The Firm (novelty band)
The Firm were an English pop band that had the comedy song Star Trekkin ' a number -one hit in the UK.
The Firm began as a one -man project of the British John O'Connor. He had his own recording studio, but that he gave in the early 1980s because he did not come to make music out of sheer Produce in the 1970s. As a studio musician, he then played for bands such as Maddy Prior and Bucks Fizz.
In addition, he also wrote songs, so in 1982 the song Arthur Daley ( ' E 's Alright ) about a character from the British television series Minder. Because he sure did not find any record company, but even had enough inkling of the business, he published it himself unceremoniously under the name The Firm The single reached number 14 in 1982, after all the UK charts.
In 1987 he succeeded together with Graham Lister an absolute ear candy. As a kind of parody of Star Trek - Star Trek they wrote the song Star Trekkin '. At the catchy sung in chorus refrain " Star Trekkin ' across the universe " they constantly repeated typical enterprise sayings like "It life's, Jim, but not as we know it" to a tune that could come from a children's song and also instrumented so been. And all times were squeaky to shrill with different voices that mimicked times Spock and McCoy.
The place thoroughly silly number, as already the first number, no serious prospects and so they released it again on O'Connors label as The Firm In the third week after release, the song was number 1 on the UK charts and became a cult song. Worldwide, the number sold a million copies.
Nevertheless, it drew O'Connor in the same year in the United States, where he founded the New Age band Eko with keyboardist Paul Ellis and violinist Bob Loveday. After four albums between 1989 and 1996 this project ended again.
Last O'Connor made especially television music, so for the King of the Hill series.