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EDDIE MARS AND THE SOLAR WINDS The biggest band in Lisburn and fronted by Eddie Mars A guy who could play anything, on his collection of guitars On vocals, Charlie Venus, who was the joker in the pack He played his fender tele' through a great big marshall stack On bass was Johnny Neptune, with his yellow platform shoes He harmonized on vocal, a disciple of the blues The keyboards were delivered, by Hector Mothership He worshipped things electrical, and loved the microchip Ray Uranus kept the beat and he wore a bowler hat Sure only a crazy drummer, would adopt a name like that They played all over Britain, with their rockin lunar style They sold out gigs in Wigan, they were lauded in Millisle Their stage show was fantastic, with a massive lighting rig A spaceship and some planets, lit the stage at every gig That grew a loyal fan base, as they played across the land They lived a life of excess, just like any touring band Success soon followed in their wake, awards came thick and fast And very soon the space machine, had an ever growing cast Five young lads from Lisburn, fifty people in their crew An entourage of strangers that they never even knew Five big trucks, a fleet of cars, a chopper and two planes A man to do the finance, who didn't even know their names, Still, fashions change, the sales dried up, the audience died away And soon there were no big crowds, to watch the five lads play Their last gig at the Ulster hall, was an evening to forget Out of tune, and full of beer, as they stumbled through the set And things got pretty messy when accountants came to call They had no cash, they had no rights, seems their manager had it all Their luck ran out, the band where broke, they had to end the show They had to sell up everything, the spaceship had to go Ray could never come to terms, with all the hurt and pain He took some drugs and alcohol, he just never woke again Hector went to college and he earned a top degree And now he is the I.T guy in a light bulb factory Johnny is the local star, who likes to talk about his fame He tries to pull the young girls, and dine out on his name Charlie lost his family, when the alcohol took hold He shelters in the hostels when the weather gets too cold Eddie left the country, when it all became too much He now lives in Australia, but he never kept in touch
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