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)
What Goes On
Roxy Music Lyrics
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I think that I am falling down
What goes on in your mind?
I think that I am upside down
Baby, be good, do what you should
You know it will work alright
Baby, be good, do what you should
You know it will be alright
I'm going up, and I'm going down
I'm going fly from side to side
There are problems in this town
There is a nightmare all night
Baby, be good, do what you should
You know it will be alright
Baby, be good, do what you should
You know it will work alright
Here are we go again, make me fool again
Here are we go again, after the hurricane
One minute up, one minute down
How many up and how many down
What goes on in your mind?
I think that I am upside down
Baby, be good, do what you should
You know it will be alright
Baby, be good, do what you should
You know it will work alright
Here are we go again, what happen to you, my friend
Here are we go again, what happen to all my friend
How does it feel to be in love
How does it feel to be in love
How does it feel to be in love
How does it feel to be in love
"What Goes On" by Roxy Music is a song that explores the ups and downs of the human experience, both emotionally and physically. The first two lines of the song, "What goes on in your mind? I think that I am falling down" suggest confusion and instability, and the rest of the song builds upon this theme. The chorus, "Baby, be good, do what you should, you know it will be alright" addresses the need for self-regulation and self-control, implying that we have the power to stabilize our own emotions and thoughts. However, the repetition of the line "I'm going up, and I'm going down" throughout the song highlights the inevitability of ups and downs in life, and the struggle to maintain balance.
The song's lyrics also suggest a sense of disillusionment with the world around us, referring to "problems in this town" and "a nightmare all night." The line "How does it feel to be in love" at the end of the song suggests that love might be the key to finding stability in an uncertain world.
Overall, "What Goes On" is a contemplative and introspective song about the human experience and the struggle to find balance and stability amidst the ups and downs of life.
Line by Line Meaning
What goes on in your mind?
What thoughts and emotions are you experiencing?
I think that I am falling down
I feel like I am losing control and becoming overwhelmed.
I think that I am upside down
I am disoriented and feel like everything is backwards or confusing.
Baby, be good, do what you should
Behave responsibly and make good choices.
You know it will work alright
You can trust that everything will turn out okay if you do the right thing.
I'm going up, and I'm going down
I am experiencing both highs and lows in my life.
I'm going fly from side to side
My emotions and actions are unpredictable and changing rapidly.
There are problems in this town
There are issues and difficulties affecting the community.
There is a nightmare all night
There is constant stress and distress causing unrest and discomfort.
Here are we go again, make me fool again
I am repeating past mistakes or being made a fool of once more.
After the hurricane
Referring to a traumatic event or situation causing chaos and upheaval.
One minute up, one minute down
My mood and outlook can change quickly and drastically.
How many up and how many down
How often and to what extent do I experience emotional highs and lows?
Here are we go again, what happen to you, my friend
I am noticing changes or distress in a friend and wondering what has caused it.
What happen to all my friend
What has happened to all of the people I care about?
How does it feel to be in love
Asking what it's like to be in a romantic and emotional relationship with another person.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: LOU REED
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@OLDGOLDDREAMER
We had plenty of choices in those heady days of continual epic song after song coming out week after week
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1970 CHART HITS (All In Weekly Chart Entry Order)
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1971 CHART HITS (All In Weekly Chart Entry Order)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbO1DMzDZcpi9qNJbKbDmY0Sbze6lwQqu
1972 CHART HITS (All In Weekly Chart Entry Order)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbO1DMzDZcpji_ftPX_vuFMCmnAfSh4rR
1973 CHART HITS (All In Weekly Chart Entry Order)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbO1DMzDZcpiOv78ntVws-hceYHK11hTU
1974 CHART HITS (All In Weekly Chart Entry Order)
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1975 CHART HITS (All In Weekly Chart Entry Order)
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1976 CHART HITS ( All In Weekly Chart Entry Order )
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1977 CHART HITS ( All In WeeklyChart Entry Order) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbO1DMzDZcpjIz9L-Iu3f7dKL1AhYs3R8&feature=shared
1978 CHART HITS
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1979 CHART HITS (All In Weekly Chart Entry Order)
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1980 CHART HITS (All In Weekly Chart Entry Order) 👉🏻 got up to up to May 👈🏻
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70’s GLAM ROCK
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1976 SUMMER HEATWAVE
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NEW ROMANTIC MUSIC ( 79’80’81’)
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70’s NUMBER ONE CHART HITS ( IN RELEASE ORDER )
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@banbrotam
Clearly about Jerry Hall (they split up earlier that year as she left him for Mick Jagger).
He might be using someone else's lyrics, but he subtly changes some crucial lines;
"Here we go playing the fool again"
'Here we go, acting hard the gain"
i.e. the now single Bryan is having to get himself back out into the cattle market
Then there's the killer line repeated twice
"Here we go again. I thought you were my friend"
He even asks Jerry, at the end, "How does it feel to be loved"
Oh poor Bryan. He was clearly wounded.
This is average Ferry - but it's still sensational
What a god!!
@dwarfninja74
I think this video just knocked me up.
@PenelopeRoberts9212
ROFL: Brilliant but please push off, he's mine. :-)
@sirenenmann1299
An angry, energetic Bryan Ferry.
I like this expression on him very much.
@Mrariesdave
Those high contrast snapshot photos of Bryan at the end are brilliant, smiling, slow-strobe, pulsing, leering, vulnerable, earnest, orgasmic, rare exposures...perhaps Jerry Hall will have the honesty to regret her stupid choice...
@kurtvanderbogarde8402
She did because Jagger shaggered around with anyone he could afterwards.
@skwertball2274
Holy hell -- Bryan with a beard! I've been a fan since 1977, but have never seen this! Heard him perform the song...never seen his Faust/ Mephistopheles impression. Thank you so much for posting this!
@kurtvanderbogarde8402
He had it before this for Sign Of The Times
@SaucyTreasures
HOT, ain't it. Thought I was seeing things. Dayum 💥
@alanashore9570
Must be lovely to be truly loved. Never had that ❤
@BoudicaJ
Beardy Bryan...what a dream <3