2HB
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| "2HB" | |
|---|---|
| SongbyRoxy Music | |
| from the albumRoxy Music | |
| Released | June 1972 |
| Recorded | 24 March 1972 |
| Studio | Command Studios, London |
| Genre | Art rock |
| Length | 4:30 |
| Songwriter(s) | Bryan Ferry |
| Producer(s) | Peter Sinfield |
"2HB"is a song written byBryan Ferryand first recorded byRoxy Musicfor their 1972 debut album,Roxy Music.Ferry also recorded a version for his 1976 solo album,Let's Stick Together.
The title is a dedication to the film starHumphrey Bogart( "2HB" = "To Humphrey Bogart" ). In particular, the song references the Bogart classicCasablanca.
The instrumentation on the Roxy Music recording is dominated by Ferry'sHohner Pianet Nelectric piano and features an Andy Mackay sax solo—based on the melody of "As Time Goes By",a song featured prominently inCasablanca—that is treated with tape echo effects by Brian Eno.
Covers and references
[edit]This song was covered for the 1998 filmVelvet Goldmineby the supergroup The Venus in Furs, made up ofBernard Butler,Clune,Jonny Greenwood,Paul Kimble,Andy Mackay,andThom Yorke.Ferry covered his own song on his 1976 solo albumLet's Stick Together.
The English bandMadnessrecorded a tribute song, "4BF" ( "forBryan Ferry"), on their 1988 albumThe Madness.[1][2]The earlyHuman Leaguesong "4JG"(" forJ. G. Ballard") was also inspired by" 2HB ".
Julia Holtera Los Angeles-based composer/multi-instrumentalist released a stripped-down version of "2HB" on her album "Maria" released in 2014.
Personnel
[edit]- Andy MacKay–tenor saxophone
- Bryan Ferry– vocals,Hohner Pianet N
- Brian Eno– tape echo effects
- Phil Manzanera– guitar
- Graham Simpson– bass guitar
- Paul Thompson– drums
References
[edit]- ^Reed, John (2014).House of Fun: The Story of Madness.Omnibus Press. p. unknown.ISBN9781783233342.
- ^"Madness Central - Tour Madness".www.madnesstradingring.com.Archived fromthe originalon 8 October 2011.Retrieved30 May2020.
Meanwhile the band have begun writing new material of which 4BF, a tribute to Brian Ferry, is the first to be premiered.
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