747 (Strangers in the Night)
| "747 (Strangers in the Night)" | ||||
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| Single by Saxon | ||||
| from the album Wheels of Steel | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:58 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) | Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, Graham Oliver, Steve Dawson and Pete Gill | |||
| Producer(s) | Nigel Thomas | |||
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"747 (Strangers in the Night)" is a song by Saxon from their 1980 album Wheels of Steel. It is one of the few Saxon songs that has been played on every tour since its release.[1]
Lyrically, the song is about a power cut that forced planes in New York City to remain in ascent in 1965 with the power outage provoking a Scandinavian flight to detour to Kennedy airport in the dark.[2][3] The flight mentioned, "Scandinavian 101", was actually Scandinavian Airlines 911. The issue caused a major overhaul in safety and propped the future of reserve fuel tanks as Scandinavian 911 almost diminished its supply.
References
- ↑ "747 (Strangers in the Night) by Saxon Song Statistics". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ↑ "The Next Level :: View topic - "The Trigger Effect" - true genesis for 9/11?". Breakfornews.com. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ↑ "Saxon - 747 (Strangers In the Night) Lyrics". SongMeanings. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
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