Statue of Liberty (song)
| "Statue of Liberty" | ||||
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| Single by XTC | ||||
| from the album White Music | ||||
| B-side | "Hang On to the Night" | |||
| Released | 6 January 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Andy Partridge | |||
| Producer(s) | John Leckie | |||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Statue of Liberty" (2001 Remaster) on YouTube | ||||
"Statue of Liberty" is a 1978 single by XTC. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London and subsequently banned by BBC Radio 1 for the lyrics "In my fantasy I sail beneath your skirt".[5] XTC performed the song on the BBC2 television show The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1978.[6]
Music video[edit]
The music video for "Statue of Liberty" shows the band performing the song in a black room while cardboard cutouts of the Statue of Liberty holds up the microphones for the band. At the end, keyboard player Barry Andrews lifts up his keyboard and walks around the room holding it. The video was released on the Look Look video compilation.[citation needed]
Personnel[edit]
- Andy Partridge – guitar and vocals
- Barry Andrews – steam piano, clapped out organs
- Colin Moulding – bass and vocals
- Terry Chambers – drums and vocals
References[edit]
- ^ "100 best NYC songs: Nos. 100-91". Time Out New York. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Zaleski, Annie (21 January 2018). "This is pop: XTC's giddy, incomparable "White Music" turns 40". Salon. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Mulholland, Garry (1 November 2006). "1978". Fear of Music: The 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco. Orion Publishing Group. pp. 34–35. ISBN 0752868314.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. XTC - Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992 (1996) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Ingham, Chris (March 1999). "XTC - 'Til Death Do Us Part". Mojo.
- ^ The Old Grey Whistle Test (DVD). Warner Home Video. 2003.
External links[edit]
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