What is the Kings Cross connection?
In the fall of 1987, after the song King’s Cross was released on Actually, there was a major fire at the King’s Cross underground (subway) station. It was caused by a wooden escalator catching fire probably from a cigarette end. There were quite a few fatalities both amongst passengers and rescue services. Other factors were involved in the fire spreading and casualty rate, such as trains continuing to arrive after the alarm was raised. The lyrics to King’s Cross sounded like an eerie premonition to this tragic event. The following is an analysis of the lyrics to King’s Cross, and their relevance to the subway station offered by Bruce, a member of Introspective: I think Kings Cross is actually about the experiences of a young Neil Tennant coming to London. My father worked at Kings Cross station for 26 years and I know the place very well and I must say that the song is very accurate. A lot of people come from the North of England, like Neil, to London as they think it has jobs, money
