Music / Vive Le Rock

Last chance buddy, your last chance / No re-runs just this performance.

Vive Le Rock is the third studio album by Adam Ant, released in 1985.

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Tracklist:

Side One

1. "Vive Le Rock" (3:39)
2. "Miss Thing" (3:08)
3. "Razor Keen" (3:49)
4. "Rip Down" (3:23)
5. "Scorpio Rising" (4:04)

Side Two

1. "Apollo 9" (3:22)
2. "Hell's Eight Acres" (3:51)
3. "Mohair Lockeroom Pin-Up Boys" (3:14)
4. "No Zap" (3:14)
5. "P.O.E." (3:24)
6. "Apollo 9 (Acapella Reprise)" (1:32)
7. "Human Bondage Den" (3:08)

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Vive Le Trope:

• A Cappella: "Apollo 9" has two versions on this album, one of them in a cappella.
• Alliterative Name: "Vive Le Rock"
  Bouncing Betty on you
• Face on the Cover: Adam's face in close-up.
• Fun with Acronyms: "P.O.E.".
• Gratuitous French: "Vive Le Rock".
  I try to tell you, but you just don't understand
  You've got my entire life in your hands
  Vive le rock, vive le rock
• Intercourse with You: "Doggy Style".
  Do it doggy-style
  Right across the floor
  And when you feel exhausted
  Then you know it's time for more
• One-Woman Song: "Miss Thing".
• Product Placement: "P.O.E."
  Clamping on a Stetson
• Record Producer: Tony Visconti, Adam Ant.
• Remaster: One in 2005, which included eight bonus tracks.
• Rock: and Pop Rock.
• Shout-Out:
  • "Apollo 9" references the space mission of the same name.
  • "Scorpio Rising" is a reference to the film Scorpio Rising. It also references Ben-Hur
  Ben Hur daddy argent!
  • "P.O.E." namedrops Nikita Khrushchev. It also has Adam listing the contents of the survival pack from Dr. Strangelove.
  Damn your eyes, Mr. Khrushchev
  Don't go dropping bombs over here
  • "Vive Le Rock" name-drops Tom of Finland:
  Well, I've been where I was going
  And it's not Tom Of Finland

  • "Vive Le Rock" also references a famous line from White Heat
  Look ma, I'm on top of the world!
  • "Human Bondage Den" references Dr. Strangelove
  Can't fight here, this is the war room
• Time Marches On: "P.O.E.".
  Good-by-ee to the 20th century, yipee-ya yipee-ya.
• Title Track: "Vive Le Rock".
  I try to tell you, but you just don't understand
  You've got my entire life in your hands
  Vive le rock, vive le rock

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