Martian Man

"Martian Man" is a song written by Lynsey de Paul[1] that was destined to be a track on her 1976 album Before You Go Tonight (aka Take Your Time), but was shelved as part of a legal dispute with former manager Don Arden.[2]

Although the dispute was solved in de Paul's favour, the album was first released in 1990 in Japan.[3] It finally appeared internationally as a track on her 2013 anthology, Into My Music.[4] De Paul explained that the ethereal song is about former boyfriend and zany musician Roy Wood, hence the strange lyrics about a woman who falls in love with a stranded Martian.[2] In 1996, the ex-All About Eve singer, Julianne Regan, released an electronic version of the song that was approved by de Paul,[5] as a track on the extended play CD The Milkman by Regan's group, Mice,[6] which reached No. 92 on the UK Singles Chart in May that year.[7]

References

  1. ↑
  2. 1 2 "Lynsey de Paul: A gritty and determined star who penned a string of hits and won two Ivor Novello awards". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  3. ↑ "Lynsey De Paul - Before You Go Tonight (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  4. ↑ "Lynsey de Paul - Into My Music Anthology 1975-1979 (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  5. ↑ "A few mice words - interview with Julianne Regan". Goony.nl. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  6. ↑ "Mice - The Milkman". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  7. ↑ "the+milkman | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
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