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.".
