Def. Con. One
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"Def. Con. One" is a single by Pop Will Eat Itself
released in 1988 from the album This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This!
, It samples the songs "I Wanna Be Your Dog
" by The Stooges
, Funkytown
by disco band Lipps Inc
. and Crazy Horses a 1972 hit by The Osmonds
. The title comes from the United States' Defense Readiness Condition
DEFCON 1, meaning "war is imminent".
Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself are an English alternative rock band, originally formed in Stourbridge in 1986, with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. Initially known as a Grebo act, their style changed to incorporate sample driven indie and industrial rock...
released in 1988 from the album This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This!
This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This!
This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This! is the second album by UK based Grebo band, Pop Will Eat Itself.- Track listing :...
, It samples the songs "I Wanna Be Your Dog
I Wanna Be Your Dog
"I Wanna Be Your Dog" is a 1969 song by the American rock band The Stooges. The song is featured on their self-titled debut album. Its memorable riff, composed of only three chords , is played continuously throughout the song...
" by The Stooges
The Stooges
The Stooges are an American rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan first active from 1967 to 1974, and later reformed in 2003...
, Funkytown
Funkytown
"Funkytown" is a 1980 disco hit song by the disco band Lipps Inc. The song expresses the singer's pining for a metaphorical place that will "keep me movin', keeps me groovin' with some energy". It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Dance charts in 1980, also reaching number 1 in Germany,...
by disco band Lipps Inc
Lipps Inc
Lipps Inc. was a studio band that achieved two significant hits, "Funkytown", in 1980 and "Designer Music", in 1981.The group was formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Steven Greenberg, who wrote and produced all of the group's music, and who also played several musical instruments...
. and Crazy Horses a 1972 hit by The Osmonds
The Osmonds
The Osmonds are an American family music group with a long and varied career—a career that took them from singing barbershop music as children, to achieving success as teen-music idols, to producing a hit television show, and to continued success as solo and group performers...
. The title comes from the United States' Defense Readiness Condition
DEFCON
A defense readiness condition is an alert posture used by the United States Armed Forces. The DEFCON system was developed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and unified and specified combatant commands. It prescribes five graduated levels of readiness for the U.S...
DEFCON 1, meaning "war is imminent".