Thursday music corner: Roxy Music was an English art rock band originally formed in 1970, which attained major success in the 1970s and 1980s, particularly during the height of the glam movement and with charting singles through to 1982. Roxy Music released eight studio albums between 1972 and 1982, all of which charted in the UK albums chart top 10, and three of which reached number 1: Stranded (1973), Flesh & Blood (1980) and Avalon (1982). The band also had 16 UK top 40 singles, including the chart-topping cover of John Lennon's Jealous Guy in 1981.
The Bryan Ferry-written Street Life was the first track on Roxy Music's third album Stranded, which was their first after the departure of synthesiser guru Brian Eno. It was the album's first single, reaching number nine in the UK pop charts. The sound effects used are from a marketplace in Morocco, and the bass is played by Roxy producer Chris Thomas.
Roxy Music - Street Life (1973)
