ILM's Top 40 Roxy Music & Bryan Ferry Tracks
40. These Foolish Things 39. Angel Eyes 38. To Turn You On 37. Nightingale 36. Dance Away 35. Serenade 34. Psalm 33. For Your Pleasure 32. Over You 31. Casanova
30. Prairie Rose 29. Just Like You 28. A Song for Europe 27. 2 H.B. 26. She Sells 25. Sentimental Fool 24. A Really Good Time 23. Just Another High 22. Amazona 21. The Bogus Man
20. All I Want Is You 19. Love Is The Drug 18. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall 17. Both Ends Burning 16. Avalon 15. Beauty Queen 14. Same Old Scene 13. Ladytron 12. In Every Dream Home A Heartache 11. Pyjamarama
10. Out Of The Blue 9. The Thrill Of It All8. Do The Strand7. Re-Make/Re-Model6. If There Is Something5. More Than This4. Editions Of You3. Street Life2. Virginia Plain1. Mother Of Pearl
― charlie h, Friday, 21 February 2014 16:45 (ten years ago) link
thanks, Charlie. great poll
― col, Friday, 21 February 2014 16:47 (ten years ago) link
Any top 40 that doesn't have room for "Oh Yeah!" is crazy strong.
― mr.raffles, Friday, 21 February 2014 16:47 (ten years ago) link
Wonderful poll, charlie h. Thanks so much for doing this!
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 21 February 2014 16:47 (ten years ago) link
THANK YOU EVERYONE!it has been a blast.please join me in a few hours when, as mentioned, i will present the ILM Bryan Ferry Solo Honour Roll. i will also provide a list of how the non-charting songs fared.in the meantime, if you could kindly refrain from posting ballots just for now. many thanks!
― charlie h, Friday, 21 February 2014 16:48 (ten years ago) link
thanks man!
― sleeve, Friday, 21 February 2014 16:49 (ten years ago) link
dilettante comes from Italian, so yeah rhymes with pesante rather "ou est la plume de ma tante?"
Thanks, charlie!
― Jeff W, Friday, 21 February 2014 16:50 (ten years ago) link
MoP my number one, and the very greatest thing.
I think, yes, that is how you'd traditionally pronounce dilettante (we got it from Italian, not french like debutante). I'm not sure I've really heard it that much myself though.
And thank you Charlie h, you have been a great host for a great poll.
― woof, Friday, 21 February 2014 16:50 (ten years ago) link
Still, who else but Ferry is gonna throw a word like "dilettante" into a rock song (again, except maybe Dylan)?
― voodoo chili, Friday, 21 February 2014 16:51 (ten years ago) link
"mother of pearl" was the track that gobsmacked me and sent me down the rabbit hole back when, like most americans, i only knew roxy music as the "more than this" one-hit wonder plus i guess "boys and girls"
wouldn't change it for the whole world.
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Friday, 21 February 2014 16:52 (ten years ago) link
Producer Chris Thomas was astonished-and so was everyone else in the studio- when Bryan came in and sang over a seemingly long instrumental track, the whole of the lyric of Mother Of Pearl from beginning to end. No-one until that moment had heard or even seen a single line of the song.
again, it astonishes me that Ferry in this period allowed himself to be possessed in a way he never would again.
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 21 February 2014 16:52 (ten years ago) link
Someone upthread said they thought Cole Porter would have appreciated Bryan Ferry, and I agree. I think the lyrics to "Mother of Pearl" are so well crafted and beautiful. I 've always wanted to hear a modern jazz singer a la Kurt Elling cover it.
― burbbhrbhbbhbburbbbryan ferry (Dan Peterson), Friday, 21 February 2014 16:54 (ten years ago) link
Pro-grade polling, charlie, thanks for doing this one!
MoP was my #2 as well.
― Taking Devil's Tower (by mashed potatoes) (WilliamC), Friday, 21 February 2014 16:54 (ten years ago) link
iirc, he did the same thing with "Love Is The Drug," singing over what the band thought would remain an instrumental, and nailing it in one take.
xxp
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 21 February 2014 16:55 (ten years ago) link
Thank you very much for running this, charlie h. It will live forever in the Grey Lagoons of my heart.
Mother Of Pearl has always been my #1, nothing else is close.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 21 February 2014 16:56 (ten years ago) link
apparently Ferry admitted best pal Simon Puxley helped him with the lyric, but I need a source.
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 21 February 2014 16:57 (ten years ago) link
i wouldnt trade you for another poll
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Friday, 21 February 2014 16:59 (ten years ago) link
interesting on Puxley - Bracewell's book has him as an important lyrical sounding-board for the early albums, essential for Ferry writing those lyrics (confidence issues iirc).
― woof, Friday, 21 February 2014 17:00 (ten years ago) link
i've thought some of the romantic/victorian traces come in via him (doctoral thesis on Swinburne or Rossetti?)
― woof, Friday, 21 February 2014 17:02 (ten years ago) link
Bryan dedicated this song to the Late Dr. Simon Puxley at Roxy Music's first performance in London for over 18 years at Wembley Arena 22nd June 2001, acknowledging that Simon had helped him write it.
― sleepingsignal, Friday, 21 February 2014 17:02 (ten years ago) link
(from vivaroxy.com)
― sleepingsignal, Friday, 21 February 2014 17:03 (ten years ago) link
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Friday, February 21, 2014
tbh always assumed this would be the title of the results thread :D
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:03 (ten years ago) link
(vivaroxymusic.com rather)
i'll be offline for the next 48+ hours. bummed to miss the Ferry rollout and ballot posting but man, what a great poll.
thanks charlie h and ILRM team!
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:04 (ten years ago) link
"mother of poll" was my assumption
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:05 (ten years ago) link
bummed to miss the Ferry rollout
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 21 February 2014 17:06 (ten years ago) link
did anyone do a spotify playlist of the results?
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:07 (ten years ago) link
http://spoti.fi/1oOLKq4
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 21 February 2014 17:08 (ten years ago) link
btw one more note of thanks chiming in, Charlie. It's been great fun relistening and watching video of one of my favorite bands ever.
― burbbhrbhbbhbburbbbryan ferry (Dan Peterson), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:14 (ten years ago) link
thanks JF
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:15 (ten years ago) link
Apparently dilettant-e is the UK pronunciation, dilettont the US. I never knew that till now.
Thanks charlie.
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:16 (ten years ago) link
thank you, charlie! this has been fantastic!
this was my first poll—how was the turnout compared to others?
― nerve_pylon, Friday, 21 February 2014 17:17 (ten years ago) link
since i'm too excited to sleep right now, so what the hey:
The ILM Bryan Ferry Solo Honour Roll -- The Top Ten Tracks
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1. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall 391 points (15 votes) 2. These Foolish Things 167 points (7 votes, one first place) 3. Let’s Stick Together 128 points (7 votes) 4. The ‘In’ Crowd 102 points (5 votes) 5. Don’t Stop The Dance 86 points (5 votes) 6. Slave To Love 83 points (4 votes) 7. Sign Of The Times 79 points (4 votes) 8 The Price Of Love 54 points (3 votes) 9. Song To The Siren 50 points (2 votes) 10. 2 H. B. (BF Version) 40 points (2 votes)
― charlie h, Friday, 21 February 2014 17:19 (ten years ago) link
43 ballots is a super respectable turnout. The record is Bowie (either 70 or 80, I can't remember which but it was a nice round number), some polls fight to get 20.
xp
― Taking Devil's Tower (by mashed potatoes) (WilliamC), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:19 (ten years ago) link
good to see "Sign of the Times" so high.
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:20 (ten years ago) link
and thanks once again guys, this was more fun to put together than i would ever have imagined.
now that the BF top ten is up, feel free to post your ballots.
will post the full rundown of songs sometime tomorrow.
― charlie h, Friday, 21 February 2014 17:22 (ten years ago) link
Holy hell, I've never heard this before, has this abandoned album been mentioned?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKzU2l6a3C8
― burbbhrbhbbhbburbbbryan ferry (Dan Peterson), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:23 (ten years ago) link
the abandoned tracks are no worse than what ended up on teh album
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:23 (ten years ago) link
the idea of Ferry doing that Mother Of Pearl vocal cold in a single first take just blows my mind
― sleeve, Friday, 21 February 2014 17:24 (ten years ago) link
rogermexico's ballot
1 mother of pearl2 if there is something3 ladytron4 avalon5 out of the blue6 more than this7 the thrill of it all8 to turn you on9 both ends burning10 just another high11 nightingale12 my only love13 all I want is you14 oh yeah15 for your pleasure16 is your love strong enough (ferry)17 flesh and blood18 mamouna (ferry)19 over you20 same old scene
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:25 (ten years ago) link
my ballot:
1. Street Life2. Editions Of You3. Amazona4. Do The Strand5. Serenade6. Mother Of Pearl7. Virginia Plain8. Sunset9. Out Of The Blue10. Re-Make/Re-Model11. Grey Lagoons12. If There Is Something13. Just Like You14. The Thrill Of It All15. Both Ends Burning16. Ladytron17. For Your Pleasure18. Strictly Confidential19. Psalm20. Love Is The Drug
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:30 (ten years ago) link
Still kicking myself for forgetting Pyjamarama.
1. Out of the Blue 2. Mother of Pearl 3. More Than This 4. The Thrill of It All 5. All I Want Is You 6. A Song for Europe 7. Editions of You 8. A Really Good Time 9. Avalon 10. Street Life 11. Do the Strand 12. Love Is the Drug 13. Virginia Plain 14. If There Is Something 15. She Sells 16. Both Ends Burning 17. Psalm 18. Re-Make/Re-Model 19. Ladytron 20. 2HB
― Taking Devil's Tower (by mashed potatoes) (WilliamC), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:30 (ten years ago) link
i'm totally digging that Horoscope MOP btw. world needs more Ferry/Prince collabs imo
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:32 (ten years ago) link
1. End of the Line2. Mother of Pearl3. Just Like You4. Beauty Queen5. 2 H.B. (Ferry solo)6. Editions of You7. Ladytron8. The Bogus Man9. Triptych10. Sentimental Fool11. Serenade12. Just Another High13. Whirlwind14. Avalon15. South Downs (b-side)16. Prairie Rose17. The Price of Love (Ferry solo)18. Take A Chance With Me19. All I Want Is You20. Kiss and Tell (Ferry solo)
i left a lot of the heavy-hitters off, figuring they'd get lots of votes.
― nerve_pylon, Friday, 21 February 2014 17:39 (ten years ago) link
Songs:1. Mother Of Pearl 2. Editions of You3. More Than This4. If There Is Something5. Beauty Queen6. Virginia Plain7. Oh Yeah!8. Street Life9. Do The Strand10. Angel Eyes11. Sentimental Fool12. A Really Good Time13. The Thrill Of It All14. Psalm15. Ladytron16. Re-Make/Re-Model17. Both Ends Burning18. Just Another High19. Same Old Scene20. One Way Love
Album Covers:Country LifeFor Your PleasureViva!
― mr.raffles, Friday, 21 February 2014 17:39 (ten years ago) link
My 20. Repped for my two favorite "In Your Mind" tracks even though I knew they'd go nowhere.
1. Mother Of Pearl2. Virginia Plain3. A Song For Europe4. Do The Strand5. Editions Of You6. Just Another High7. Sentimental Fool8. Out Of The Blue9. Love Is The Drug10. Casanova11. Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall12. These Foolish Things13. In Every Dream Home A Heartache14. The Bogus Man15. Sea Breezes16. Remake/Remodel17. This Is Tomorrow18. In Your Mind19. More than This20. Avalon
― burbbhrbhbbhbburbbbryan ferry (Dan Peterson), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:43 (ten years ago) link
Roxy Music 1. Re-Make/Re-Model 2. Just Another High 3. Same Old Scene 4. All I Want is You 5. Mother of Pearl 6. Serenade 7. More Than This 8. Editions of You 9. Over You 10. Out of the Blue
Bryan Ferry 1. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall 2. Sign of the Times 3. Help Me 4. The "In" Crowd 5. Don't Stop The Dance 6. Don't Worry Baby 7. The Name of the Game/Kiss & Tell 8. The Price of Love 9. All Tomorrow's Parties 10. Can't Let Go
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:44 (ten years ago) link
i had a full weekend so i didnt get my shit together in time, but if i had, this would have likely been my ballot:
1. india2. angel eyes3. love is the drug4. 2HB5. amazona6. remake/remodel7. mother of pearl8. the space between9. ladytron10. the thrill of it all11. more than this12. grey lagoons13. in every dream home a heartache 14. virginia plain15. a song for europe16. both ends burning17. do the strand 18. psalm19. bitters end20. she sells
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Friday, 21 February 2014 17:45 (ten years ago) link
1. Out of the Blue2. Mother of Pearl3. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall4. Both Ends Burning5. Just Another High6. If It Takes All Night7. Psalm8. Do The Strand9. Virginia Plain10. Re-Make/Re-Model11. Love is the Drug12. It's My Party13. More Than This14. The Thrill of It All15. Avalon16. She Sells17. Casanova18. These Foolish Things19. Editions of You20. Just Like You
"It's My Party" is awesome.
― voodoo chili, Friday, 21 February 2014 17:45 (ten years ago) link
nerve_pylon, you were the only vote for Kiss and Tell i believe, which i found quite surprising.
― charlie h, Friday, 21 February 2014 17:47 (ten years ago) link