The Adicts are an English Punk rock band from Ipswich, Suffolk. They began … Read Full Bio ↴The Adicts are an English Punk rock band from Ipswich, Suffolk. They began life as the Afterbirth & The Pinz, in their hometown of Ipswich in late 1975. Popular in the 1980s, they were often in the indie charts at that time.
They soon changed their name to The Adicts and became known for their distinctive Clockwork Orange 'Droog' image, which, along with their urgent, uptempo music and light-hearted lyrics, helped set them very much apart from the rest of the genre. Temporary 1980s name changes to ADX and FUN ADICTS, for a children's TV appearance, also occurred.

Their song "Viva La Revolution" was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground.

The band still has all its original members, uncommon for a band with such longevity.

The music of The Adicts proves that punk music is a very broad genre, often featuring extra instruments and sound clips such as carousel music (How Sad), violin played by Derick Cook (Joker in the Pack), gongs and keyboard percussion by Anthony Boyd (Chinese Takeaway), and even completely different songs like the switch to Gain To Lose's Tune #24 at the end of G.I.R.L..

The look of the majority of the bandmates is that of the Droogs from the Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange based on the book by Anthony Burgess. All white with black combat boots and black bowler hats. The band says that the look appealed to them because of the teenage angst associated with A Clockwork Orange. Singer "Monkey" wears full joker make-up and his clothes are wild, patterned suits, flared trousers, colorful dress shirts, and other such things. His favorites seem to be checkerboard patterns, or polkadots. And of course, there's the obligatory bowler hat and gloves. Along with the look come stage antics involving streamers, confetti, playing cards, joker hats, toy instruments, and glitter just to name a few things.

members:
Keith 'Monkey' Warren - Vocals.
Mel (Spider)Ellis - Bass
Pete Dee Davison - Guitar
Michael 'Kid Dee' Davison - Drums
John 'Scruff' Ellis (Mel’s brother) - Guitar
Dan Gratziani - Violin,Piano,Mandolin

7:27
The Adicts Lyrics

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I found another baby
She wore metal boots
I found another baby
She was kinda cute
Thought she was only away for a day
It was a one way ticket
Now she's gone to stay
Choo choo choo choo

My baby got knocked off her feet

Choo choo choo choo
It was the 7:27 to Liverpool Street

Overall Meaning

The Adicts's song "7:27" is a catchy punk rock tune about the singer finding someone new, only to lose them just as quickly. The lyrics speak of finding a "kinda cute" girl who wore metal boots, and thinking she was only gone for a day, only to discover she had taken a one-way ticket and was gone for good on the 7:27 train to Liverpool Street. The playful use of onomatopoeia in the line "choo choo choo choo" adds to the overall catchiness of the song, while also effectively conveying the image of a train leaving the station.

The song can be interpreted as being about the transient nature of relationships and how one can never be too sure about the intentions of others. The singer was caught off guard by the sudden departure of the girl he had thought would only be gone for a day. The train imagery ties in with this theme, as trains are often associated with movement and change.

Line by Line Meaning

I found another baby
I met someone new

She wore metal boots
She had a unique sense of style

She was kinda cute
I found her attractive

Thought she was only away for a day
I assumed she would be back soon

It was a one way ticket
She had no intention of returning

Now she's gone to stay
She's gone for good

Choo choo choo choo
Imitates the sound of a train

My baby got knocked off her feet
My love interest was taken by surprise

It was the 7:27 to Liverpool Street
This is a specific train that she took to leave

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