Editions of You ( live 1973 !)

https://youtu.be/O6fFL-1fclI

BEWARE, oh BEWARE the ANTI-TRAVOLTA !

By the way, that’s Satan playing the Moog and tambourine—
but JESUS blows them all away with his guitar lead.
So take THAT, forces of darkness.

ROXY MUSIC : one of my all-time faves!

In Every Dreamhome

In every dream home a heartache – and every step I take
Takes me further from heaven / Is there a heaven?
I’d like to think so…

Standards of living, they’re rising daily
But home, oh sweet home – it’s only a saying…
From bell push to faucet / in smart town apartment
The cottage is pretty / The main house a palace
Penthouse perfection…
But what goes on / What to do there –
Better – pray there…

Open plan living, bungalow ranch style
All of its comforts seem so essential
I bought you mail order / My plain wrapper baby
Your skin is like vinyl / The perfect companion
You float my new pool, de luxe and delightful
Inflatable doll: my role is to serve you
Disposable darling / Can’t throw you away now
Immortal and life-size / My breath is inside you
I’ll dress you up daily / And keep you till death sighs

Inflatable doll: lover ungrateful
I blew up your body… but you blew my mind

Oh those heartaches…
dreamhome heartaches…

Triptych

Here the soil is barren
Here, nothing grows but crosses

They know not what they do
You – your forgiveness falls as dew…

Nailed upon a wooden frame
Twisted yet unbroken
Open mouthed, a silent choir:
Understood, unspoken
Never was there heard a sound
Until the heavens opened

Now the tide is turning
To other-wordly yearning
Through the sun’s eclipse seems final
Surely he will rise again…

Out of the Blue

A subliminal beginning: that double beat that keeps pulsing harder – until the song ignites and lifts off into the atmosphere… Something about someone falling in love – or just getting obsessed momentarily (?) The spiraling end: the crazy upward soaring sound – like getting shot out of a vortex; out of the blue and into the stratosphere; out of the blue into the absolute freedom of space: liberation from gravity. It sounds like a piece of rocket burning up in mid-flight – or the sound of a passing comet…

I LOVE ROXY MUSIC .
One of the greatest rock bands ever. Yes. It’s true.

All your cares, now they seem oh so far away / All your fears I fear I once shared
Now I know there’s a future for all of us / Not so long ago, I was so scared

You seemed so sad; I could see through your twisted smile
So unsure – always confused
Pale blue eyes gazing down from your ivory tower
Through the haze all broken and bruised

Then out of the blue, love came rushing in / Out of the sky came the sun
Out of left field came a lucky day / Out of the blue – no more pain…

I don’t mind if it’s only a passing craze – throwaway lines often ring true
If I were you I would stay for a little while / If you were me would you walk out in style?

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