747 (Strangers in the Night)

"747 (Strangers in the Night)"
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
Songwriter(s) Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, Graham Oliver, Steve Dawson and Pete Gill
Producer(s) Nigel Thomas
Saxon singles chronology
"747 (Strangers in the Night)"
(1980)		 "And the Bands Played On"
(1981)

747 (Strangers in the Night)
(1980)		 "And the Bands Played On"
(1981)

"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, forcing 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 used up all its fuel.

References

  1. ↑ "747 (Strangers in the Night) by Saxon Song Statistics". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  2. ↑ "The Next Level :: View topic - "The Trigger Effect" - true genesis for 9/11?". Breakfornews.com. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  3. ↑ "Saxon - 747 (Strangers In the Night) Lyrics". SongMeanings. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
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