"The first of our two glam rock anthems and an all time favourite of ours! Virginia Plain was the first single the band released back in 1972. Although it didn’t originally feature on their debut album Roxy Music, later pressings did include it. Do have a read of the lyrics, they are brilliantly bonkers."
"Roxy Music are an English art rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson. The other members are Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson."
Lyrics:
"Make me a deal and make it straight All signed and sealed, i´ll take it To robert e. lee i´ll show it I hope and pray he don´t blow it ´cause We´ve been around a long time just try try try tryin´ to Make the big time... Take me on a roller coaster Take me for an airplane ride Take me for a six days wonder but don´t you Don´t you throw my pride aside besides What´s real and make believe Baby jane´s in acapulco we are flyin´ down to rio
Throw me a line i´m sinking fast Clutching at straws can´t make it Havana sound we´re trying hard edge the hipster jiving Last picture shows down the drive-in You´re so sheer you´re so chic Teenage rebel of the week Flavours of the mountain steamline Midnight blue casino floors Dance the cha-cha through till sunrise Open up exclusive doors oh wow! Just like flamingos look the same So me and you, just we two got to search for something new Far beyond the pale horizon Some place near the desert strand Where my studebaker takes me That´s where i´ll make my stand but wait Can´t you see that holzer mane? What´s her name virginia plain"
The lyrics of the song don't really add up to form anything, it seems as if they are just individual sentences which eventually conclude with the answer that apparently has been being searched for.
Tone, instrumental and backing track:
The voices of the vocalists in this track sound silly, and in relation to the lyrics, it sounds as if they are rambling odd sentences to no avail.
The backing track and progression of the music works well with the bizarre words that Roxy Music are saying, and the track feels like it has an element of 'swing' music to it.
Evaluation
I do not like the lyrics of this song or the tone to the music, I feel it is silly and the artists' lyrics don't achieve anything.
The iconography behind the words spoken wouldn't have any context in my opinion, therefore I wouldn't know where to go when designing art work for this track.
I look forward to seeing the route that my peers go when creating work for this track, but I wouldn't like to.
