Barry Philips Discos

Published by Barry Philips · January 28 at 1:00 PM · 

THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
57-Roxy Music-Virginia Plain.
1972-Number 4 single.
Best Bit-At 2.38.Back in the 60’s and 70’s many of the biggest names didn’t add singles to their Album releases,the Beatles and The Stones were just two,Led Zeppelin wouldn’t even release them.
In June 1972 Roxy Music(see also best songs 721 and 316) had just released their self titled debut Album and it was proving to be very popular.In order to continue the momentum their record label ‘Island’ insisted on a song with a more radio friendly sound to continue the interest.
Before moving in to music,in the 1960’s Bryan Ferry had been an art student,he took the title ‘Virginia Plain’ from one of his own paintings featuring an image of a cigarette packet in the same style as that of artist Andy Warhol,Virginia Plain is a variety of tobacco.
Ferry said,’It was a watercolour or a painting on paper.It was just like a surreal drawing of a giant cigarette packet with a pin-up girl on it.I liked the phrase Virginia Plain,so it later became the title of the first single I put out with Roxy Music,with a slightly imponderable lyric.’
The songs first verse mentions Robert E.Lee he was Roxy Music’s lawyer.Ferry is telling him not to mess things up as it has taken them many years to get to where they are now.Also name checked is the American actress Jane Holzer who appeared in three Andy Warhol films in the 1960’s.
Virginia Plain first appeared on a Roxy Music Album when included on their greatest hits in 1977.
‘Make me a deal and make it straight,all signed and sealed,I’ll take it.’
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This is the highest placed Brian Ferry song on this countdown.YOUTUBE.COMRoxy Music – Virginia Plain – Official Video 2018Available on the Roxy Music 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition. https://RoxyMusic.lnk.to/RoxyMusicID Music video by Roxy Music…