"If ever we need cheering up we reach for this song! Released in 1971 it spent weeks at #1 and went on to sell millions around the world. It’s taken from the album Electric Warrior which has one of our all time favourite artworks done by Hipgnosis, a design group that featured the late great Storm Thorgerson."
"T. Rex were a British rock band, formed in 1967 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan. The band formed as Tyrannosaurus Rex, releasing four underground folk albums under the name."
Lyrics:
"Well you're dirty and sweet Clad in black Don't look back And I love you You're dirty and sweet oh yea
Well you're slim and you're weak You got the teeth Of the Hydra upon you You're dirty sweet And you're my girl
Get It On Bang a gong Get It On
You're built like a car You got a hubcap Diamond star halo You're built like a car Oh yeah
You're an untamed youth That's the truth With your cloak full of eagles You're dirty sweet And you're my girl
Well you're windy and wild You got the blues I'm your shoes and your stockings You're windy and wild Oh yeah
You're built like a car You got a hubcap Diamond star halo You're dirty sweet And you're my girl"
The lyrics part of this song all revolve around T Rex describing a person who is then revealed to be 'his girl', so his partner. He is describing various things about this person's attire, which gives room for lots of design inspiration. The descriptions are relatively the only components of this song.
Tone, instrumental and backing track:
This song is famous for it's tone and mood, and very well know, the backing track which comes across as slightly jazzy with obvious hints of rock, I can see why this song became as popular as it did as it mixes two opposing genres together very well.
Evaluation
This song at first glance doesn't have masses of places to take in depth design inspiration, it is clear cut and as I said in the lyrical analysis part, it revolves just around a person's looks being described.
