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Released in 1987 to near-universal acclaim, Bête Noire is a touchstone for the enduring legacy of the Bryan Ferry myth. After his previous release, Boys and Girls, became his first solo chart-topper in the UK, and producing one of the best songs of his storied career for the soundtrack to the Ridley Scott film Legendread more
Read More(Ferry/Leonard) I know you, inside me Like poison like wine Now there’s no sense in falling Say you’ll be mine Give me the world around you Give me the time Only a dream without you Say you’ll be mine I’ve got you, inside me In darkness entwined I would be lost without you Say you’llread more
Read More(Ferry/Leonard) Out of control And as far as I can see No religion can save me now Though I’m trying to believe How could I know Her madness’d cling From the time of her first caress To the final fling When you know the name of the game You can never play enough Every dropread more
Read More(Ferry/Kamen/Pratt) You’ve seen it all before you You know the truth can be unkind You fear the worst is hiding It’s when you lose your mind All I hear is chimes at midnight Only seven deadly sins All I hear is chimes at midnight Only seven deadly sins You hear the words denying You can’tread more
Read More(Ferry/Marr) Got your money on the table And the devil in your eye Who is that woman with the crooked smile? You got to go with what you feel A little loving is a dangerous thing Black is the ocean, a burning sky Her nature’s wild, it’s hard to beat the right stuff It’s mountainread more
Read More(Ferry/Leonard) Girl you drive me crazy Why you never come around Why you never come around Now you’re such a lady Why your feet don’t touch the ground Why your feet don’t touch the ground Tell me pretty baby Say you’ll never let me down Say you’ll never let me down Autumn clearing All theread more
Read More(Ferry/Leonard) Mystery of life buried in the sand Moving finger write I am longing to understand Driving away the dark uncertainty A shooting star can go so far It’s where I want to be Open your eyes (day for night) Look what you done to me Open you heart (stay tonight) No woman could meanread more
Read More(Ferry) New town There’s a place A mad affair In a new world Heaven sent A life that’s made for us Out of luck Out of touch Out of love No concrete jungle Dancing feet Cul-de-sac of desire Is in itself Destroying me I’ve got to live it down Don’t want to dwell in historyread more
Read More(Ferry) Ten cents a dance It’s the only price to pay Why give ’em more When it’s only love for sale? Adam and Eve It’s the oldest game in town Just a one way street To a faded magazine Kiss and tell money talks It never lies Kiss and tell give and take Eye forread more
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