No-One Driving
John Foxx
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Seems like you were lit inside I feel like fog beside the shine Figure fades away Someone takes my place Meshing with the pictures on the pages There's no-one driving There's no-one driving There's no-one driving There's no-one The family's back from long ago The voices burnt, the voices gold Vapour trails go by Voices on the lines Nothing to come back to can't we fade? There's no-one driving There's no-one driving There's no-one driving There's no-one Someone's gone liquid in the sheets A sudden smell of burning leaves The old streets overgrown Somewhere else to go It's just another switchback can't we fade? There's no-one driving There's no-one driving There's no-one driving There's no-one
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Written by: DENNIS LEIGH
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11 facts about this song
Album Details"No-One Driving" is a song by British artist John Foxx from his debut solo album, "Metamatic", which was released in 1980. The album title was influenced by a painting Foxx had seen called La Metamatic by Swiss artist Jean Tinguely.
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Chart PerformanceThe song did fairly well on the UK Singles Chart, making it to number 32. It was Foxx's second highest-charting single after leaving the band "Ultravox".
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Song Style"No-One Driving" is identified by its synthetic, futuristic sound which became characteristic of the new wave genre that emerged in the late 70s and early 80s.
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Solo Career LaunchJohn Foxx embarked on his solo career and released "No-One Driving" after he departed from the band Ultravox. Foxx's departure from the band happened after their third album, and he was replaced by Midge Ure.
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Updated VersionIn 2011, an updated version of “No-One Driving” was released by John Foxx & the Maths, which added a different dimension to the original song.
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Musical InfluenceThe song and the album in general have influenced the style of many electronic musicians such as Gary Numan and The Flaming Lips.
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Single Release"No-One Driving" was released as a double A-side single along with "Glimmer" in March 1980.
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Album CoverThe cover for "No-One Driving" single features a skyscraper, hinting at the urban themes that occur in the album.
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Foxx's TransformationWith "No-One Driving" and the rest of "Metamatic", Foxx transformed his rock-oriented sound, from his days in Ultravox, into a colder, more robotic style that used drum machines, synthesizers and metallic percussion.
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LyricsThe lyrics of "No-One Driving" suggest a dystopian future where the world is devoid of human control. This was a recurrent theme in many of Foxx's songs during this era.
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ProductionThe song, like the entire “Metamatic” album, was recorded and mixed in Pathway Studios, London.
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