Roxy Music became a successful act in Europe and Australia during the 1970s. This success began with their self-titled debut studio album in 1972. The band pioneered more musically sophisticated elements of glam rock while significantly influencing early English punk music, and provided a model for many new wave acts while innovating elements of electronic composition. The group also conveyed their distinctive brand of visual and musical sophistication with their focus on glamorous fashions. Ferry and co-founding member Eno have had influential solo careers. Eno became one of the most significant British record producers of the late 20th century. Rolling Stone originally ranked Roxy Music No. 98 on their greatest artists list ("The Immortals – The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time"), but dropped the group from the list when they updated it in 2011.
Roxy Music's final studio album was Avalon (1982), which was certified Platinum in the United States. In 2005, the band began recording what would have become their ninth studio album—and their first album with Eno since 1973 (he wrote two songs for it and also played keyboards). However, Ferry eventually announced that the material from these sessions would instead be released as a Ferry solo studio album, with Eno playing on "a couple of tracks", and that he believed the group would never again produce a record as Roxy Music. The album was released in 2010 as the Ferry solo studio album Olympia. It featured contributions from Eno, Manzanera, and Mackay (amongst many other session players).
In 2011, Roxy Music played a series of 40th-anniversary shows, but went inactive as a performing entity following the concerts. In 2019, Roxy Music were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In 2022, Roxy Music reformed for a tour to mark the 50th anniversary of their debut studio album.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxy_Music
Studio albums
Roxy Music (1972)
For Your Pleasure (1973)
Stranded (1973)
Country Life (1974)
Siren (1975)
Manifesto (1979)
Flesh and Blood (1980)
Avalon (1982)
Dance Away
Roxy Music Lyrics
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When I walked you home, kissed goodnight
I said "it's love" you said "all right"
It's funny how I could never cry
Until tonight and you pass by
Hand in hand with another guy
You're dressed to kill and guess who's dying?
Dance away the heartache
Dance away
Loneliness is a crowded room
Full of open hearts turned to stone
All together all alone
All at once my whole world had changed
Now I'm in the dark, off the wall
Let the strobe light up them all
I close my eyes and dance till dawn
Dance away
Now I know I must walk the line
Until I find an open door
There was I, many times a fool
I hope and pray, but not too much
Out of reach is out of touch
All the way is far enough
Dance away
The lyrics to Roxy Music's song "Dance Away" describe the painful feelings associated with unrequited love. The singer reflects on a previous encounter with the person he loves, where he believed everything was going well, but is now left feeling heartbroken after seeing them with someone else. He observes as they walk past him hand in hand with another guy, dressed to kill, as the singer is dying on the inside. The chorus "Dance away the heartache, dance away the tears" suggests that the singer must move on from this heartache by dancing and letting go of his emotions.
The second verse further speaks to the singer's sense of loneliness and isolation, despite being surrounded by people. The metaphor "loneliness is a crowded room, full of open hearts turned to stone" highlights the idea that even in a room full of people, we can still feel alone if we're not connected to others emotionally. The singer explains that since he is now in the dark, off the wall, he'll let the strobe light up them all as he closes his eyes and dances until dawn.
Overall, the song is about dealing with heartbreak and finding a way to move on. The singer knows that he must walk the line until he finds an open door, and while he has been a fool before, he knows that he must not get too invested in people who are out of reach. Instead, he must dance away the pain and tears.
Line by Line Meaning
Yesterday, well it seemed so cool
The past seemed great
When I walked you home, kissed goodnight
We ended our date affectionately
I said "it's love" you said "all right"
I confessed my love and you agreed to continue dating
It's funny how I could never cry
I never thought I'd get emotional like this
Until tonight and you pass by
But seeing you tonight changed everything
Hand in hand with another guy
You were with someone else
You're dressed to kill and guess who's dying?
You looked amazing and it hurts me
Dance away the heartache
I need to dance to forget my pain
Dance away the tears
I need to dance to stop crying
Dance away
I need to dance to feel free
Loneliness is a crowded room
Even surrounded by people, I feel alone
Full of open hearts turned to stone
Everyone is hurt and closed off
All together all alone
We're all in the same boat, yet isolated
All at once my whole world had changed
My life took a drastic turn suddenly
Now I'm in the dark, off the wall
I'm lost and don't know what to do
Let the strobe light up them all
I'll let the music and flashing lights distract me
I close my eyes and dance till dawn
I'll dance all night to avoid thinking
Now I know I must walk the line
I need to be cautious and stay strong
Until I find an open door
I'll keep searching for a way out
There was I, many times a fool
I made mistakes in the past
I hope and pray, but not too much
I'm optimistic, but not overly so
Out of reach is out of touch
If something's too far away, it's impossible to connect with
All the way is far enough
I don't need to go too far to find what I'm looking for
Dance away
I'll keep dancing to overcome my troubles
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRYAN FERRY
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@szurtospeti
Yesterday, when it seemed so cool
When I walked you home, kissed goodnight
I said, "It′s love" you said, "All right"
Its funny how, I could never cry, yeah
Until tonight, when you pass by
Hand-in-hand with another guy
You're dressed to kill, and guess who′s dying?
Dance away the heartache
Dance away the tears
Dance away the heartache
Dance away the fears
Dance away
Loneliness, is a crowded room
Full of open hearts, turned to stone
All together, all alone
All at once, my whole world had changed
Now I'm in the dark, off the wall
Lit the strobe light up the wall
I close my eyes, and dance 'til dawn
Dance away the heartache
Dance away the tears
Dance away the heartache
Dance away the fears
(Dance away)
(Dance away)
(Dance away)
Now I know, I must walk the line
Until I find an open door
Off the street or onto the floor
There was I, many times a fool
I hoped and prayed, but not too much
Out of reach is out of touch
All the way is far enough
Dance away the heartache
Dance away the tears
Dance away the heartache
Dance away the fears
Dance away the heartache
Dance away the tears
Dance away the heartache
Dance away the fears
Dance away the heartache
@patrickverlinden71
“Loneliness is a crowded room, Full of open hearts turned to stone, All together all alone” It's pure poetry.
@terrygilbey5827
Yes I agree there. I wish I'd written it
@rickgass2471
Patrick Verlinden Its good to see you have found Roxy
@clivesangster7274
Pure poetry from a truly great singer songwriter.
@jakeburns7331
Kids today can only DREAM of writing lyrics like that!
@imagecarpenter
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@jimpickard3850
The first verse alone is a fabulous little vignette of unrequited love. 'I said it's love, you said "alright" ' , sets it up and 'your're dressed to kill, and guess who's dying ?' delivers the perfect punchline. Amazing lyric. We've all been there !
@Sol-Cutta
Over and over for some of us still single and never married at 50.
@Serenoj69
The guy is full of amazing lyrics. A class of his own, never matched and will be difficult to be matched for a long time. Great lyrics, but Ladytron, In every dreamhome and Mother of PEarl are to my mind in another class alltogether. Ferry knows so well how to play this classy creep, a somewhat disturbed millionair or a hopeless romantic and puts all that in the words so they match all that. Just fantastic. He is a bit like Maradona on the pitch: his topclass work did not last as long as some others (Messi in the case of Maradona and Bowie in the case of FErry). But at his peak no one came anywhere close to his achievements.
@davidnavarro4821
Your comment made the song much more relatable to me! Unrequited love is such a life-degrader.