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"Street Life"

Song by Roxy Music

from the album Stranded

Released

13 November 1973

Recorded

September 1973,
Air Studios, London

Genre

Art rock

Length

3:29

Stranded track listing

"Street Life"
(1)

Just like You
(2)

"Street Life" is the opening track of Roxy Music's third album Stranded, their first album with Eddie Jobson, who replaced Brian Eno. It was released as a single in the UK in November 1973 and reached number 9 on the charts.

Covers

Bassist John Taylor, during his solo period after leaving Duran Duran in 1997, organized a Roxy Music tribute album called Dream Home Heartaches: Remaking/Remodeling Roxy Music (released 1999). "Street Life" was covered by Gerry Laffy and Simon Laffy, credited as Phantom 5.^[1]

The band Def Leppard covered "Street Life" on their album Yeah!.

Morrissey also performed the song during some European festival dates during his 2006 tour.

Personnel

Bryan Ferry - Vocals, piano
Andy MacKay - Oboe, saxophone, treatments
John Gustafson - Bass
Paul Thompson - Drums, timpani
Phil Manzanera - Guitar, treatments
Eddie Jobson - Violin, synthesizer, keyboards

References

^ John Taylor's Trust The Process website

v • d • e Roxy Music

Bryan Ferry · Andy Mackay · Phil Manzanera · Paul Thompson Brian Eno · Eddie Jobson · Graham Simpson · John Gustafson · Paul Carrack · Andy Newmark · Rick Wills · Alan Spenner · Gary Tibbs · David Skinner

Studio albums	Roxy Music · For Your Pleasure · Stranded · Country Life · Siren · Manifesto · Flesh + Blood · Avalon

Singles	"Virginia Plain" · "Do the Strand" · "Street Life" · "Love Is the Drug" · "Angel Eyes" · "Oh Yeah (On the Radio)" · "Same Old Scene" · "In the Midnight Hour" · "Jealous Guy" · "More Than This" · "Like a Hurricane"

Live albums	Viva! · The High Road · Heart Still Beating · Concert Classics · Concerto · Live

Compilations	Greatest Hits · The First Seven Albums · The Atlantic Years · Street Life: 20 Great Hits · The Ultimate Collection · More Than This · The Thrill of It All · The Early Years · Slave To Love · The Best of Roxy Music

Related articles	Discography · Chris Thomas

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