Your favourite Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry song(s)

Virginia plain and Do the Strand for me.

Pyjamarama, for me.

Jealous Guy

.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POxvYh4V8rA

class act.Roxy Music were sublime.

Indeed they were KM. Bryan Ferry is wonderful

One of the top 5 70's bands with Hot Chocolate, 10cc, Wings and the Bay City Rollers.

Every record collection will be improved for the purchase of the 'For Your Pleasure', 'Stranded' and 'Siren' albums.

Virtually everything on those albums is superb.

Many horses named after Roxy songs, inc Virginia Plain, Do the Strand, Dance Away etc.

Mother Of Pearl for me. Wasn't Ferry supposed to have written the words in about half an hour? "Just give me your future, we'll forget your past ..." Brilliant.

Also the dam of Pearly King, who rattled up a hat trick for Michael Stoute in 2006.

Same Old Scene or More Than This

More Than This for me. The version of Jealous Guy was superb too.

They were and he is a class act, there is plenty to choose from but my favourite is Avalon, though ask me the same question next week and you will probably get a different answer.

one of the best debut albums of all time ,imho

from the opening bars of Remake/Remodel, you knew a star band was born

editions of you ,my fav

dont forget the enormous influence of Brian Eno

Same Old Scene.Jealous Guy & More Than This

1 Pyjamarama,

2 Dance Away

for me

They did lots of very good songs, an xcellent group.

Virginia Plains
Oh Yeah
Jealous Guy

When We Were Young
Pyjamarama
Ladytron

The latter performed here on the Old Grey Whistle Test.
Quintessential early Roxy Music imo
.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpSJVlDSlFY

Dance Away
Trash
The Price Of Love
Jealous Guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wQv6sRHEnU

how the mood strikes me at this moment... ever changing.

LOVE IS THE DRUG   a shocking omission

Brilliant group -brilliant singer.
So many of their songs are classics, but have to say that When We Were Young has a haunting appeal, that stays with you long after you've heard it.

Song For Europe  ( Nap )

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

Both Ends Burning
Over You
More Than This
and many more ... hugely talented band.

`These Foolish Things` from the album of the same name

my only love.........live version mega long sax bit in it.......sheer brilliance gorgeous lyrics........

"Is There Something" a classic

In Every Dream Home a Heartache.

It is incredible how much wonderful music they have made. Totally agree with Platini - 'Love is a Drug' was great. Had a great beat to it that song.

*'Love is The Drug'

One of my first ever concerts at Apollo in Glasgow..still one of the best live bands I ever did see,
Song for europe
mother of pearl
out of the blue..my top 3.

All I want is you is today's favourite.

Absolute belter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnElKPMzuBc

forgot about that one kenny - used to be a favourite of mine too.

Manzanera without his glasses and a Savile intro

if they ban savile they'll take away a lot of great footage.

Oh Yeah
Price of Love
Do the strand

in that order ...like most of his (their) stuff though

happy days. long hair, slim waist, mum atill alive and yet to meet Cleo.

Just having a quick read and Roxy were obviously a very popular band. A Hard Rains Are A Gunna Fall as already mentioned was another great track.

Price of Love

Good quality and well made video too considering from 1976

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWMNnVI8Wcg

Out of the Blue
Both Ends Burning
Love is the Drug

I think Neil Young's cover of Ferry's original of Like a Hurricane is much better.

A second vote for
"If there is something." Live version best imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0UvZIZLUTo

Missed this thread first time around - Roxy and Ferry always been favourites of mine and no surprise to see so many different songs picked by people here.
Three and Nine from Country Life is my personal choice at the moment but could be one of many others tomorrow.

over you
oh yeah
the same old scene
three in a row great singles from 1980

Street Life

1.Jealous Guy
2.Same Old Scene
3.More Than This

Still play them everyday in the car.

Brian Eno  later went on to do a couple of classics as well.

Dance Away
Trash
In Every Dream Home A Heartache

The Same Old Scene

Pyjamarama

Terrific tune

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXuiwR-g6iU

The In Crowd

Street Life(nb)

As I said earlier in this thread, almost 2 years ago, EVERY record collection would benefit from a copy of "For Your Pleasure", "Stranded" and "Siren".

As a small treat for those who might not be greatly familiar with the first era of Roxy (72-75), I am going to offer up a terrific track from each of their first 5 albums.

"Remake/Remodel" (1972 from "Roxy Music" album)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-zSnO7sbXg

Incidentally, the debut album is far from the "legendary" and "timeless" recording that we forever read about in the media. It's actually their worst album by far, but still a lot better than most debuts.

"Beauty Queen" (1973 from "For Your Pleasure")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAOFDI83OwE

Ferry used to say this was his fav RM album, and a certain Stephen Patrick Morrissey rated it as the best British album according to one of those '100 Best Albums' features. (That was all before he started to loathe Ferry of course). I could have picked any of the 8 songs within, but "Beauty Queen" still resonates, a song written about Ferry's ex-g/f Valerie Leon. Men of a certain age like myself, and Hai-Karate wearers will recall her well. 


"Mother of Pearl" (1973 from "Stranded")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cjR5QHFpEo

Exit Eno, enter Eddie Jobson. Roxy Music became a better band with the replacement of Eno btw, and don't swallow any nonsense you may have heard to the contrary. This is probably their best album in terms of sheer end-to-end quality and inspirational moments, and "Mother of Pearl" is quite possibly the apex moment. I was given this album on Xmas morning 1973 and still enjoy playing it.


"Bitter Sweet"  (1974 from "Country Life")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W73AVb7u_9Q

I'm not convinced this album has aged quite as well as the previous two, although the sleeve certainly has. The songs are still mostly great though.


"End of the Line" (1975 from "Siren")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEhGStkWLAU

This record marked the end of the first great era, and what a peak to go out on. As Ferry remarked, it has the energy of the first 2 albums, and the professionalism of the remainder. And I could write a 15 page thesis about the sleeve alone.

Thank me later for these wise words.