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)
Like A Hurricane
Roxy Music Lyrics
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In a crowded hazy bar
Dancing on the light
From star to star
Far across the moonbeam
I know that's who you are
I saw your brown eyes
You are like a hurricane
There's calm in your eye
And I'm gettin' blown away
To somewhere safer
Where the feeling stays
I want to love you
But I get so blown away
I am just a dreamer
But you are just a dream
You could have been
Anyone to me
Before that moment
You touched my lips
That perfect feeling
When time just slips
Away between us
On our foggy trip
You are like a hurricane
There's calm in your eye
And I'm gettin' blown away
To somewhere safer
Where the feeling stays
I want to love you
But I get so blown away
Once I thought I saw you
In a crowded hazy bar
Dancing on the light
From star to star
Far across the moonbeam
I know that's who you are
I saw your brown eyes
Turning once to fire
You are like a hurricane
There's calm in your eye
And I'm gettin' blown away
To somewhere safer
Where the feeling stays
I want to love you
But I get so blown away
The lyrics to Roxy Music's song, Like a Hurricane, are about a fleeting encounter between two people. The singer describes a moment in a crowded bar where he thinks he sees a woman he is attracted to, dancing on the light between the stars. He recognizes her from afar, knowing that she's the one he's been searching for. As he gets closer, he sees her brown eyes light up with passion, igniting a fire within him.
The singer feels like he's on a foggy trip with this woman. He's captivated by her calmness and the hurricane of emotions she stirs within him. He recognizes that he's only a dreamer in her presence, while she is just a dream. He feels blown away by her, wanting to love her, but finding that he's too overwhelmed to do so. He longs for a place where he can experience the feelings he has for her without being consumed by them.
Overall, the lyrics are about the intensity of emotion that comes with a fleeting encounter with someone who captures your heart, leaving you both haunted and exhilarated by the experience.
Line by Line Meaning
Once I thought I saw you
I thought I saw you once
In a crowded hazy bar
In a bar that was crowded and hazy
Dancing on the light
Dancing in the light
From star to star
Moving from one star to another
Far across the moonbeam
Far away, across a moonbeam
I know that's who you are
I know that it's you
I saw your brown eyes
I saw your eyes, which were brown
Turning once to fire
Becoming fiery for a moment
You are like a hurricane
You are like a powerful storm
There's calm in your eye
You seem calm despite your power
And I'm gettin' blown away
I am being swept away by your force
To somewhere safer
To a safer place
Where the feeling stays
Where the emotion endures
I want to love you
I want to feel love for you
But I get so blown away
But your power overwhelms me
I am just a dreamer
I am merely an idealist
But you are just a dream
But you are merely a fantasy
You could have been anyone to me
You could have been anyone and still have affected me in the same way
Before that moment
Before that particular occasion
You touched my lips
You kissed me
That perfect feeling
A feeling of perfection
When time just slips
When time seems to disappear
Away between us
Between us, but gone
On our foggy trip
During our unclear journey
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: Neil Young
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@user-hu7en6ur9g
Roxy was always under rated. terrific live.
@frankiew8532
The only band to have captured the haunting beauty of Neil Young's original...equally good...in a different way.
@flywithseaguls
Listen here: https://youtu.be/D0Qcw7lXWYU
@jessewoody5772
I agree. Roxys version is full bodied. Neil's version is awesome, and centers around 1 musician, Roxys involves multiple musicians, And no one is gonna argue that Bryans voice is a scoch smoother. So I say Roxy for the win
@BDL090754
I coudn't agree more Frankie, and I remember it live in Melbourne Australia, Oh so well, I will never forget it.
@budlewis721
@@jessewoody5772 On alternate weeks Ferry's version is my favorite of the two, except when Young's is. When I compare two equally gifted musicians (Jimi and Stevie Ray, for example) I favor the original artist a bit. For how would the cover artist have a timeless composition to improve upon without that original masterpiece?
@chpet1655
Much better than young
@robertheckerl1095
Manazanara's 'Hurricane' guitar solo on The High Road album is one of the greatest things I have ever heard in my 60 years on this planet.
@briancox8518
Very underated guitarist
@mikeconsiglio819
Definitely not here. Neil Young blows him away!