Street Life (Roxy Music song)
"Street Life" | ||||
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Single by Roxy Music | ||||
from the album Stranded | ||||
B-side | "Hula Kula" | |||
Released | 13 November 1973 | |||
Recorded | September 1973, Air Studios, London | |||
Genre | Art rock, glam rock | |||
Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | EG | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bryan Ferry | |||
Producer(s) | Chris Thomas | |||
Roxy Music singles chronology | ||||
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"Street Life" is the opening track of English rock band Roxy Music's third album Stranded, their first album with Eddie Jobson, who replaced Brian Eno. It was released as a single in the UK in November 1973 and reached number 9 on the charts. Its non-LP B-side "Hula Kula", a Hawaiian-like instrumental composed by Phil Manzanera, was re-released on "The Thrill of It All" boxset.
Covers[]
Bassist John Taylor, also known as Johnny, during his solo period after leaving Duran Duran in 1997, organized a Roxy Music tribute album called Dream Home Heartaches: Remaking/Remodeling Roxy Music (released 1999). "Street Life" was covered by Gerry Laffy and Simon Laffy, credited as Phantom 5.[1]
The band Def Leppard covered "Street Life" on their album Yeah!.
Morrissey also performed the song during some European festival dates during his 2006 tour.
Personnel[]
- Bryan Ferry – Vocals, piano
- Andy Mackay – Oboe, saxophone, treatments
- Chris Thomas – Bass
- Paul Thompson – Drums, timpani
- Phil Manzanera – Guitar, treatments
- Eddie Jobson – Violin, synthesizer, keyboards
References[]
- ^ John Taylor's Trust The Process website Archived 2006-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Roxy Music songs
- 1973 songs
- Songs written by Bryan Ferry
- Song recordings produced by Chris Thomas (record producer)
- Island Records singles
- 1970s rock song stubs