1) U.K. were a short-lived British progressive rock supergroup active from 1977 through 1980.
In September 1976, singer/bassist John Wetton formerly of the British Psychedelic band Family (with Roger Chapman and Rick Grech) and drummer Bill Bruford, both alumni of King Crimson, worked on forming a band with Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman. The project was stopped by Wakeman's label. According to Bruford, "A&M Records were unwilling to let their 'star,' Wakeman, walk off with a used, slightly soiled King Crimson rhythm section, and the idea failed."
Determined to work together, Bruford and Wetton next asked guitarist Robert Fripp to reform King Crimson which Fripp had disbanded in 1974. When Fripp declined, Bruford and Wetton decided that each would bring in a musician of his choice to formulate a band. Wetton brought in keyboardist/violinist Eddie Jobson, whom Wetton knew from his work with Roxy Music in 1976 – "stealing" him from Frank Zappa. Bruford recruited guitarist Allan Holdsworth (formerly of Soft Machine and Gong) who had played guitar on Bruford's 1977 debut solo album, Feels Good to Me.
U.K. released their self-titled début album in 1978 and followed it with a supporting tour.
Following two lengthy American tours (June-October 1978), first Holdsworth and then Bruford departed U.K. over musical differences, going on to form the jazz rock fusion group Bruford. After the departure of Bruford and Holdsworth, U.K. didn't bring in another guitarist. Drummer Terry Bozzio (another one-time Frank Zappa band member) joined Wetton and Jobson, and as a result U.K. became a trio with a progressive rock lineup of keyboards/bass/drums (albeit supplemented by Jobson's violin). The trio recorded the album Danger Money, released in March 1979, and spent much of that year touring North America as opening act for Jethro Tull. A live album, Night After Night, was recorded in Japan that Spring and released in September. Following a final European tour in December 1979, and in spite of plans to record a new studio album in America in March 1980, U.K. disbanded. The reason for this was Jobson's and Wetton's different ideas on how the band should have gone on. Jobson wanted UK to go on with more long instrumental pieces, while Wetton thought that performing shorter songs was a better idea. Jobson stated that one song in particular was the reason of the band to disband: When Will You Realise?, a non-LP B-side (to date still unavailable on CD) featured on the Night After Night single, which Wetton would re-record (with slightly different lyrics) in 1980 on his solo album Caught In The Crossfire.
Throughout their brief existence, U.K.'s music was characterised by skilled musicianship, jazzy harmonies, close harmony vocals, use of odd time signatures (like 7/4 on the song In the Dead of Night), electric violin solos, and unusually varied synthesiser (Yamaha CS-80) sonorities.
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2) A folk rock side-project of members of Latvian band The Hobos. After the release of Radio Jah Jah, The Hobos decided to take some time to do other projects. Vilnis Krieviņš went back to play with the legendary Latvian hard rock band Līvi. Rolands Ūdris and Egons Kronbergs formed a side-project called U.K. and released the album KU. Finally, in year 2006 The Hobos went back to studio and a new album was expected sometime in 2009.
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UK Lyrics
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Dancing on the light from star to star
Far across the moon beam, I notice who you are
I saw your brown eyes turn and watch the fire
You are like a hurricane
There's calm in your eye
And I'm getting blown away
I wanna love you but I'm getting blown away
Away, away, away
I'm just a dreamer and you are just a dream
And you could have me anyone to me
Before that loving you touched my lips
The perfect feeling when time just slips
Away between us and the foggy trip
You are like a hurricane
There's calm in your eye
And I'm getting blown away
Somewhere safer where the feelings stay
I wanna love you but I'm getting blown away
Away, away, away, away, away, away, away
You are just a dreamer and I am just a dream
And you could have me anyone to me
Before that loving you touched my lips
The perfect feeling when time just slips
Away between us and the foggy trip
You are like a hurricane
There's calm in your eye
And I'm getting blown away
Somewhere safer where the feelings stay
I wanna love you but I'm getting blown away
The lyrics of UK's song 01, "Once I thought I saw you in a crowded hazy bar/Dancing on the light from star to star/Far across the moon beam, I notice who you are/I saw your brown eyes turn and watch the fire," paint a vivid picture of a surreal encounter between the singer and someone they once knew or loved. The setting of a "crowded hazy bar" adds to the dreamlike quality of the experience. The use of celestial imagery, such as "Dancing on the light from star to star," enhances the mystical aura of the moment. The singer seems to recognize this person by their "brown eyes," but there is a sense of distance and ambiguity.
The chorus, "You are like a hurricane/There's calm in your eye/And I'm getting blown away/Somewhere safer where the feelings stay/I wanna love you but I'm getting blown away/Away, away, away," suggests that this person has a powerful and overwhelming energy, represented by the hurricane metaphor. Despite the singer's desire to love them, they feel swept away and unsure of how to connect on a deeper level. The repeated use of "away" highlights this feeling of being lost or disconnected.
The second verse repeats the idea that the singer and this person are both dreamers, creating a sense of unity and shared experience. However, there is still a feeling of distance and uncertainty, as represented by the "foggy trip" imagery. Overall, the song captures the fleeting nature of romantic encounters and the challenge of finding true connection.
Line by Line Meaning
Once I thought I saw you in a crowded hazy bar
In the past, I believed I caught a glimpse of you while inside a smoky, bustling drinking establishment
Dancing on the light from star to star
You were moving gracefully, seemingly floating among the stars’ radiance
Far across the moon beam, I notice who you are
Even at a distance, in the pale light of the moon, I recognized you
I saw your brown eyes turn and watch the fire
I observed you look away as you focused on the flames flickering before you
You are like a hurricane
You possess the qualities of a destructive, tempestuous weather event
There's calm in your eye
Despite your turbulent exterior, there is serenity lurking in the depths of your gaze
And I'm getting blown away
I am overwhelmed and powerless in the face of your forceful presence
Somewhere safer where the feelings stay
I long to be in a more secure environment, where emotions can remain unscathed
I wanna love you but I'm getting blown away
I desire to love you, but your intensity is making it difficult for me to do so
I'm just a dreamer and you are just a dream
I am a mere idealist, while you exist only in my imagination
And you could have me anyone to me
Anyone could fill the role that I have assigned to you in my mind
Before that loving you touched my lips
Prior to experiencing the sensation of being in love with you
The perfect feeling when time just slips
The sensation of perfection that accompanies time passing seamlessly and without notice
Away between us and the foggy trip
The perfect feeling exists between us, as if in a hazy dreamlike state
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Written by: NEIL YOUNG
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