flashback to driving off a sorrow filled last date in my used but cool '69 Mercury Cougar, Ferry coming thru the late night FM college station with all the assurances necessary to get back out there, she's waiting for a sappy romantic hero just like pimply faced me, dag-gummit

An under-appreciated album at a rating of 8.0. One of the great concept works of pop music.

 slackpacker wrote: 

Somewhat like Beethoven's 5th, then?

Still a great song..

roxy music just does not do it for me, and their music literally seems to follow me everywhere. malls, radio, you name it. makes me feel like sideshow bob

Lovely piece, for lounge lizard dancing close romance music. 

 stargazer1 wrote: 
That's like preferring sugar free brownie...and decaf coffee with artificial sweetener and powdered creamer over a true bakery brownie and a fresh ground dark roast cup of java.

I guess this falls into one of those songs where you had to be there when it was popular to appreciate.  If this was released today, it would fade into obscurity.

 dputlak wrote: 

 sajitjacob wrote: 

 It is kind of ageless isn't it? Still sounds great.

Unlike me, this tune has defied the ravages of time.

A truly great tune.  Sounds as good today as it did in '82.

 EdmoJoe wrote: 

This is good, but I actually prefer the 10,0000 Maniacs' cover.

Sublime, always has been, always will be.

Reminds me of a special weekend in NYC with my wife.

Bryan Ferry is quite possibly the coolest guy to walk the earth.

I was born in 1984, but this is one of the first songs I ever remember hearing — usually driving in my aunts navy blue Buick on our way to Caldor. 

This is a beautiful piece and it should be a 10, but because it just peters out at the ending, I have to give it a 9.

 spiritfla wrote: 
Absolutely!!     

bears no resemblence. almost unlistenable. sooo not even close it's not funny

Must've saved good money switching insurance to be able to buy that falcon.

I'll never get tired of this song! It's a 10 for me...

I played Avalon until my kids begged for mercy.

Now they are doing the same with their kids. 

so how could  this not be.... a ...... 10?

Bought this CD for my daughter as I love Roxy Music and as her name is Roxanne (no, she was not named for them), I thought she would get a kick out of the name - but to my surprize, she loves the music!! 

 tkosh wrote: 
30 years!?  Resisting urge to run screaming from the room. No, bettter wait till the song's over. 

 TJS wrote: 
OMFG is right!  Another gift of childhood we wish we could retain—time moving slowly.

Pretty and optimistic....for those of us who were youngsters in the 80s, this song was among many in our soundtrack, but it seems so much more sublime now.