Roxy Music - Mother Of Pearl (1974)

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  • @madelinerupard2511
    @madelinerupard2511 4 роки тому +807

    Convinced this is the greatest song on earth

  • @WhoDoctor-u2e
    @WhoDoctor-u2e 9 місяців тому +24

    Took Bryan 1 night to write this. I have memorized the lyrics but I still get it wrong here and there. Fascinating song.Too long for radio play.

  • @mayk6529
    @mayk6529 2 роки тому +482

    I’m 23 years old, I think I’ve possibly found one of the best songs I’ll ever find in my life on earth. This is just top notch. Ferry, what a genius.

    • @royjohnson465
      @royjohnson465 2 роки тому

      This Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry song is much better: ua-cam.com/video/0n3OepDn5GU/v-deo.html

    • @resatguncansun7642
      @resatguncansun7642 2 роки тому +29

      Bruw first 5 Roxy records are literal mindbender,brainmixers some incredible shiyt

    • @MrSebboxxx
      @MrSebboxxx 2 роки тому +11

      I know this since the seventies :-)

    • @suchabadkitty1293
      @suchabadkitty1293 2 роки тому +10

      Gotta get Viva! Roxy Music as well.

    • @sofipapamarko3656
      @sofipapamarko3656 2 роки тому +16

      The kids are all right.

  • @loucat2779
    @loucat2779 Рік тому +128

    They were their own genre, NO one sounded like them.

    • @lifeneverfeltsogood
      @lifeneverfeltsogood Рік тому +2

      Exactly my thoughts! No doubt. That's why they're so special.

    • @m_2626
      @m_2626 Рік тому +4

      Brian Eno

    • @JohnMcKenna-of8tl
      @JohnMcKenna-of8tl 11 місяців тому +1

      Exactly.!!

    • @fuckamericanidiot
      @fuckamericanidiot 9 місяців тому +1

      @@m_2626 This song has nothing to do with Brian Eno, even he said this was his favourite Roxy album.
      That's an insult to Brian Eno who also sounded like no one else.

    • @stevelaw3886
      @stevelaw3886 Місяць тому

      Bands typically used to sound far more unique though. The best even went with the times as they changed.

  • @KC-tr6ri
    @KC-tr6ri 3 місяці тому +81

    September 2024…..and this is still better than anything on the radio.

  • @donwalheim3050
    @donwalheim3050 3 роки тому +252

    This song is the essence of Roxy Music distilled into 6 minutes and you can tell Ferry knows it. Sublime.

    • @MrSebboxxx
      @MrSebboxxx 3 роки тому +4

      ... what about Psalm ?

    • @1anhunter1
      @1anhunter1 3 роки тому +4

      Psalm is instantly forgettable compared to this track.

    • @1anhunter1
      @1anhunter1 3 роки тому +7

      Playing it live rather than just miming must have appealed to them. A tweak here and there. Phil Manzanera experimenting a tad.

    • @stephenericwalsh
      @stephenericwalsh 2 роки тому +7

      Sublime intervention.

    • @gerriepeters9508
      @gerriepeters9508 10 місяців тому +1

      Een mooi mens, mr Ferry.

  • @frankwaters8177
    @frankwaters8177 3 роки тому +91

    after searching my memory thoroughly, i honestly cannot think of any human with more cool than Bryan Ferry.

  • @karinannpeterson4914
    @karinannpeterson4914 2 роки тому +190

    This song is so exciting, I'm 65 and so fortunate to have been listening to this wonderful music from my earliest youth. Thank you Roxy Music 🙋‍♀️.

    • @jayturner3397
      @jayturner3397 2 роки тому +6

      Just 66 snap

    • @loucat2779
      @loucat2779 Рік тому +6

      61 checking in, this is the best version yet. Brian is just amazing, so expressive as the song builds. Just wonderful, and I agree, what a great time to be alive, Karin.

    • @karinannpeterson4914
      @karinannpeterson4914 Рік тому +5

      @@loucat2779 Hello,it's just wonderful. I have got the album Stranded, 1973 and I Love A song for Europe. I'm thankful for having all the wonderful music when I grew up. Stranded is very scratched now,but still a pearl.

    • @peteralexgoisl6520
      @peteralexgoisl6520 Рік тому +3

      I am 66 years old and see them live feel proud of

    • @charlesmoore6208
      @charlesmoore6208 Рік тому +4

      I'm 66..Viva Roxy Music so Sublime 🎶

  • @studioshafer
    @studioshafer Рік тому +27

    Jesus Christ there’s so much style and talent in this video

  • @mical2great
    @mical2great 3 роки тому +370

    As a 25 year old black man from la when my friends hand me the aux it take forever to find a song cause all my music at top is songs like this and they don't understand

    • @virgo4200
      @virgo4200 3 роки тому +50

      you are a fucking legend mate

    • @dixonpinfold2582
      @dixonpinfold2582 3 роки тому +22

      Not being understood isn't all it's cracked down to be, is it? Wish you well.

    • @coveronly228
      @coveronly228 2 роки тому +30

      I'm so glad young people like you are listening to Roxy Music. It gives me faith in humanity.

    • @JackK867
      @JackK867 2 роки тому +13

      but you understand fella

    • @tonyweitner
      @tonyweitner 2 роки тому +9

      Ferry is King

  • @ingridthurner3651
    @ingridthurner3651 2 місяці тому +8

    Super 1. Class ❤❤❤
    Super music, super lyrics❤❤
    I am 65
    I fell in love with Roxy music and Brian Ferry when I was 15, 1974.

  • @jeph-rey
    @jeph-rey 11 місяців тому +76

    The "ah" at 1:31 is possibly the greatest moment in music history.

    • @ecco79
      @ecco79 11 місяців тому +6

      Del tutto d'accordo con te, e con entusiasmo!

    • @lifeneverfeltsogood
      @lifeneverfeltsogood 11 місяців тому +8

      Yes 🤩 Love this comment!

    • @sabinescheer7803
      @sabinescheer7803 5 місяців тому

      ….Sexy..

    • @mask4ad
      @mask4ad 5 місяців тому +3

      That's 100% Correct jeph-rey !👍👍

  • @davidwolstenholme6413
    @davidwolstenholme6413 2 місяці тому +13

    I've only just discovered this masterpiece, where has it been all my life? Amazing track.

  • @vickirempel5529
    @vickirempel5529 Рік тому +24

    Those lyrics are the product of a clever, nimble and creative mind.

  • @KingHodfromsillysussex
    @KingHodfromsillysussex 5 місяців тому +13

    When i was 18 yrs old in 1973 i liked this song, bought the album, in fact i bought all their albums and saw them live in london now 69 yrs old i more than love it, watching them and listening to them takes me back to such happy times, i just wish i had realised it at the time that i was living in a very special moment of time.

  • @petermccaffrey806
    @petermccaffrey806 24 дні тому +1

    I'M 69 y.o. and first started listening to RM when I was 19. Saw them in NYC in '75. I regret that I didn't get to see them with Eno. I feel good that Brain is still at it. If I had to name a favorite band of all time this would be it. Remember, in '74 punk was becoming popular. and these guys were a welcome diversion, in that they were very skilled musicians who could write great songs and play their instruments.

  • @williamfitch1408
    @williamfitch1408 3 місяці тому +14

    We lived in the very, very best of times, my friends. Ain't that the truth!

  • @martinmcdonald4207
    @martinmcdonald4207 2 роки тому +46

    This is even cooler today than it was 48 years ago because there was competition and serious creative talent back in this era and there is nothing that can come near this today in complete package form, i mean a proper band, fucking rare thing this 21st century!

    • @StudentLoanJustice
      @StudentLoanJustice Рік тому +2

      I just found this a year ago. If you want to talk about the inspiration for Pearl Jam, and the Talking Heads, just look at the first and second parts of this song. Absolutely mind blowing....

  • @thegravetenders
    @thegravetenders 2 місяці тому +9

    No-one will ever be as smooth as 70's Bryan Ferry

  • @petermathews9338
    @petermathews9338 2 роки тому +14

    I remember the day when Roxy Music first hit the TV screens way back in the early ‘70’s (Old GreyWhistle Test) playing Remake/Remodel. It was like.. what the f**k is this! Nothing at all like it before. We talked about it for days and went out to buy the vinyl! I still enjoy it 50yrs later!

  • @Neptuneman07
    @Neptuneman07 Рік тому +15

    Light years ahead of their time. Brilliance in their own galaxy.

  • @stevekilligrew788
    @stevekilligrew788 Рік тому +41

    From Roxy’s Stranded album. Not a wasted note, eclectic, electric, eccentric, fantastic! Eno on record as saying this is his fave Roxy recording, ‘nuff said!

  • @johnlopez3996
    @johnlopez3996 8 місяців тому +59

    A lifelong friend passed away from cancer in 2022 after being diagnosed two months earlier. He never understood why I loved Roxy Music, but I remember how, months before his diagnosis, he called me and said, "I get it now." He was referring to discovering Roxy Music, and one of the songs that he loved was "Mother of Pearl".

    • @bobsinners5371
      @bobsinners5371 7 місяців тому +4

      Sorry about` your dear friend but at least he discovered the holy grail of music my friend.

    • @johnlopez3996
      @johnlopez3996 7 місяців тому +3

      @bobsinners5371 Thank you. When he called me and said that he finally understood Roxy Music, I sent to him the latest Best of Roxy Music CD.

  • @dlphcoracl9645
    @dlphcoracl9645 Рік тому +25

    Roxy Music - Often imitated, never duplicated. Truly originals.

  • @jfpOne23
    @jfpOne23 2 роки тому +89

    Hard to deal with the fact that these guys were so "cutting edge" back in the day....and are still cuttinge edge in 2022. I hope I get to the heaven where I have a permanent VIP Pass to their venues.

    • @lauraf6510
      @lauraf6510 2 роки тому +2

      They're back and touring!!!

    • @ian38018a
      @ian38018a 2 роки тому

      @@lauraf6510 But playing nothing from Stranded !!!

    • @johnwoods2736
      @johnwoods2736 8 місяців тому +1

      @@ian38018a Bryan's voice, not surprisingly, isn't what it was forty or fifty years ago. I'm sure the band had to choose their songs carefully for the 2022 tour to suit his voice - even changing keys for a few. We are so lucky they could still do that 2022 tour, especially with the great Paul Thompson on drums.

    • @ian38018a
      @ian38018a 8 місяців тому

      @@johnwoods2736 You are correct. It was just so disappointing at the time. Stranded is one of THE 70s albums. 😁

  • @keithdonald6583
    @keithdonald6583 3 роки тому +53

    Amazing how he remembers these lyrics

    • @mikeroby7556
      @mikeroby7556 3 роки тому +3

      I remember 'em and I haven't performed it a few thousand times.

    • @MrSebboxxx
      @MrSebboxxx 3 роки тому +3

      so I do - because I have heard this song one thousand times ...

    • @NEVERagainEVER423
      @NEVERagainEVER423 3 роки тому +2

      I was sick with Covid 19 for six weeks and watched this repeatedly. I still don't remember all the lyrics. But it's the most beautiful tune I have ever ever experienced. "Serpentine weakness, was always my weakness, like a simple tune"

    • @mildredsparks6684
      @mildredsparks6684 2 роки тому +4

      The first time I sang this all the way through without making a mistake was a little personal triumph.

    • @duncangoel
      @duncangoel 7 місяців тому +2

      I used to think this about many songs, then I realized it’s a little different when you’re the one who wrote them in the first place

  • @OkayMaybe-vq4yr
    @OkayMaybe-vq4yr 8 місяців тому +7

    It took Bryan 1 night to write Mother of Pearl and its a combination of two songs. Poetry.

  • @DoctaFknJay
    @DoctaFknJay Місяць тому +5

    100% the best song I've ever heard. Fingers crossed for a Bryan Ferry or Roxy Music tour! Even if they don't play this song!!!

  • @nickgodalin6487
    @nickgodalin6487 3 роки тому +165

    The thing about Roxy Music is, their trademark characteristic consists of starting a song out in one style, half of it in one tempo, key, progression, etc. then suddenly the thing turns into something else altogether different. Essentially they have a knack for cramming at least 2 songs into one, into one hit sometimes as well.

    • @johnmckenna8544
      @johnmckenna8544 3 роки тому +8

      They don't do, the two for ones, often in their music, but when Bryan let's loose, then you know.!!

    • @briancox8518
      @briancox8518 2 роки тому +9

      Progressive rock with style and image

    • @TaxPayingContributor
      @TaxPayingContributor 2 роки тому +7

      Creative cup runneth over

    • @slyasleep
      @slyasleep 2 роки тому +5

      well spotted.

    • @dixonpinfold2582
      @dixonpinfold2582 2 роки тому +8

      Well observed. The result of mushing multiple songs into one can be called the rhapsodic form.
      Brilliant if you can pull it off and make it seem like a real journey.

  • @ramspace
    @ramspace 3 роки тому +89

    That guitar has its own reality. What a maestro.

  • @Busdul
    @Busdul 2 роки тому +58

    Turn the lights down
    Way down low
    Turn up the music
    Hi as fi can go
    All the gang's here
    Everyone you know
    It's a crazy scene
    Hey there just look over your shoulder
    Get the picture
    No no no no .......(Yes)
    Walk a tightrope
    Your life-sign-line
    Such a bright hope
    Right place, right time
    What's your number
    Never you mind
    Take a powder
    But hang on a minute what's coming round the corner'
    Have you a future
    No no no no .......(Yes)
    Well I've been up all night again
    Party-time wasting is too much fun
    Then I step back thinking
    Of life's inner meaning
    And my latest fling
    It's the same old story
    All love and glory
    It's a pantomime
    If you're looking for love
    In a looking glass world
    It's pretty hard to find
    Oh mother of pearl
    I wouldn't trade you
    For another girl
    Divine intervention
    Always my intention
    So I take my time
    I've been looking for something
    I've always wanted
    But was never mine
    But now I've seen that something
    Just out of reach - glowing -
    Very Holy grail
    Oh mother of pearl
    Lustrous lady
    Of a sacred world
    Thus: even Zarathustra
    Another-time-loser
    Could believe in you
    With every goddess a let-down
    Every idol a bring down
    It gets you down
    But the search for perfection
    Your own predilection
    Goes on and on and on and on
    Canadian Club love
    A place in the Country
    Everyone's ideal
    But you are my favorita
    And a place in your heart dear
    Makes me feel more real
    Oh mother of pearl
    I wouldn't change you
    For the whole world
    You're highbrow, holy
    With lots of soul
    Melancholy shimmering
    Serpentine sleekness
    Was always my weakness
    Like a simple tune
    But no dilettante
    Filigree fancy
    Beats the plastic you
    Career girl cover
    Exposed and another
    Slips right into-view
    Oh looking for love
    In a looking glass world
    Is pretty hard for you
    Few throwaway kisses
    The boomerang misses
    Spin round and round
    Fall on featherbed quilted
    Faced with silk
    Softly stuffed eiderdown
    Take refuge in pleasure
    Just give me your future
    We'll forget your past
    Oh mother of pearl
    Submarine lover
    In a shrinking world
    Oh lonely dreamer
    Your choker provokes
    A picture cameo
    Oh mother of pearl
    So so semi-precious
    In your detached world
    Oh mother of pearl
    I wouldn't trade you
    For another girl

    • @alexanderhughes878
      @alexanderhughes878 Рік тому

      fab lyrics ... I am just learning them now after all these years

    • @anshul24081993
      @anshul24081993 Рік тому +4

      I am in a different country for the first time.. I listen to this song every morning while going to work imagining myself in a different era.

    • @keinname629
      @keinname629 7 місяців тому

      Really great

  • @lifeneverfeltsogood
    @lifeneverfeltsogood Рік тому +34

    One of the best songs in history of music! ❤ Can't stop listening. Very well written and performed, everything is literally perfect.

  • @rizzlematizzlex5236
    @rizzlematizzlex5236 3 роки тому +260

    Im 21 years of age, yeah im one of those "i was born im the wrong era" guys, and in my journey ive just discovered Roxy and this song literally one week ago...and this song is going to stay with me for the rest of my life, what an absolute masterpiece! What a live performance, the charisma and talent oozing out of Bryan ferry, outstanding

    • @Andrew-ri5qo
      @Andrew-ri5qo 3 роки тому +7

      This is perfect.

    • @matthawkins5006
      @matthawkins5006 3 роки тому +17

      Welcome to club Roxy. The weirdness and stunning musicianship will stay with your forever.

    • @terrypussypower
      @terrypussypower 3 роки тому +6

      Check out their “Siren” album! It’s amazing!

    • @timothyphillips47
      @timothyphillips47 3 роки тому +2

      Couldn't agree with you more, I feel the same way 👍

    • @histatimaniples
      @histatimaniples 3 роки тому +13

      You’re young enough to appreciate the old and witness the new. You’re born in the right time.

  • @hollin220
    @hollin220 4 роки тому +77

    Random story.... first heard this song while taking a shower in a Czech hostel. Was forever turned on to them. Cheers folks. Live your life fully

  • @mawsonfamily3633
    @mawsonfamily3633 4 роки тому +47

    THE best Roxy track ever, Bryan at his very very best, genius band

    • @johnmckenna8544
      @johnmckenna8544 3 роки тому +6

      So many great songs, if you get a chance, listen to country life.very good album.!!

    • @royjohnson465
      @royjohnson465 2 роки тому

      This Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry song is a bit better imo: ua-cam.com/video/0n3OepDn5GU/v-deo.html

  • @hojcats
    @hojcats 3 роки тому +25

    Wow, super clear for an old video. And one best bands ever.

  • @geoffreyharvey3521
    @geoffreyharvey3521 Рік тому +6

    just how talented is this magnificent performer i am 75 and it returns me to a better life long live bryan,i will follow you to the end nevermind time.

  • @felis1672
    @felis1672 2 місяці тому +5

    Early Roxy when they sounded like nothing else around. Genius

  • @tiborzkarate1
    @tiborzkarate1 Рік тому +16

    The guitar playing is phenomenal, lyrics and Brian is just brilliant.

  • @Syntox
    @Syntox 3 роки тому +43

    Bryan Ferry is what All men must aspire to be.

  • @elliewitham4757
    @elliewitham4757 Рік тому +10

    i'm 23 and this has been my favourite song since i was 15

  • @Undercoverbrotherfromanother
    @Undercoverbrotherfromanother 10 місяців тому +6

    Any one of these guys have more talent than any a group of today's so called stars/hitmakers/chart toppers. It would take five years and 50 writers and they could never come close to this song. Roxy did it over and over with ease. I love comments from people under 35 discovering Roxy. Tell your friends!!

  • @rmgrenley
    @rmgrenley Рік тому +35

    Been listening to this for the past almost 50 years and it never gets old. I recommend searching for all the Roxy Musikladen performances on UA-cam, as seeing them perform these songs live in the small setting when they were new are simply great. “Psalm” is another one that starts off, and takes you somewhere you don’t expect. For those unfamiliar and looking for their greatest, their first five albums…Roxy Music, For Your Pleasure, Stranded (that M of P is from), Country Life, and Siren are brilliant. Not that Manifesto and Avalon are not superb, but the 1st five are from another world.

    • @MrCSutton
      @MrCSutton Рік тому +3

      Absolutely spot on. There's a September 1972 live (unfortunately sound only) broadcast from a BBC show introduced by Bob Harris on UA-cam that's brilliant too.

    • @Frank-sm9yl
      @Frank-sm9yl Рік тому +1

      I agree about all except " Psalm " which is just cute to me. I would recommend " pyjamarama ".

  • @andreww9252
    @andreww9252 4 місяці тому +10

    Living my adolescence all over aging .... thank you Roxy MUSIC

    • @MarkMeade-e1y
      @MarkMeade-e1y 3 місяці тому +1

      Music is a time machine , play and your their again ……….

  • @Andrew-ri5qo
    @Andrew-ri5qo 3 роки тому +50

    This is about as good as it gets. Vocals, visuals, originality, songwriting and perfect performance.

  • @elizabethhann4028
    @elizabethhann4028 3 роки тому +41

    [08 July 2021] I admire Bryan Ferry almost more than I can say. Listening to his songs has made me want to be a performer - not just a poet or a writer, which I am now, but someone who goes on stage looking completely cool and poised, and stands under a blue spotlight, their hair shining, and recites swirls of wayward words that whirl in peoples' heads. After all, that's what Bryan was doing here.

    • @spiritof6663
      @spiritof6663 2 роки тому +3

      These are the best lyrics of any song, ever. The poetic genius applied to rock'n'roll is astounding. Great description of Ferry's look!

    • @mildredsparks6684
      @mildredsparks6684 2 роки тому +1

      He lives every word of his performances. Even as his voice changes with age he conveys every emotion and nuance.

  • @victorgallagher6312
    @victorgallagher6312 3 роки тому +8

    He has to be one of the if not the GREATEST FRONTMAN EVER!!! Can I be him!!

  • @Stevez61
    @Stevez61 2 роки тому +35

    To me, this song defines Roxy Music more than any other. Their crowning achievement.

  • @rman52
    @rman52 3 роки тому +38

    Nothing quite like Roxy. They were a fusion band with incredible ingredients. You can hear Jim and the doors, punk, glam, and funk. And don't discount the musicianship. Great players with a great front man. Like ELP, NY Dolls, Who, and a few others. Truly unique and one of a kind.

  • @Rippenhengst
    @Rippenhengst 3 роки тому +25

    1974. I remember it so well and i'm thankful that i was young at this time.
    The lifestyle, the music, my friends (many of them didn't make it), what a treasure i carry in my heart and my memories.

    • @nickchristian8195
      @nickchristian8195 2 роки тому +3

      Echo's my sentiments perfectly. First heard Roxy in 74, just into my teens, perfect timing and for Punk to come. Remenbering these great times and friends gone too! Life's a lottery!

    • @danw1374
      @danw1374 Рік тому

      The year I was born...lol but it doesn't stop them being my favorite band of all time (David Bowie the only other artist who comes close in my opinion) between them they shaped the musical landscape for the following 25 years.

  • @herbertsamek7667
    @herbertsamek7667 3 роки тому +41

    I adore this whole album, one of the best in music history, and Mr. Ferry is one of my personal all time heroes. Fabulous.

    • @Stevez61
      @Stevez61 2 роки тому

      I've always thought Stranded was their best album. Apparently even Eno agrees with that assessment, so...:😉

    • @ian38018a
      @ian38018a 2 роки тому

      @@Stevez61 Not sure BF does - the whole album has been ditched from the current tour setlist.

    • @mildredsparks6684
      @mildredsparks6684 2 роки тому

      @@ian38018a He’s played it extensively in the past though.

    • @ian38018a
      @ian38018a 2 роки тому

      @@mildredsparks6684 Makes it all the puzzling.

  • @stevemalek2970
    @stevemalek2970 Рік тому +10

    My favorite Roxy song!

  • @jeffn1384
    @jeffn1384 3 роки тому +32

    Ferry is such a cool guy, he could have been a great 007 James Bond or a Doctor Who. Charisma and aloofness to burn.

    • @rdjb9650
      @rdjb9650 3 роки тому +5

      But could James Bond have made a great Bryan Ferry?

    • @ColtraneTaylor
      @ColtraneTaylor 3 роки тому +4

      Ferry is much greater than those clowns.

  • @Lolabelle59
    @Lolabelle59 2 роки тому +15

    Nothing and no one compares to this/them/him. Mesmerizing.

  • @jamesmcgovern1197
    @jamesmcgovern1197 3 роки тому +63

    ive always loved this band but this period of their music trips me out better than anything and Phil Manzaenera is so creative and sensitive.

  • @timothygrayson
    @timothygrayson 11 місяців тому +6

    The musicianship of Roxy are exceptional and in particular Phil on guitar who mastered his instrument and helped to define Roxy's unique creative output and timeless songs which have sculptured a generation.

  • @tucker4931
    @tucker4931 Рік тому +13

    This song is a masterpiece, and the performance here is superb. Nothing like it before or since.

  • @lukeobrien7578
    @lukeobrien7578 Рік тому +7

    This song is so 🔥🔥🔥
    It kicks off at the climax, for which I interpret as one living in the fast lane. Partying, doing drugs, etc
    Starting at 1:23 the party is over, and we get some of the most self-reflecting lyrics in the history of rock.

  • @modtomodern
    @modtomodern 3 роки тому +19

    Stoned as fuck, heavy lids and eye liner sweating through a tuxedo. What a man. Reminds me of my ex.

  • @noahhenson1669
    @noahhenson1669 4 роки тому +54

    (Turn the lights down)
    Way down low
    (Turn up the music)
    Hi as fi can go
    (All the gang's here)
    Everyone you know
    (It's a crazy scene)
    Hey there just look over your shoulder
    Hoo hoo!
    Get the picture?
    No no no nooooo!
    (Walk a tightrope)
    Your life-sign-line
    (Such a bright hope)
    Right place, right time
    (What's your number?)
    Never you mind
    (Take a powder)
    But wait a minute who's this here coming round the corner?
    Hoo hoo!
    Have you a future?
    No no no noooooo!
    [blistering guitar solo]
    Ah!
    Well I've been up all night again
    Party-time wasting is too much fun
    Then I step back thinking
    Of life's inner meaning
    And my latest fling
    It's the same old story
    All love and glory
    It's a pantomime
    If you're looking for love
    In a looking glass world
    It's pretty hard to find
    Oh mother of pearl
    I wouldn't trade you
    For another girl
    Divine intervention
    Always my intention
    So I take my time
    I've been looking for something
    I've always wanted
    But was never mine
    But now I've seen that something
    Just out of reach, glowing
    Very Holy grail
    Oh mother of pearl
    Lustrous lady
    Of a sacred world
    Thus: even Zarathustra
    Another-time-loser
    Could believe in you
    With every goddess a let down
    Every idol a bring down
    It gets you down
    But the search for perfection
    Your own predilection
    Goes on and on and on and on
    Canadian Club love
    A place in the Country
    Everyone's ideal
    But you are my favorita
    And a place in your heart dear
    Makes me feel more real
    Oh mother of pearl
    I wouldn't change you
    For the whole world
    You're highbrow, holy
    With lots of soul
    Melancholy shimmering
    Serpentine sleekness
    Was always my weakness
    Like a simple tune
    But no dilettante
    Filigree fancy
    Beats the plastic you
    Career girl cover
    Exposed and another
    Slips right into-view
    Oh looking for love
    In a looking glass world
    Is pretty hard for you
    Few throwaway kisses
    The boomerang misses
    Spin round and round
    Fall on featherbed quilted
    Faced with silk
    Softly stuffed eider down
    Take refuge in pleasure
    Just give me your future
    We'll forget your past
    Oh mother of pearl
    Submarine lover
    In a shrinking world
    Oh lonely dreamer
    Your choker provokes
    A picture cameo
    Oh mother of pearl
    So so semi-precious
    In your detached world
    Oh mother of pearl
    I wouldn't trade you
    For another girl

    • @hollin220
      @hollin220 4 роки тому +13

      Not all heroes wear capes

    • @johnness2457
      @johnness2457 3 роки тому +10

      Mahalo for the lyrics
      My best friend and brother in law had this song taped on a cassette and we'd cruise around kona listening to this and I never found out who sang it nor the name of it. This was in the 80s. My bro passed away. I finally found out about this song after all these years. So glad

    • @dixonpinfold2582
      @dixonpinfold2582 3 роки тому +1

      Not "Your choke-up provokes"? 😕

    • @dixonpinfold2582
      @dixonpinfold2582 3 роки тому +1

      But btw, thank you.

    • @hobartchapel9515
      @hobartchapel9515 3 роки тому +3

      Probably ,"submarine lover in a sinking world" but I don't know for sure. Had "Country Life" back in the 70's and played it many times. Here I am listening to this for the first time. Ironic as ever.

  • @culhad
    @culhad 2 місяці тому +3

    I've loved listening to this song over different periods of my life because it always reveals a new meaning for me.❤

  • @mixaliskokkinos1496
    @mixaliskokkinos1496 4 години тому

    Thank you humanity when discover music❤Thank you my friend Greetings from Greece 🇬🇷

  • @jelkel25
    @jelkel25 2 роки тому +23

    One of my favourite versions of the song. The pace of the second part contrasts with the first better than the faster versions, it gives the second part more gravitas too. The Rickenbacker bass rumbling away is a little slice of heaven too.

  • @shaunflaskamper9881
    @shaunflaskamper9881 3 місяці тому +5

    Absolutely the best live performance ever in forever

  • @bryonwine1873
    @bryonwine1873 3 роки тому +33

    I saw this tour as a 16 year-old with some older friends. Back then, I'm not sure I really appreciated it for how great it truly was.

  • @AndriyValdensius-wi8gw
    @AndriyValdensius-wi8gw 2 місяці тому +4

    Smooth sod, that Bryan Ferry.

  • @markmcnamara9502
    @markmcnamara9502 4 роки тому +47

    Roxy music. The definition of timeless music.

  • @nirajnemkul
    @nirajnemkul 4 роки тому +209

    This guy is the definition of stage confidence

    • @lucalone
      @lucalone 3 роки тому +8

      he's more like the definition of rich coke head but yes ...

    • @adrianpaeslack1644
      @adrianpaeslack1644 3 роки тому +17

      Been watching this Comment for four months and only one other comment is posted...
      Bro.
      I've listened to this song on cocaine for hours, enjoying, deciphering, crying and loving.
      I guess this song is my alpha and omega and I got led zeppelin tattooed on my body...
      Never not loving this tune.
      Just wrote this to appreciate you guys
      Best regards from Germany

    • @nirajnemkul
      @nirajnemkul 3 роки тому +3

      @@lucalone Yes indeed

    • @nirajnemkul
      @nirajnemkul 3 роки тому +3

      @@adrianpaeslack1644 Much appreciated bruh

    • @danw1374
      @danw1374 3 роки тому +8

      Bowie just had "That extra something" on stage. Ferry has it too.

  • @michaelnelson7572
    @michaelnelson7572 2 роки тому +41

    Art rock at its best. Mid 70s and still fresh as new

  • @KeithMyers-io9fx
    @KeithMyers-io9fx 3 місяці тому +2

    I simply love this music 🎶

  • @ChristineOram
    @ChristineOram Рік тому +15

    Such great lyrics; a truly unique band.

  • @JasonLambek
    @JasonLambek 5 днів тому +1

    Why did it take me until my 51st year to know this video existed? Why did it take so long to find a/the video for one of my very favorite pieces of music? I am better now.

  • @dixonpinfold2582
    @dixonpinfold2582 3 роки тому +20

    "Thus even Zarathustra, another time loser" lol Ah, so much ability and so much will to please.

  • @elizabethhann4028
    @elizabethhann4028 3 роки тому +48

    [26 January 2021] Roxy Music in their heyday were hotter, sweeter, and *purer* - more romantic, more passionate, more driven - than any of the guitar-schlock that so-called "classic rock" radio stations play. Oh how I wish someone would have the nerve - the bravery or the wit - to play "Mother Of Pearl" on the radio, for a change. Even if they only played it late at night...

    • @gabecuster4381
      @gabecuster4381 3 роки тому +5

      Yes,that would be awesome.
      Until then we have to listen to the 20 songs they play on rotation over and over again.

    • @elizabethhann4028
      @elizabethhann4028 3 роки тому +2

      @@gabecuster4381 [21 February 2021] Thanks for writing back. Glad you agree. By the way, which twenty songs do they play in rotation where you live?

    • @gabecuster4381
      @gabecuster4381 3 роки тому +1

      @@elizabethhann4028 It depends on what kind of music and or station you listen to.
      If you listen to pop then your best bet is WNCI 97.9 and you will probably hear the current top 40 songs.
      If you like rock,I usually listen to 99.7. The Blitz.
      And they usually play the top 20 or so most current hard rock songs.
      If you prefer classic rock then your best bet is Q - FM 96.3 and you will hear quite a few classic rock selections.
      Anything from The Doors to AC DC to The Cars to Led Zepplin.
      All kinds of good stuff.
      We also have a couple of Alternative Rock stations here in Columbus,Ohio.
      I can't remember the names or station frequency but this is where you would more than likely hear some Roxy Music.
      Take care and keep rockin.......🎧 🎶

    • @glenncarlson7758
      @glenncarlson7758 3 роки тому +2

      I did! KCSB 91.9 FM. UC Santa Barbara 1983-84 overnight show. Played lotsa Roxy. But yeah I think I remember mainstream rock back then you'd maybe get Love is the Drug or Aint That So or More Than This ... but very little from their more "dangerous" period. Now? LOL. Imagine Dragons is cutting edge :)

    • @mikewest1542
      @mikewest1542 Рік тому

      @@gabecuster4381Yep , Planet Rock play the same old stuff over and over again, the 60s,70s 80s was a minefield of music!

  • @jamesconsiglio2709
    @jamesconsiglio2709 Рік тому +20

    Phil manzanera shredding it on guitar!!😮

  • @mikewest1542
    @mikewest1542 Рік тому +12

    I can never understand how Roxy/Ferry were never as big worldwide like Bowie , and this is coming from a massive Bowie fan !

    • @lifeneverfeltsogood
      @lifeneverfeltsogood Рік тому +4

      Ikr! And Bowie called Ferry his favourite writer ❤ He was so right about it!

    • @ColtraneTaylor
      @ColtraneTaylor 5 місяців тому +1

      Bowie, hype and style over substance. Just what the public wanted.

    • @mikewest1542
      @mikewest1542 5 місяців тому +1

      @@ColtraneTaylor only hype now ,when he was alive not enough!

    • @ColtraneTaylor
      @ColtraneTaylor 5 місяців тому

      @@mikewest1542 It kind of started to take off in the late 90s when the 70s came back in fashion. And then he did his "come back".

  • @michaelmacaulay7808
    @michaelmacaulay7808 3 роки тому +27

    Hands down the best version of the best song of the 20th century. Magnificent

  • @jonnyrocket3659
    @jonnyrocket3659 3 роки тому +20

    so fucking cool !! this is beautiful poetry... I haven't listened to this for so many years now, and it reminds me just how much talent has gone before, that we should enjoy, rather than the vacuous crap which is so prevailant today

    • @rdjb9650
      @rdjb9650 3 роки тому +4

      Absolutely. Poetry of the rarest brilliance. I’ve been binging on this song for weeks and the words get me every time. Sublime.

  • @Dtynw1
    @Dtynw1 3 роки тому +9

    This is the greatest song on Earth

  • @hulakan
    @hulakan 3 роки тому +52

    John Gustafson's bass is absolutely brilliant. The three albums he played on were Roxy at their peak.

    • @szeal
      @szeal 2 роки тому +5

      Sal Maida I think on this performance. Also i agree JG's bass is amazing on all those albums!

    • @rr-vl7lu
      @rr-vl7lu 2 роки тому

      @@parisensore No Sal Maida on Roxy wiikii

    • @parisensore
      @parisensore 2 роки тому +4

      @@rr-vl7lu Sal was touring bassist with Roxy around '73 - '74. And that's what Sal looks like.

    • @chriscampbell9191
      @chriscampbell9191 Рік тому +1

      @@parisensore True. And Sal Maida played a Rickenbacker, as we see in the video. Gustafson (an awesome bassist, who played on the records) played a Wal bass, I think.

    • @johnwoods2736
      @johnwoods2736 8 місяців тому +1

      @@chriscampbell9191 Interesting to follow all the different Roxy touring bassists over the years. Definitely Sal Maida in this video. Bryan Ferry has stated some of his favourites in interviews and has mentioned John Gustafson and Alan Spenner (maybe others too). For the 2022 tour, the bass player was Neil Jason who has an incredible CV (Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Brecker Brothers...) as well as playing on some songs on the Flesh + Blood and Avalon albums.

  • @StudentLoanJustice
    @StudentLoanJustice 3 роки тому +15

    Whoa. I always liked Roxy Music, but had never heard this song before today...My mind is blown. How many years was this before the Talking Heads/ David Byrne?? I never thought I would every accuse David Byrne of appropriating but....I mean...COME ON. I have newfound respect for Bryan Ferry!!!

  • @paulgardner9763
    @paulgardner9763 Місяць тому +1

    Ferry at his lyrical best and the band so tight, wonderful performance here

  • @noahfanzerbutz3510
    @noahfanzerbutz3510 2 роки тому +12

    We all bow down. Masters at their peak.

  • @robp.8899
    @robp.8899 4 роки тому +31

    My BEST Song from Roxy

    • @josejcserra
      @josejcserra 4 роки тому +3

      re-make/re-model, also

    • @royjohnson465
      @royjohnson465 2 роки тому

      This Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry song is a bit better imo: ua-cam.com/video/0n3OepDn5GU/v-deo.html

  • @ranselmendez6405
    @ranselmendez6405 3 роки тому +19

    I love this mans mannerism

  • @kimdean5190
    @kimdean5190 3 місяці тому +3

    I discovered this song 12 yrs ago and I never get tired of it.

  • @floydfanboy2948
    @floydfanboy2948 Рік тому +3

    Brilliant. Ferry remembering the lyrics is impressive, I couldn't do it. Brilliant. Did I already say this song is brilliant? No? Well it is brilliant.

  • @zuzannavee9558
    @zuzannavee9558 3 роки тому +15

    This was filmed the year I graduated high school. It is still one of the best enigmatic, artschool pieces of all time. What a delight....

  • @tomohawkkid
    @tomohawkkid 4 роки тому +21

    Just bloody brilliant

  • @loveroute66
    @loveroute66 7 місяців тому +2

    I am utterly obsessed with this song and performance. I love every nuance of the song and every hand gesture and expression from Ferry. It is mesmerizing!

  • @chrisdixon6062
    @chrisdixon6062 3 роки тому +11

    Today's music will never last as long as this

  • @stuka97
    @stuka97 2 роки тому +8

    Ferry was a Poet and brilliant song writer .

  • @Paul-eb4jp
    @Paul-eb4jp 2 роки тому +10

    Probably the coolest man on the planet.

    • @floydfanboy2948
      @floydfanboy2948 11 місяців тому +1

      At that point in time, probably 😊

  • @askelvis27
    @askelvis27 3 роки тому +15

    Just found this song. Best song ever.

  • @jonquintela487
    @jonquintela487 3 роки тому +7

    Wow. Sublime. Makes me happy.

  • @dirty.555
    @dirty.555 Рік тому +3

    most beautiful piece of music to ever grace the earth, nothing else compares... except for scribbles cover of it

  • @danw1374
    @danw1374 Рік тому +3

    What a performance! Roxy Music. Way too cool for school!

  • @michaeleldridge4694
    @michaeleldridge4694 Місяць тому +1

    I'm with everyone that this amazing

  • @genki2genki
    @genki2genki Рік тому +6

    They make it look so damn easy!! What a band!

  • @williamtaylor2101
    @williamtaylor2101 2 роки тому +6

    From one of the three best albums ever made. The others were the first two.