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).
Planet Girl
Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction Lyrics
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She kissed my skin like an angel's wing
Solid gold love in a rat skin fur
Planet earths spin in space for her
Blue static fizz on a detuned station
Sleeping beauty with a bad reputation
Divine, drunk goddess of love
I love you planet girl.
Strange, deranged
She's a bullet-proof poem
Dance trance drugs in a star war zone
Laser beam lips give me kiss of life
Sex explosion with baby midnight
Psyhcotic erotic want to mad energy
Electrons snap when she touch me
Divine, drunk, goddess of love oh yeah.
I said you goddess of love
I love you planet girl.
The lyrics of "Planet Girl" by Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction celebrate the beauty and mystery of a woman, portrayed as a shining star in the universe. She is described as a dirty and wild creature, but with an angelic touch that leaves a solid gold love imprint on everything she touches. The singer confesses his love for her and praises her as a goddess of love.
The song also includes references to drugs, war, and energy, creating a provocative and edgy atmosphere. The woman is portrayed as strange and deranged, but also powerful and alluring, with laser beam lips and a sex explosion that energizes the singer. The lyrics seem to reflect a fascination with the intoxicating effects of love and lust.
Overall, "Planet Girl" is a bold and unconventional tribute to the power and mystery of women, highlighting their beauty, sexuality, and otherworldly qualities.
Line by Line Meaning
She's a bip bop dirty star-shine thing
Describing her as a unique and beautiful entity, shining brilliantly like a star but with a dirty, grittier side to her.
She kissed my skin like an angel's wing
Kissing him with gentle and tender affection, like an angel's wing brushing against his skin.
Solid gold love in a rat skin fur
Describing the depth and purity of their love, despite the unconventional and unglamorous appearance.
Planet earths spin in space for her
Indicating her importance and beauty, as if the entire planet exists just to revolve around and admire her.
Blue static fizz on a detuned station
Describing the electrifying, fuzzy aura she exudes, like a radio station being tuned into amidst static and white noise.
Sleeping beauty with a bad reputation
Comparing her to the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, but subverting it by giving her a reputation for being wild and unpredictable.
Divine, drunk goddess of love
Describing her as a beautiful, otherworldly force of love and passion, but also as if she were intoxicated by her own power and allure.
I said you goddess of love
Repeating his admiration and devotion to her divinity and love-giving nature.
I love you planet girl.
Expressing his love and adoration for her, as if she were the entire planet he's orbiting around.
Strange, deranged
Acknowledging the oddity and madness in what they have, but celebrating it as part of their appeal.
She's a bullet-proof poem
Comparing her to a powerful, impassioned poem that can't be defeated or changed by outside forces.
Dance trance drugs in a star war zone
Describing the wild, frenzied dance-like state they enter together, as if in a galaxy-spanning battle between stars.
Laser beam lips give me kiss of life
Describing the intensity and life-giving power of their kisses, as if they were cutting through everything like laser beams.
Sex explosion with baby midnight
Describing the explosive, passionate nature of their love-making, set against the backdrop of a hazy, almost dreamlike midnight hour.
Psyhcotic erotic want to mad energy
Describing the mad, intoxicating energy generated by their desire and lust for each other, as if it were a kind of madness.
Electrons snap when she touch me
Describing the electric intensity that runs through him when she touches him, as if atomic electrons are reacting and snapping to life.
Divine, drunk, goddess of love oh yeah.
Repeating the earlier description of her, but adding a joyful, celebratory tone to it.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARK STEPHEN MANNING
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The Mighty Titan
Greatest album ever made. Now there's two comments.
Gaz Bee
Great band Great album Planet Girl my fav
Thorsten Werner
I miss those times so much.... 👊🏻💥😆
Ratko Martin
Sisters of Mercy,Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Zodiac Mindwarp three imprsive bands in 80 ies.
GLoBuL
Enorme.....
pedrojamiz1
Join my rare hair and 80's metal group on FB. Search Rare and Unknown Hair Metal. This is for people that want to hear the rarer music from the 80's that we aren't hearing today. Also newer bands that have the same sound.
hancock1934
I drink root beer and I wear a vest, get down baby at my request... I love you planet girl!
Michael Burland
Divine ? Cambridge gig . 1990's .
Michael ( Sky Kid ).
I read your book Mark .
F____d by Rock. What goes on !! Very funny !! Michael. 😄 .
Hiway
This one needed a comment-
Yabad Abadou
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