Romance in the Age of the Ray Gun
Written: 1985
Writers: David Jenneson, Alan Hovden
Status: Recorded but unpublished.
Genre and Style: Sci-fi Pop
Comments: Dave: This was an attempt to superimpose a leading edge storyline onto an upbeat, traditional big band genre, when computer chat rooms were only a glint in God’s eye. It is an unlikely match but it works. The lyrics have been updated slightly but the concept is still there. It poses the old question – is real romance possible in a cyber world? Twenty years later time has since proven that it apparently is.
Comments: Al: This is like a Buck Rogers sci-fi romanctic pop tune to me… a mash up of eras!
Meet me on your chat room screen
And we’ll go out tonight
You only need to
Send your answer back to me
Up on the screen
In bright letters of green
Do you believe in
Romance in the age of the ray gun
I’ll pray to the satellites tonight
That it will be all right
Romance in the age of the ray gun
If you tell me that you’ll be mine tonight
In real time
There even might be romance
Romance is yours at a glance
I’ll break into your trance
When my words flash
On your chat room screen
We’ll turn down the lights
And then we can dance
Cause we believer in
Romance in the age of the ray gun
I’ll pray to the satellites tonight
That it will be all right
Romance in the age of the ray gun
If you tell me that you’ll be mine tonight
In real time
There even might be romance