Sigue Sigue Sputnik
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Added to the pre-show video reel in Melbourne, 2023.
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British New Wave band founded in 1982 in London by former Generation X bassist Tony James. Sigue Sigue Sputnik, as a supposed reference to a Russian street gang and meaning, in rough translation "burn, burn satellite" ("sigue" coming from a form of the Russian verb сжигать, meaning burn, and Sputnik referencing the first man-made satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957).
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- https://www.discogs.com/artist/37784-Sigue-Sigue-Sputnik
- http://www.sputnikworld.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/sputnikworld/
- https://soundcloud.com/sputnikworld
- https://soundcloud.com/sigue-sigue-sputnik
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigue_Sigue_Sputnik
- https://www.youtube.com/user/SputnikworldVideo
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Sigue Sigue Sputnik were a British new wave band formed in 1982 by former Generation X bassist Tony James. The band have had three UK top-40 hit singles, including "Love Missile F1-11" and "21st Century Boy". The band's music, image and inspiration drew from a range of electronic and glam bands such as Suicide and the New York Dolls.