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).
Kick Start Me for Love
Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction Lyrics
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Snarling Between My Thighs
My Motor's Overloaded & Me Temperature's Started To Rise
Jump Up Here On The Back Of My Seat
U Make My Engine Overheat Come On Kick (Blam)
Start Me For Love Kick (Blam)
Start Me For Love Shut Up
Music Is The Food Of Love & Baby
Ha!
Honey Swallow Me Whole Wah Yeah Grunt Snort Kick
(Blam) Start Me For Love
Yeah Kick (Blam)
Start Me For Love
The lyrics to Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction's song Kick Start Me for Love are heavily sexual in nature, from the very first line, "I Got A Rumbling Throbbing Monster Snarling Between My Thighs," it's clear that the singer is describing a highly charged sexual experience. The use of the word "monster" to describe the singer's sexual desire is intentional, suggesting that it is uncontrollable and powerful. The singer's "motor" is also metaphorical, representing their sexual energy or drive. The chorus, "Kick (Blam) Start Me For Love Kick (Blam) Start Me For Love," is a command to a sexual partner, who is being implored to take control and "kick" (start) the singer's engine and bring them to the heights of pleasure they desire.
The following lines continue the same sexual theme, with the singer describing themselves as "jazz funk & rock & roll u can eat me beat." The use of music as a metaphor for sex is not uncommon, and the singer seems to be suggesting that their sexual prowess is like a powerful piece of music that can almost overwhelm anyone who comes into contact with it. The final lines of the song also continue the theme, with the singer urging their partner to "Swallow Me Whole" and "Kick (Blam) Start Me For Love." Overall, the song is a highly sexual and suggestive piece of music, filled with provocative imagery.
Line by Line Meaning
I Got A Rumbling Throbbing Monster
I have an intense and overwhelming feeling of sexual desire.
Snarling Between My Thighs
This desire is being depicted as something wild and untamed.
My Motor's Overloaded & Me Temperature's Started To Rise
My body is becoming overheated with sexual energy to the point of feeling overwhelmed.
Jump Up Here On The Back Of My Seat
Come closer to me and join me on this ride of intense physical sensation.
U Make My Engine Overheat Come On Kick (Blam)
You intensify my already intense sexual desire and excitement.
Start Me For Love Kick (Blam)
Begin this passionate experience of love and desire with me.
Start Me For Love Shut Up
Just be quiet and let us fully immerse ourselves in this experience.
Music Is The Food Of Love & Baby
Music is often associated with love and can enhance the experience of it.
I'm Jazz Funk & Rock & Roll U Can Eat Me Beat
My sexual energy encompasses different styles of music and can be experienced in different ways.
Ha!
Expressing an excited and almost primal reaction to this experience.
Honey Swallow Me Whole Wah Yeah Grunt Snort Kick
This is an explicit invitation for intense physical intimacy.
(Blam) Start Me For Love
Once again expressing the desire to fully engage in this experience.
Yeah Kick (Blam)
Affirming the desire to engage in the act of love and passion.
Start Me For Love
Finally, expressing the all-consuming desire to begin the experience of love and passion.
Contributed by Joshua D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
GerryRocks64
coooool! Never found on vinyl!
THX1138
Scratched vinyl! Does it get any better! I want your world!!!
Bubík žužík
Gooood
Ian Summerton
I'm sure my copy had exactly the same scratch...
OldskoolRocker74
this copy was given to me by an old friend, maby it was downloaded from the net at some point 🤷♂️, I do actually own a decent copy on vinyl and hopefully I will get round to recording it to digital format and upload a copy on here sometime soon...with no jumps & skips 😁 🤟