It is sometimes asserted that DST was first proposed by Benjamin Franklin in a letter to the editors of the Journal of Paris. Read the full text. However, the article was humorous; Franklin was not proposing DST, but rather that people should get up and go to bed earlier. It was first seriously proposed by William Willett in the "Waste of Daylight", published in 1907, but he was unable to get the British government to adopt it despite considerable lobbying. The idea of daylight saving time was first put into practice by the German government during the First World War between April 30 and October 1, 1916. Shortly afterward, the United Kingdom followed suit, first adopting DST between May 21 and October 1, 1916. Then on March 19, 1918, the U.S. Congress established several time zones (which were already in use by railroads and most cities since 1883) and made daylight saving time official (which went into effect on March 31) for the remainder of World War I. It was observed for seven months in 1918 and 1919. The law, however, proved so unpopular (mostly because people rose and went to bed earlier than in current times) that it was later repealed. DST is not universally accepted and many localities do not observe it. Opponents claim that there is not enough benefit to justify the need to adjust clocks twice every year. The disruption in sleep patterns associated with setting clocks either forward or backward correlates with a spike in the number of severe auto accidents, as well as lost productivity as sleep-disrupted workers adjust to the schedule change.[citation needed] It is also noted that much effort is spent reminding everyone twice a year of the change, and thousands are inconvenienced by showing up at the wrong time when they forget.[citation needed] Since DST exchanges morning daylight for evening daylight, late sunrises occur when DST is in effect either too far before the vernal equinox or too far after the autumnal equinox and darkness in the morning can be undesirable for early risers like schoolchildren and workers who begin their workday at 8:00 AM or earlier. There is also a question whether the decrease in lighting costs justifies the increase in summertime air conditioning costs. While many people use more sunlight under DST, most people also experience more heat, which prompts many people to turn on the air conditioner during the warmer afternoon hours. When air conditioning was not widely available, the change did save energy; however, air conditioning is much more widespread now than it was several decades ago. Air conditioning often uses more energy than artificial lighting. It was for this reason that Arizona rejected DST and opted to stay on standard time all year [citation needed]. It is also speculated that one of the benefits—more afternoon sun—would also actually increase energy consumption as people get into their cars to enjoy more time for shopping and the like.

The song is "Strict Machine" by Goldfrapp.

i think you are thinking of Lady Sovereign

Goldfrapp

i come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as time. It was just something created just to give a set point to where everthing is and whats it doing and everything its suppose to be doing at that pin point of a second. for example music. all the instruments have to do there thng at that right exact moment or the song wont come out right. what im sayin here who ever the hell came up with this time thing that we have to base our lives on is running a dam good programed because he completly has us brainwashed. Who ever is reading this is probably saying "god invented time so shut the fuck up". well what im getting at here is why do we have to give a name to what we do when we do it...fuck time, who cares if its 5: 00 in the morning or 3 am or what ever time you wanna think of. why even give it a name. if it wasnt for this time thing that we all surround or life on, we all wouldnt be programed to think that at this time were suppose to be sleeping or this time were suppose to be eating. well what im getting at is look at animals, plants, fish etc they dont base there lives on a clock so why do we?so my question is who the hell started this thing that we have to name with a number every moment that happens in our lives???

I always heard it was Ben Franklin. Was he from England?

The answer is my Great-great-great-great-great-uncle William Willett, the idea was Ben Franklin's, but Will put it into effect.