Roxy Music are an English rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry—who becam… Read Full Bio ↴Roxy Music are an English rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry—who became the band's lead vocalist and principal songwriter—and bassist Graham Simpson. The other longtime members are Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (saxophone and oboe), and Paul Thompson (drums and percussion). Other members included Brian Eno (synthesizer and "treatments") and Eddie Jobson (synthesizer and violin). Although the band took a break from group activities in 1976 and again in 1983, they reunited for a concert tour in 2001, and have toured together intermittently since. Ferry frequently enlisted band members as session musicians for his solo releases.

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.

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Studio albums
Roxy Music (1972)
For Your Pleasure (1973)
Stranded (1973)
Country Life (1974)
Siren (1975)
Manifesto (1979)
Flesh and Blood (1980)
Avalon (1982)

Out Of The Blue
Roxy Music Lyrics

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All you cares
Now they seem
Oh so far away
All your fears
I fear I once shared
Now I know

There's a future

For all of us
Not so long ago
I was so scared
You seemed so sad
I could see

Through your twisted smile
So unsure
Always confused
Pale blue eyes
Gazing down
From your ivory tower
Through the haze

All broken and bruised
Then: out of the blue
Love came rushing in
Out of the sky
Came the sun
Out of left field
Came a lucky day
Out of the blue
No more pain
I don't mind
If it's only
A passing craze
Throwaway lines
Often ring true
If I were you

I would stay
For a little while
I you were me

Would you walk out
In style?

Overall Meaning

The song "Out of the Blue" by Roxy Music showcases the transformative power of love as it comes unexpectedly, out of nowhere. The opening lines "All your cares, Now they seem, Oh so far away, All your fears, I fear I once shared, Now I know" suggests that the singer had been burdened with fears and troubles but has now realized that love can lift away all the worries. When the singer sings, "there's a future for all of us, not so long ago I was so scared. You seemed so sad, I could see through your twisted smile," it seems as if the singer and the person they are singing to have both come out of a dark place.

The line "Pale blue eyes, gazing down from your ivory tower, Through the haze, all broken and bruised," suggests that the person they are addressing, who once seemed so strong and badass, is now fragile and struggling. However, suddenly, the chorus kicks in with an uplifting melody and beats as the singer reveals that love came out of the blue, "love came rushing in, Out of the sky came the sun, Out of left field came a lucky day. Out of the blue, no more pain." The line "Throwaway lines often ring true" adds a layer of honesty to the song, suggesting that the love might not always last forever, but the joy it brought was real and transformative. The song ends with the rhetorical question, "If I were you, I would stay for a little while. If you were me, would you walk out in style?" throwing the ball back in the listener's court, as to what they would do in a situation like this.

Line by Line Meaning

All you cares
All the things that concern you

Now they seem
Currently, they appear

Oh so far away
Distant and insignificant

All your fears
All things you're afraid of

I fear I once shared
I once felt the same way

Now I know
I understand now

There's a future
We have a tomorrow

For all of us
Everyone included

Not so long ago
Recently

I was so scared
I was deeply afraid

You seemed so sad
You appeared very unhappy