If There Is Something
Roxy Music
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If there is something that I might find Look around corners Try to find peace of mind I say Where would you go if you were me Try to keep a straight course not easy Somebody special looking at me A certain reaction we find What should it try to be I mean If there are many Meaning the same Be specific just a game I would do anything for you I would climb mountains I would swim all the oceans blue I would walk a thousand miles Reveal my secrets More than enough for me to share I would put roses round our door Sit in the garden Growing potatoes by the score Shake your hair girl with your ponytail Takes me right back (when you were young) Throw your precious gifts into the air Watch them fall down (when you were young) Lift up your feet and put them on the ground You used to walk upon (when you were young) Lift up your feet and put them on the ground The hills were higher (when we were young) Lift up your feet and put them on the ground The trees were taller (when you were young) Lift up your feet and put them on the ground The grass was greener (when you were young) Lift up your feet and put them on the ground You used to walk upon (when you were young)
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10 facts about this song
Artist Information"If There Is Something" is a song by Roxy Music, an English rock band formed in 1970 by frontman Bryan Ferry.
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Debut AlbumThe song appears on their debut, self-titled album, "Roxy Music," which was released in June 1972.
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Song StructureThe song is known for its unusual structure, it starts as a mid-tempo ballad, progresses into a rock style in the second verse, and concludes with a country-inspired section.
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Music VideoAlthough Roxy Music did not originally release a music video for "If There Is Something," pro-shot footage of the band performing the song live in 1972 exists.
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Cover VersionsThe song has been covered by several artists, including Tin Machine (a band that included David Bowie) in 1989, and British electro band, Metronomy in 2012.
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Movie SoundtrackThe original Roxy Music version of "If There Is Something" was featured in the 2013 Baz Luhrmann film "The Great Gatsby."
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Bryan Ferry's ThoughtsBryan Ferry, the lead vocalist, and main songwriter of Roxy Music, once described the song as "a sort of exorcism".
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Song Legacy"If There Is Something" has been frequently lauded by music critics. For instance, AllMusic's Ned Raggett described the song as "another early Roxy classic with all the decadence and spark of their best work."
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Critics ReviewIt was highlighted by Rolling Stone magazine where the structural complexity of the song was characterized as "Eno's synthesizer treatments colliding with rococo song structures".
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InfluenceThe song has been cited as a significant influence by several notable artists, including The Smiths' guitarist Johnny Marr, who acknowledged the song for making him want to be a musician.
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