Kasabian enthusiasts have finally twigged what the anthem 'L. S.F' is all about, 19 years after its launch which elevated the band into the UK Top 10 charts.
Hitting the airwaves in 2004 and settling into the charts for a marathon 75 weeks, 'L.S.F.' has been a beloved old-school track especially for FIFA Football 2004 gamers.
Despite this, the actual meaning behind the Kasabian banger had remained elusive to many fans until lately. Recent social media revelations about the tune caught some seasoned listeners off-guard.
A TikTok tribute unleashed waves of nostalgia, where one devotee reminisced: "Amazing track, it was constantly played in my MP3 player among 2,000 other brilliant songs until my gadget suddenly stopped working one day. I was devastated."
The acronym 'L. S.F. ', revered as a "masterpiece" by the band's followers and a staple in their live performances with a whopping 911 plays as tallied by Setlist FM, stands famously for 'Lost Souls Forever'.
'Lost Souls Forever', which figured as Kasabian's second single paving the way for their eponymous first album, is underpinned by contemporary conflicts including the Iraq War, bass man Chris Edwards revealed.
Speaking to Clash Magazine, they revealed: "The first LP had military imagery because we were writing it as s*** was happening abroad with the army. You'd go down the shops and see 'THE TROOPS ARE ON FIRE' in the paper and Serge wrote the lyrics and took influence from this. We weren't for it or against. We just wrote about what was going on."
The track was initially called Good Souls Forever until a mix-up at the record label saw the G mistaken for an L, leading to its L. S. F. title on the demo and subsequent releases, as Joe Schooman details in his book 'Kasabian: Sound, Movement and Empire'.
Guitarist and later lead singer Pizzorno told The Telegraph that the song is a call to live life to the fullest. He added: "The message is to enjoy your life while you've got it. The world is insane and music's maybe the last pure thing we've got, the one thing that can bring people together."
He went on to describe the unity felt during performances, continuing: "When we play that song in the set you can hear that chant coming from the crowd and it's louder than us. It's hands in the air and it's like we're all in it together. It doesn't matter if you're the President of the United States or Jim from Sunderland, we're all at risk, so while you're here, sing a song."
Kasabian's first self-titled album, launched in 2004, boasted other indie rock classics such as Club Foot and Reason is Treason. The album, which reached a high of number four in the charts, was succeeded by their chart-busting album, Empire.
Last year, the band unveiled their briefest album yet, with Happenings running for a mere 28 minutes. It soared to number one in the UK charts.
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