning
We were sent on a mission to infiltrate Omicron III
We were assigned to the mission of penetrating Omicron III
We solved the problem of recognition by plastic surgery
We addressed the problem of being identified by undergoing plastic surgery
So you might understand the big surprise the other day
Therefore, it should not come as a surprise that I was left shocked the other day.
All of my friends had left the place - now I have to stay!
All of my colleagues have left, and now I'm left alone to stay!
Take me home, I'm on my own, all alone
I need to go home because I'm all alone.
Full of fear, don't leave me here, all alone
I'm frightened, so please don't abandon me here alone.
I realized why they had gone as I was watching the news
As I watched the news, I found out why my colleagues had abandoned me.
The citizens were too smart for us and thereby of no use
It turns out that the citizens were too intelligent for us to utilize.
A message came explaining why I was stranded here
I received a notification elaborating on why I was stuck here.
I was spending too much time on women and beer!
I was squandering too much time on women and beer rather than on my mission.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Brian Burton, Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett, Rodney Smith, Simon Tong, BRIAN JOSEPH BURTON, RODNEY HYLTON SMITH
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