Adam And The Ants : Kings of the Wild Frontier
On July 27 1980 the new Adam and the Ants single "Kings of the Wild Frontier" debuted at UK#53. The song would peak at UK#48 this time but return to the charts a year later, following the success of "Dog Eat Dog" and "Antmusic" to reach UK#2.
"We stole what we could like magpies,"Ant's guitar playing co-writer, former Banshee Marco Pirroni recalls. "We used ocarinas, echo chambers, textures from John Barry and Ennio Morricone soundtracks, rockabilly guitar riffs from Duane Eddy and Hank Marvin. We were even twanging rulers on desks and recording the results!".
And then there were the Burundi drumbeats rattling all the way through. One of the year's most memorable singles, and a clear sign the musicians Malcolm McLaren stole for Bow Wow Wow would not be missed.
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