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L.S.F. (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'L.S.F.'" (or '"L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)"') is the second single released by the British rock group Kasabian. It was the band's first UK Top 10 hit, peaking at No. 10 and staying in the Top 75 for five weeks. The song also charted in the United States, peaking at No. 32 on 'Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.
In May 2007, 'NME' magazine placed "LSF" at number 37 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever.
"L.S.F." was used on the soundtrack for the video game 'FIFA Football 2004' and 'SingStar Amped'.
The drums on this track are played by Daniel Ralph Martin, who also played drums on "Cutt Off", as permanent drummer Ian Matthews did not join until midway through the album's recording sessions. Lead guitarist Christopher Karloff fills in as the drummer in the UK music video. The US music video features all five members at the time and is their only video to do so besides "Processed Beats".
Background
According to The Telegraph, the song is "articulating a mood of fear and paranoia surrounding terrorism and the Iraq war, with its chorus couplet of 'We got our backs to the wall / Watch out, they're gonna kill us all.'"
In 2006, bassist Chris Edwards said, "The first LP had military imagery because we were writing it as shit was happening abroad with the army. Youd go down the shops and see THE TROOPS ARE ON FIRE in the paper and Serge wrote the lyrics and took influence from this. We werent for it or against. We just wrote about what was going on."
About this song, guitarist Serge Pizzorno said,
Track listing
Maxi CD
*PARADISE14# L.S.F. – 3:19
# Lab Twat – 3:17
# Doctor Zapp – 3:32
# L.S.F. (Jagz Kooner Mix Edit) — 3:14
# CD-Rom with L.S.F video
Mini CD
*PARADISE13# L.S.F. – 3:19
# L.S.F. (Jagz Kooner Mix Edit) – 3:14
Japan CD
*BVCP-29045# L.S.F. – 3:21
# Lab Twat – 3:20
# Doctor Zapp – 3:34
# L.S.F. (Jagz Kooner Mix Edit) — 3:13
# Club Foot (Live in Tokyo at Summer Sonic Festival, 8 August 2004) – 4:12
# CD-Rom with L.S.F video
10" vinyl
*PARADISE15# L.S.F. (Album version) – 3:14
# Club Foot (Live @ Cabinet War Rooms) – 4:14
# L.S.F. (Jagz Kooner Mix - Full Version) – 7:06
Personnel
* Tom Meighan lead vocals
* Sergio Pizzorno backing vocals, guitar, synths
* Christopher Karloff lead guitar, synths, omnichord
* Chris Edwards bass guitar
* Daniel Ralph Martin drums
* Damian Taylor programming
Covers
* Mark Ronson covered L.S.F. on his album 'Version' featuring Kasabian themselves.
* The industrial band Goteki covered 'L.S.F.' on its 'Stolen Thunder One' EP.
Use in media
* The Mark Ronson version was included on the soundtrack to the 2008 film '21'.
* The tune of the song forms the basis for the BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles' "Barack Obama Song".
* The song was recorded live for Jo Whiley's BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and appears on the 'Live Lounge 3' CD.
* The song appeared in Hits 60.
* The song appeared in The Hardy Bucks Movie (2013).
Charts
References
Category:2004 singles
Category:2004 songs
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Kasabian songs
Category:Mark Ronson songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Jim Abbiss
Category:Songs written by Christopher Karloff
Category:Songs written by Sergio Pizzorno
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