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)
Smoke gets in your eyes
Roxy Music Lyrics
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My true love was true
I of course replied
Something here inside
Cannot be denied
They said someday youÂ'll find
All who love are blind
When your heart's on fire
Smoke gets in your eyes
So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed
To think they could doubt my love
Yet today my love has flown away
I am without my love
Now laughing friends deride
Tears I cannot hide
So I smile and say
When a lovely flame dies
Smoke gets in your eyes
The lyrics of Roxy Music's "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" poetically capture the pain of lost love. It begins with the singer being questioned about their belief in true love, and they answer confidently that they just know it to be true instinctively. The others tell them that it's easy to be blinded by love, and that that'll change with time. But the singer's reply is that they cannot deny the feeling they have inside.
However, as the song continues, it becomes clear that the singer was indeed blinded by love, and that their heart was on fire with a passion that would ultimately lead to pain. The smoke in their eyes becomes a metaphor for the blinding pain of lost love, and the singer finds themselves ridiculed by those who warned them, unable to hide their tears as they reflect on what they've lost. In the end, they can only smile and acknowledge that when a flame dies out, the smoke is all that's left behind.
This song captures the bittersweet essence of love - the joy, passion and intimacy that can be found in a relationship, but also the pain and heartbreak when it comes to an end. It's a poetic reminder that while love can be one of the most beautiful experiences in life, it can also be one of the most painful.
Line by Line Meaning
They ask me how I knew
Someone asked how I knew that my love was true
My true love was true
That the love I had for someone was definitely real
I of course replied
I naturally responded
Something here inside
A feeling that was within me
Cannot be denied
That I couldn't possibly reject
They said someday you'll find
Others advised that eventually, I will learn
All who love are blind
That love can cloud a person's judgment
When your heart's on fire
When you're passionately in love
You must realize
It's important to acknowledge
Smoke gets in your eyes
That the overwhelming feelings from this love can obscure reality
So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed
I teased and cheerfully ridiculed them
To think they could doubt my love
For doubting my love
Yet today my love has flown away
But now that my love has gone
I am without my love
I am left without them
Now laughing friends deride
My friends make fun of me now
Tears I cannot hide
I can't help but cry
So I smile and say
But still try to keep a happy face
When a lovely flame dies
Even if a love is beautiful, it can still fizzle out
Smoke gets in your eyes
Making it hard to see what was reality and what was just smoke and mirrors
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
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