I like bubblegum reggae. I feel like I am on vacation in a beautiful country sitting in a bar with locals enjoying the sights, sounds and whatever is being served.
Flying Machine is one of those bubblegum songs. Is Flying Machine a sci-fi or space related/influenced song. Not particularly. The flying machine is likely an airplane, or was it? I just imagine a spaceship pilot casually flying through a solar system bopping iand around planets. Flying in and out of atmospheres, manevouring in some close fly boys of exotic flora and mammals. Much like what I do while playing No Man’s Sky.
Fantastic Voyage was supposed to be a procedural with music. That was a bit too ambitious for me (time). The main character was a spaceship captain who loved finding new music in amongst his travels and jobs. I could see my character having this in his spaceship’s song bank.
Teddy Magnus was an alias of Alan Magnus, who recently passed away at the age of 80. Alan had a long running and loved morning show in Jamaica.
Jamaica had a UFO sighting, recently, that garnered some attention when footballer Chris Smalling and his wife saw a UFO while on vacation in Jamaica.
My copy of the 7-inch has “C.B.” and “Tony.” I wonder if that is two different names or one name. C.B. Tony would make a great name for a communications person on a spaceship.
Anyways, a quick search did not reveal any recordings of Alan’s morning show. I’d like to hear it sometime. If you come across this and have some recordings, get in touch.
Fantastic Voyage 