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Virginia Plain. " Virginia Plain " is a song by English rock band Roxy Music, released as their debut single in August 1972. Written by Roxy frontman Bryan Ferry, the song was recorded by the band in July 1972 at London's Command Studios. Backed with "The Numberer", an instrumental composed by Andy Mackay, as a single the song became a Top 10 ...
- "The Numberer"
- 4 August 1972 (UK)
- 10–12 July 1972 at Command Studios, 201 Piccadilly, London W1
- Glam rock
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Sep 1, 2023 · Classic Rock. "We just hadn’t a clue how to make a single. We'd never done one before": how Roxy Music borrowed a motorcycle and broke all the rules to create Virginia Plain. By Mick Wall. ( Classic Rock ) published 1 September 2023. Roxy's glam-era debut broke all the rules: no chorus, a fade intro and a stop-dead ending.
On August 24, 1972, Roxy Music made their famous debut on BBC's Top Of The Pops with "Virginia Plain." With Ferry in the role of the flamboyant crooner, the performance marked the first time much of the British public had encountered the band's theatrical stage presence. The performance is now regarded as one of the most memorable in Top of the ...
Virginia Plain Lyrics. [Verse 1] Make me a deal and make it straight. All signed and sealed, I'll take it. To Robert E. Lee I'll show it. I hope and pray he don't blow it, 'cause. We've been ...
