Steamhammer Sam, by Intaferon-early 1984

[Phoenix Lazarus]

Does anyone else remember this catchy little tune, Steamhammer Sam, by Intaferon, which got airplay on Radio One in early-1984, but didn't crack the top 40.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRfhZ_F0u30&feature=youtu.be


The story about this song's creation is here. I just took it as a comedy song at the time. Seems the light-hearted quality was actually an ironic juxtaposition to the grim meaning, which aimed to make the song more palatable.

simonfellowes.com/music.html

[alan nagsworth]

This is great, thanks! The rhyming of "steamhammer" with "slammer" is a solid payoff towards the end there.

[Dr Rock]

I posted it just the other day in reference to Max Headroom, and have since sought it out (ie Soulseek), put it on a car CD and thus it was played on my way to and from Margate yesterday. Love it, I'd call it an 80s Excerpt From A Teenage Opera. Video directed by Lindsay Anderson, according to YouTube commenter.

edit

The video was directed by Storm Thorgeson

according to that link, which seems more likely.