Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction play an ultra sleazy style of commercial hard rock featuring big riffs and big choruses, as was the trend in the band’s heyday of the mid-to-late 80s and early 90s. The outrageously camp lyrics are intended as self-parody, and can be seen as either humorous (by those who "get the joke") or offensive (by those who take them at face value) for their often lascivious and misogynist tone. Song titles like "Back Seat Education," "Feed My Frankenstein," "High Heeled Heaven" and "Trash Madonna" illustrate Zodiac’s tongue-in-cheek approach. Lyrical content also exhibits a send up of cult worship, often of Zodiac Mindwarp’s self proclaimed raging libido, with the frontman claiming the titles of "sex führer," "love dictator" and "high priest of love." Songs such as "Holy Gasoline," "President of the United States of Love," "Messianic Reprise," "Planet Girl" and "Elvis Died for You" are similarly inclined.
The video for the band's track "Prime Mover" was directed by Comic Strip actor/comedian Adrian Edmonson. Featuring explosions, scantily-clad young women and the band as alien invaders it immaculately captured the band's nasty, posturing style.
Occasionally referred to as "biker rock," the band’s style of hard rock is reflected in their outlandish attire, which tends to parody the post-apocalyptic "Mad Max" biker look. However, they have adopted a more common "street look" in recent years.
Zodiac co-wrote the track "There's a Barbarian in the Back of My Car" on the Voice of the Beehive album Let It Bee. He also co-wrote the track "Feed My Frankenstein" which appeared on the Alice Cooper album Hey Stoopid. Zodiac Mindwarp and The Love Reaction recorded their own version of the song which appeared on the album Hoodlum Thunder.
In 1992 Zodiac appeared on the album 456 by The Grid, singing lead vocals on the album's final track "Fire Engine Red." Love Reaction guitarist Cobalt Stargazer also appeared on the same album, performing on the tracks "Face The Sun" and "Leave Your Body".
In recent years Mark Manning has established himself as author penning books entitled Bad Wisdom (with Bill Drummond), Crucify Me Again, Get Your Cock Out, Fucked By Rock, Collateral Damage and The Wild Highway (again with Bill Drummond).
High Priest of Love
Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction Lyrics
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I Got The Juice To Make U Shout
U Talk 2 Much Button
Your Lip Just Take A Trip Behind My Zip
C'mon Baby Worship Me
I'm The God Of Fertility
C'mon Darling Praise The Lord
I Got Your Just Reward
Yeah I'm The High Priest Of Love
Blah Blah
Will If Loves What U Want Baby
I Got The Stuff My Girlfriends
Tell Me I Got More Than Enough I'm More Sexy Than Jesus Christ
Where Loves Concerned I'm An Anarchist C'mon Baby Praise
The Lord I Got Your Just Reward
U Ain't Virgin Baby
U Ain't Madonna Shut Your Mouth
And Let Me Save You From Dishonour
Cos I'm The High Priest Of Love
Yeah I'm The High Priest Of Love
I'm Shooting Babies From The End Of My Dick
This Ain't Science Baby
This Is Magic
I'm The High Priest Of Love
The song 'High Priest of Love' by Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction is a celebration of the power of sexuality and a testament to the lead singer's virility. The lyrics are blunt and boastful, asserting the singer's potency and dominance over his partner. He commands his partner to worship him like a god, as he proclaims himself the "god of fertility." He claims to possess the "juice" to make his partner shout and to have more sexual stamina and prowess than Jesus Christ.
The song can be seen as a commentary on the cultural fascination with sex and the idea that sexual prowess is a measure of masculinity. The singer portrays himself as the ultimate alpha male, able to control and satisfy his partner's desires. The lyrics are provocative and confrontational, challenging societal norms and expectations about sexual behavior and relationships.
Overall, the song 'High Priest of Love' can be seen as an example of the 80s-era rock culture, where sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll were seen as the ultimate expressions of rebellion and individualism.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey Baby Check It Out
Listen up, baby
I Got The Juice To Make U Shout
I have the power to make you scream
U Talk 2 Much Button
You speak too much and need to be silenced
Your Lip Just Take A Trip Behind My Zip
Shut up and perform oral sex on me
C'mon Baby Worship Me
Come and adore me
I'm The God Of Fertility
I am the deity of procreation
C'mon Darling Praise The Lord
Come and worship me like a god
I Got Your Just Reward
You will receive your just deserts from me
Cos I'm The High Priest Of Love
Because I am the supreme ruler of love
Yeah I'm The High Priest Of Love
Yes, I truly am the high priest of love
Blah Blah
I am disregarding what you have to say
Will If Loves What U Want Baby
If love is what you desire
I Got The Stuff My Girlfriends
I possess what my girlfriends desire
Tell Me I Got More Than Enough I'm More Sexy Than Jesus Christ
My girlfriends acclaim me to be more than enough and sexier than Jesus Christ
Where Loves Concerned I'm An Anarchist C'mon Baby Praise
In matters of love, I am a rebel. Come and worship me
The Lord I Got Your Just Reward
Your reward for worshipping me is guaranteed
U Ain't Virgin Baby
You are not a virgin, darling
U Ain't Madonna Shut Your Mouth
You are not Madonna, so keep your mouth shut
And Let Me Save You From Dishonour
Allow me to rescue you from shame
Cos I'm The High Priest Of Love
Because I am the supreme ruler of love
Yeah I'm The High Priest Of Love
Yes, I truly am the high priest of love
I'm Shooting Babies From The End Of My Dick
I am ejaculating
This Ain't Science Baby
This is not an exact science
This Is Magic
This is magical
I'm The High Priest Of Love
I am the supreme ruler of love
Contributed by Penelope B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
okrawinfrey
This entire album is fucken amazing. Those were the days!!!
Just Me
I first heard this song several decades ago and haven't heard it since.... But I just randomly had it pop into my head. So glad I found it again.
Theo Cult
Amazing - just baffled as to why the first album aint available on CD or iTunes? It was by far the best!
Ian666peace
They were brilliant. I saw then in the mid 80s at a little club in Brighton. They blew me away.
sally howard
I really like this version of the song/video-the video editor really picked some of those raw moments of power-it's a turn on-it seriously is.And well the whole beginning bit-fucking brilliant.Well done. This might be my all time fave.............for now.
Jackie Kixx
Very good song, never heard anything better!!! :-) Rock on!
bangtwister
Great song!! Back to goth clubs of the 80's :)
spikesification
It's kinda funny..when you look at the bands that supported guns n roses or that g n r supported in their early days ..you can see how much guns n roses lifted from them....image wise as well as musically....zodiac should've ended up with more
IdleAl
Fuckin awesome!!! Perfect for today cos I had a "hangover from hell this morning" "Hey Evil....what ya doin' in my bed?"
mindwarp666
ZOD IS GOD!!!!!!!! This rocks so much it hurts. Their like will never be seen again. Not so much "lock up your daughters" more like "lock up your granny, your pets and the liqour cabinet" GET IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!