Though Warren Cann later denied this,
I first thought this song was vaguely about John Foxx:
Foxx was born in the forties, sang lyrics about cars and planes;
and most of all he, was an ex-Ultravox member/frontman, so it could've been a pun:
Mr: X = mr. EX = John Foxx
(but like I said, Warren Cann later denied the song being about Foxx)
Though Warren Cann later denied this, I first thought this song was vaguely about John Foxx: Foxx was born in the forties, sang lyrics about cars and planes; and most of all he, was an ex-Ultravox member/frontman, so it could've been a pun: Mr: X = mr. EX = John Foxx (but like I said, Warren Cann later denied the song being about Foxx)