Love Is The Drug (4:08)
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“Love Is the Drug” is a 1975 single from Roxy Music. A number two hit in the United Kingdom, it also gave the group its first substantial exposure in the United States, reaching number 30 in early 1976 on the U.S. pop singles chart and doing even better on progressive rock radio.
The song started as an Andy Mackay instrumental, but then gained lyrics from Bryan Ferry; Ferry said the song came to him while he was walking and kicking the leaves in Hyde Park.
“Love Is the Drug” is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It remains Roxy Music’s highest-charting single in the U.S., while in the UK it was only topped by their 1981 version of John Lennon’s “Jealous Guy”.
The song started as an Andy Mackay instrumental, but then gained lyrics from Bryan Ferry; Ferry said the song came to him while he was walking and kicking the leaves in Hyde Park.
“Love Is the Drug” is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It remains Roxy Music’s highest-charting single in the U.S., while in the UK it was only topped by their 1981 version of John Lennon’s “Jealous Guy”.
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OskiRocks wrote:
Dim the lights, you can guess the rest...
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ABM1708 wrote:
Smoooth
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CureVaNiNawl wrote:
truly one of the best songs ever
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placidian wrote:
Brilliant song!
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yarrhanna wrote:
THE JAM!
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MachineandSoul wrote:
Amazing song should have been number 1. Damn Bowie's management for rereleasing Space Oddity
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christopherww wrote:
Cranked this one up in my pickup truck on the farm
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mitchn wrote:
Everyone was so much thinner back then.
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barrow167 wrote:
A TRUE BRITISH CLASSIC
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coomerg wrote:
Great song!! Way ahead of their of time.
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weejay wrote:
This song is a decent representation of Roxy Music's entire career - Astounding, brilliant beginning, slowly running out of ideas, and embarrassingly cheesy mulch by the end.
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GOOSELICKER wrote:
you werent planning to fuck , this will change your mind.
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tonethug wrote:
best live show ever
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crownanchor wrote:
This one takes me back some........remember the HUGE beer parties with this one being played repeatedly.......what wYlde daze:):)
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limeandlimpid wrote:
Ferry has such a unique voice
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saftsack wrote:
Love the bassline.
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Bookman1974 wrote:
Great song - but Davezac I don't agree that this has any real reggae influences. OK, it has a certain beat, but.... PS: I am not a number, I am a free man!
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davezac wrote:
great combination of reggae and rock. lyrics for listening to.such a different sound. to sum up bloody brilliant
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drainagerelated wrote:
seismic oasis
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GERRYGUITAR wrote:
I actually saw this band in 1972.... when they played my favourite Roxy track "Virginia Plain"... the audience went berserk! Me with it! A superb bunch of arty-farty musicians.... What a live sound!!!! :)
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