Hotwire or hot wire may refer to:
Hue and Cry is a pop duo formed in 1983 in Coatbridge, Scotland, by brothers Pat Kane (vocals) and Greg Kane (music/production). The duo are best known for 1987 single "Labour of Love".
Their first single "Here Comes Everybody" was released on a small Glasgow-based independent label, Stampede, in 1986. While not a chart hit, it attracted the interest of Virgin Records' subsidiary Circa who signed the duo in 1986. Their debut single for Circa was "I Refuse". Their second single and, to date, biggest hit was "Labour of Love" from the debut album Seduced and Abandoned. Other hits included "Looking for Linda" and "Violently (Your Words Hit Me)" – both from their second album Remote.
In the 1990s, the brothers embarked upon a period of musical experimentation. Their 1991 album Stars Crash Down pushed the boundaries of the pop genre, embracing folk, country, Latin and quartet jazz. Truth and Love (1992) was released on the brothers' own short-lived label, Fidelity. Hue and Cry had a brief chart revival in 1993 with the release of the Circa compilation album Labours of Love – The Best of Hue and Cry, which included a Joey Negro remix of "Labour of Love".
Hot Wire is the fourth studio album by English hard rock band Trapeze. Recorded with producer Neil Slaven at Island Studios, London and Lee Sound Studios, Birmingham, it was released in 1974 by Warner Bros. Records.
Hot Wire was the first Trapeze album recorded since the departure of Glenn Hughes in 1973 to join Deep Purple, and the first to feature his replacement Pete Wright, as well as second guitarist Rob Kendrick. It was the second album by the band to be produced by Neil Slaven, and features eight songs written by guitarist and vocalist Mel Galley and his brother Tom (drummer Dave Holland co-wrote one track).
Music website AllMusic awarded Hot Wire three out of five stars. The album was the second by the band to chart on the US Billboard 200, reaching number 146.
All songs written and composed by Mel Galley and Tom Galley; "Steal a Mile" co-written by Dave Holland.
I got your hot wire
I got your magic wand
I got the hot fire
To make your piston run
Babe I'm gonna tell ya, what I'm gonna do
Gonna turn you over, gonna blow a fuse
With the hot wire, hot wire
Throwin' sparks higher than a shootin' star
I got your hot wire, hot wire
Come with me, babe I'm gonna take you too far
I'm gonna start your car
You keep your fenders clean
I watch your bumper shine
You are my sex machine
I'm your ignition, I'm your voltage line
Babe I'm gonna tell ya, what I'm gonna do
Gonna turn you over, gonna blow a fuse
If you're caught out in the cold
Ain't gettin' what you should
Gonna get your motor movin'
I'll crawl under your hood
Yeah yeah yeah, make you feel alright
Yeah yeah yeah, connections tight
Can ya feel it, gettin' hot?
Can ya feel it, gettin hot, hot, hot, hot?
Hot wire, hot wire
Throwin sparks higher than the shootin' star
I got your hot wire, hot wire
Come with me, babe I'm gonna take you too
I'm gonna take you too far
Hot wire, hot wire
I got your hot wire, hot wire
I got your hot wire, hot wire
Come with me, babe I'm gonna take you too far
I'm gonna start your car