Born to a working-class family, Ferry studied fine art and taught at a secondary school before pursuing a career in music. In 1970 he began to assemble the rock band Roxy Music with a group of friends and acquaintances in London, and took the role of lead singer and main songwriter. The band achieved immediate international success with the release of their eponymous debut album in 1972, containing a rich multitude of sounds, which reflected Ferry's interest in exploring different genres of music. Their second album, For Your Pleasure (1973), further cultivated the band's unique sound and visual image that would establish Ferry as a leading cultural icon over the next decade.
Ferry began a parallel solo career in 1973 by releasing These Foolish Things, which popularized for the first time the concept of a contemporary musician releasing an album covering standard songs and was a drastic departure from his ongoing work with Roxy Music. His second album, Another Time, Another Place (1974), featured as its cover image Ferry posing by a pool in a white dinner jacket and represented one of his most impactful fashion statements. Over the next two years, Roxy Music released a trilogy of albums, Stranded (1973), Country Life (1974) and Siren (1975), which broadened the band's appeal internationally and saw Ferry take greater interest in the role of a live performer, reinventing himself in stage costumes ranging from gaucho to military uniforms.
Ferry disbanded Roxy Music following the release of their best-selling album Avalon in 1982 to concentrate on his solo career, releasing further singles such as "Slave to Love" and "Don't Stop the Dance" and the UK no. 1 album Boys and Girls in 1985. Including his work with Roxy Music, Ferry has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
As well as being a prolific songwriter, Ferry has recorded many cover versions, including standards from the Great American Songbook, in albums such as These Foolish Things (1973), Another Time, Another Place (1974), Let's Stick Together (1976), Taxi (1993) and As Time Goes By (1999), as well as Dylanesque (2007), an album of Bob Dylan covers. In 2019, Ferry was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Roxy Music.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Ferry
Studio albums
These Foolish Things (1973)
Another Time, Another Place (1974)
Let's Stick Together (1976)
In Your Mind (1977)
The Bride Stripped Bare (1978)
Boys and Girls (1985)
Bête Noire (1987)
Taxi (1993)
Mamouna (1994)
As Time Goes By (1999)
Frantic (2002)
Dylanesque (2007)
Olympia (2010)
The Jazz Age (2012)
Avonmore (2014)
Bitter-Sweet (2018)
Oh Yeah!
Bryan Ferry Lyrics
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Roxy Music
Brian Ferry
Some expression in your eyes
Overtook me by surprise
Where was I how was I to know'
How can we drive to a movie show
There's a band playing on the radio
With a rhythm of rhyming guitars
They playing Oh Yeah on the radio
And so came to be our song
And so on through all summer long
Day and night drifting into love
Driving you home from a movie show
So in tune to the sounds in my car
There's a band playing on the radio
With a rhythm of rhyming guitars
They playing Oh Yeah on the radio
It's some time since we said goodbye
And now we lead our separate lives
But where am I where can I go'
Driving alone to a movie show
So I turn to the sounds in my car
There's a band playing on the radio
With a rhythm of rhyming guitars
There's a band playing on the radio
And it's drowning the sound of my tears
They're playing Oh Yeah on the radio
The song ‘Oh Yeah!’ by Bryan Ferry talks about a past lover and the memories associated with a song that was popular at the time they were together. The opening lines describe the effect that the lover had on the singer. The expression in the lover’s eyes is so powerful that it surprises the singer. The singer then proceeds to describe how difficult it was to figure out where he was and what he was supposed to do with this sudden rush of feelings. He talks about how the music playing in his car was enough and didn’t need to go to a movie show. The particular song playing on the radio had a strong rhythm of rhyming guitars and as time passed, it became ‘our song’.
Through the summer months, the singer and his lover spend their days and nights together, and the song that they fell in love with remains a constant reminder. However, as the relationship ends, the song ends up becoming a reminder of what was lost. The singer goes on to say that now he drives alone to a movie show and turns on the radio where he hears the same band playing the same song. It’s almost as if he has entered a time machine and been transported back to the same moment spent with his past lover. The ending lines describe how the song’s rhythm drowns out the sound of his tears.
Overall, the song ‘Oh Yeah!’ is a melancholic track that talks about the power of music and how it can transport us back in time and rekindle lost memories. The rhythm of the music and the catchy tune heighten the emotional quotient of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Some expression in your eyes
Your eyes showed me something unexpected
Overtook me by surprise
It caught me off guard
Where was I how was I to know'
I wasn't aware of what was happening
How can we drive to a movie show
How can we go to the movies when the music is so good in the car?
When the music is here in my car
The car radio is playing great music
There's a band playing on the radio
The radio is airing a band's recording
With a rhythm of rhyming guitars
The music features a repeated guitar pattern
They playing Oh Yeah on the radio
The radio is playing the song called Oh Yeah
And so came to be our song
It became a significant song for us together
And so on through all summer long
It was a song we listened to throughout the summer
Day and night drifting into love
We spent our days and nights falling in love
Driving you home from a movie show
I drove you home after we watched a movie
So in tune to the sounds in my car
We were both captivated by the music on the radio
It's some time since we said goodbye
It's been a while since we parted ways
And now we lead our separate lives
We're living separate lives now
But where am I where can I go'
I'm not sure where to go
Driving alone to a movie show
I'm going to the movies by myself
And it's drowning the sound of my tears
The music is so loud it's masking my crying
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JIMMY SABATER
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@jc4402
Some expression in your eyes
Overtook me by surprise
Where was I how was I to know'
How can we drive to a movie show
When the music is here in my car
There's a band playing on the radio
With a rhythm of rhyming guitars
They playing Oh Yeah on the radio
And so came to be our song
And so on through all summer long
Day and night drifting into love
Driving you home from a movie show
So in tune to the sounds in my car
There's a band playing on the radio
With a rhythm of rhyming guitars
They playing Oh Yeah on the radio
It's some time since we said goodbye
And now we lead our separate lives
But where am I where can I go'
Driving alone to a movie show
So I turn to the sounds in my car
There's a band playing on the radio
With a rhythm of rhyming guitars
There's a band playing on the radio
And it's drowning the sound of my tears
They're playing Oh Yeah on the radio
@judyglover3136
when a song touches your soul...you know it's just perfect...
@Koolaidistheshit
The bridge and chorus give me goosebumps EVERYTIME. I feel lucky, music gets me high.
@MultiSilberpfeil
Once upon a time, artists produced quality songs both lyrically and musically. It was a delight for the ears of every music lover. You could listen to it endlessly. It had a special impact for many. The sixties, seventies, eighties... great times...! "Oh Yeah..." released in 1980 and still popular in 2023...! Thank you Bryan FERRY for one of your masterpieces and may you be well. ROXY MUSIC... pure youth sentiment...! Greetings from Belgium (Europe) and Florida (USA).
@vandalking8341
Vote for Roxy Music!!! They must enter the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame!!!
@BibtheBoulder
where do we vote?
@smaitonsichande4842
I second that
@glensalt7460
OH YEAH
@Alwaysontime-dh1gz
Absolutely about time
@peterfranks6243
Jesus, love this song...
Ferry, the James Bond of rock
@peterfranks6243
@modern daydreamz I'll go with that