Marc had played guitar since the age of 9, but started to pursue music more seriously around 1964, when he became Toby Tyler, covering songs by Bob Dylan, and Dion.
(A track recorded around this time as Mark Feld, "All At Once" has recently been discovered will be released soon.) In his teen years, Marc became known as one of the first "mods". This led him to a brief stint as a model, and he chose to leave school when he was 14 years old. He also played guitar in a band called John's Children. Marc was needed for this group as a 'Pete Townshend' figure, but after 3 months, he left the band.
Together with Steve Peregrin Took, he formed his own duo Tyrannosaurus Rex, which quickly gained a large underground following. After 3 successful albums, Steve Peregrin Took's drug habits and suggestion of doing some of his own songs was enough for Marc to kick him out of the duo. Mickey Finn quickly replaced Steve, and the new duo recorded the album A Beard Of Stars, with Marc replacing Steve's backing vocals on the tracks they already began recording.
On Marc's second album with Finn, he decided to shorten the name of the band to T. Rex, and found fame and chart succes in 1970 with Ride a White Swan.
Following that success, Marc wrote several more top 10 hits and albums, Electric Warrior(1971), The Slider (1972), Tanx(1973), Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow Or a Creamed Cage In August)(1974), Bolan's Zip-Gun(1975), Futuristic Dragon(1976) and the final album
Dandy In the Underworld(1977).
Marc Bolan tried to make it clear during his lifetime that he was NOT to be grouped in the lot called Glam Rock. In 1973, he appeared under the headline "Glam Rock Is Dead: Says Marc" - he felt he was not being treated seriously as an artist, so with Zinc Alloy onward, he moved into a Rock & Soul sound, radically different than what was the musical trend at the time. Many of Marc's fans stayed behind with the Glam movement, but Marc pursued further into less commercial music adventures, with the help of his soul-singer girlfriend, Gloria Jones. Together they had a son, Rolan Bolan, in 1975.
Tragically, Marc died in a car crash on 16 September 1977 in a purple Mini driven by Gloria Jones.
Solid Gold Easy Action
Marc Bolan Lyrics
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----- hey! hey! hey! ----- hey! hey! hey!
E.....................................
Life is the same and it always will be - hey! hey! hey!
E................................
Easy as picking foxes from a tree - hey! hey! hey!
A..............................
B7.......................
All I want is easy action
E.... / / / e.... / / /
----- hey! hey! hey! ----- hey! hey! hey!
E..........................................
Stud is a lamb with the thoughts of a tiger - hey! hey! hey!
E.........................................
Moves like a cat and knows how to ride her - hey! hey! hey!
A..............................
But I can't get no satisfaction
B7........................e...
All I want is easy action baby
E.... / / / e.... / / /
----- hey! hey! hey! ----- stroll on
E....(g)..e
E....(g)..e
A..............................
I can't get no satisfaction
B7.......................
All I want is easy action
E.... / / / e.... / / /
----- hey! hey! hey! ----- hey! hey! hey!
E..............................................
Woman from the east with her headlights shining - hey! hey! hey!
E..................................
Eased my pain and stopped my crying - hey! hey! hey!
A..............................
But I can't get no satisfaction
B7............................
All I want is easy action baby
E.... / / / e.... / / /
----- hey! hey! hey! ----- hey! hey! hey!
C.................../ am........../
I know you're shrewed and she's a dude
Em............b7.........
All I want is easy action (3 times)
E.... / / /
----- hey! hey! hey!
(repeat & fade)
The lyrics to Marc Bolan's "Solid Gold Easy Action" seem to be about the desire for an easy, carefree life filled with pleasure and satisfaction. Bolan sings about life being the same and always will be, and that it's as easy as picking foxes from a tree. He's searching for satisfaction, but it seems out of reach, and all he wants is easy action. He talks about Stud, who is like a lamb with the thoughts of a tiger and is able to move like a cat and ride her. Bolan wants to be like Stud and have that kind of easy ability with women. He sings about a woman from the east who came into his life, eased his pain, and stopped his crying, but he still can't find satisfaction. Even though he knows that his desired girl is shrewd and might even be a dude, all he wants is easy action.
Overall, the lyrics are about the desire for ease and satisfaction, particularly in sex and relationships. It's a reflection of the hedonistic and carefree attitudes of the early 1970s, when the song was released. Marc Bolan was renowned for his poetic and evocative lyrics, and "Solid Gold Easy Action" is no different. The song is driven by a catchy guitar riff and energetic vocals, which perfectly capture the spirit of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
E.... / / / e.... / / /
The opening line sets the rhythm of the song.
----- hey! hey! hey! ----- hey! hey! hey!
This is the chorus of the song which is repeated after every stanza.
E.....................................
The life is monotonous and it is likely to continue in the same way forever.
Easy as picking foxes from a tree - hey! hey! hey!
This talks about how easily attainable things are around us, just like picking foxes from a tree.
But I can't get no satisfaction
The artist is discontented even though he has access to many things.
All I want is easy action
The singer wants things to be easy without having to exert much effort.
E..........................................
A person can be innocent like a lamb but wild like a tiger.
Moves like a cat and knows how to ride her - hey! hey! hey!
The person referred to is agile and knows exactly how to handle any situation.
All I want is easy action baby
The artist further emphasizes that his desires are easy and need not be complicated.
E.... (g)..e
E.... (g)..e
This line serves as an instrumental break for the song.
Woman from the east with her headlights shining - hey! hey! hey!
A new person appears in the song, and her essence is emphasized by the headlights shining reference.
E..................................
This woman mentioned earlier had helped the artist to become content and had stopped him from crying.
But I can't get no satisfaction
The singer’s desires are still unfulfilled.
C.................../ am........../
The singer seems to be warning or mocking someone, saying that he knows they are smart, and that woman could be just a man dressed as a woman.
Em............b7.........
The singer once again reiterates that he just wants easy action and nothing more.
E.... / / /
The song ends with the same rhythm, repetition, and chorus that it had started with.
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group
Written by: MARC BOLAN
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@saulhudsonsrocketqueen8288
Life is the same
And it always will be
Easy as picking foxes from a tree
But I can''t get no satisfaction
All I want is easy action
A stud is a lamb
With the thoughts of a tiger
Who moves like a cat
And knows how to ride her
A woman from the east with her headlights shining
eased my pain and stopped my crying
And all my hair will keep her smiling
With my wondrous walk and my telephone dialing
I know you''re shrewd and she''s a dude
But all I want is easy action
@rebels42wynn83
I just love this cut so much that I can’t stop playing it! Thanks go out to both Def Leppard and The Dirt for representing this awesome band’s legacy.
@saulhudsonsrocketqueen8288
Life is the same
And it always will be
Easy as picking foxes from a tree
But I can''t get no satisfaction
All I want is easy action
A stud is a lamb
With the thoughts of a tiger
Who moves like a cat
And knows how to ride her
A woman from the east with her headlights shining
eased my pain and stopped my crying
And all my hair will keep her smiling
With my wondrous walk and my telephone dialing
I know you''re shrewd and she''s a dude
But all I want is easy action
@Moredhel83
"Well, she's a guy,. so..."-meme
@cameronmccann9727
Nooooooooooooooo
@ERGSEG
This song is 🔥🔥🔥. Thanks to The Dirt for giving me a “new” song to love.
@markessex2194
The first single I ever brought. I loved this sound, and I was a mere 8 years old. God rest his soul.
@michaeldelprete7769
The Dirt did not bring me here, but I am so glad this song was chosen for the scene it was. It was the perfect song to compliment Nikki’s emotion/demeanor during that time in his life
@abcanimal
This song is so good, it makes you wanna smash a guitar!🤣🤘🤘🤘
@lawrenceoneill5665
My introduction to Rock. Still sounds brilliant and cool
@ruthdixon7807
in 1973, I asked my dad to buy me this single. "you'll be sick of it in a week!" he said, before relenting. he still likes it.