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Bryan Ferry — Cruel
Album: Frantic
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Released: 2002
Length: 3:46
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My sun is set--and my day is done
When I turn to the east I can see no dawn
But iron horse come--buffalo gone
Like blades of grass they cut us all down

Yes I know what it is to be free
To run as far as the eye can see
But long knife come--buffalo gone
Like blades of grass they cut us all down

Why in the world are you so cruel?

Here is a girl who's working in a factory
Spends all her time there thinking what she want to be
She got no boyfriend--she got no window
She just a lonely heart--it's tearing me apart

There's a boy now doesn't have a word to say
Cat got your tongue now--night to night and day to day
He got no girlfriend--he got no money
He just a lonely heart--it's tearing me apart

Why in the world are you so cruel?

Everywhere I go there's a world full of heartbreak
Hole in the sky now--tell me where for God's sake
Where is that sunshine? Where is that rainbow?
Who got an answer here? Tell me what I want to know

Nobody knows the trouble I see
Nobody cares--nobody but me
And James Bond, Jackie O, Johnnie Ray and Garbo
Who got an answer here? Tell me what I want to know
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GOOD TUNE! I never heard this tune before.  Thanx RP!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 ScottN wrote:

Cynaera, you are missed.  You nailed my sentiments too, on this song.  BF doesn't generally do this style well, but here it is rewarding.

Infor for Cynaera:  https://www.findagrave.com/mem...
Posted 1 year ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 Why the world is so cruel ?
rate 7 for Bryan.
Posted 4 years ago by sonymagellan    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
Had NO idea this was Bryan Ferry!  I love it. Edgy, quirky, dark. He should be singing this in tight jeans, a T-shirt with the sleeve rolled up to hold a pack of cigarettes, and maybe a big bling-ring on his finger.  This is good, gritty stuff. {#Sunny}

 
Cynaera, you are missed.  You nailed my sentiments too, on this song.  BF doesn't generally do this style well, but here it is rewarding.
Posted 10 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
Had NO idea this was Bryan Ferry!  I love it. Edgy, quirky, dark. He should be singing this in tight jeans, a T-shirt with the sleeve rolled up to hold a pack of cigarettes, and maybe a big bling-ring on his finger.  This is good, gritty stuff. {#Sunny}
 

Miss you so much, Cynaera...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 vierwit wrote:
Brian is supercool! Love lots of his songs. {#Bananajumprope}
 
Heard some of his ltest stuff. Love Is The Drug done in a 20's Jazz style (live with he and a lady singing on NPR btw) is a killer tune (with or without the vocals).
Posted 11 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
Brian is supercool! Love lots of his songs. {#Bananajumprope}
Posted 12 years ago by vierwit    [ Reply ]
...like it!..
Posted 13 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
I've always enjoyed Ferry's 'cool' vibe
Posted 13 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Never appreciated Mr. Ferry's music much — blame it on an ocean's physical distance and a cultural distance that kept me preoccupied with ZZ Top and the Allman Brothers. 

That is, until I saw the movie "Flashbacks of a Fool."  Great movie, and the one Ferry tune marks a pivotal moment in the teenaged boy's life.  Bummer I missed him in the 70's.

Posted 13 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Never heard this on RP, love it. One of my favorite CDs for the back porch on a cool, breezy day.
Posted 14 years ago by htowncoog    [ Reply ]
Great!  Love is the Drug (after all)...
Posted 14 years ago by Foot    [ Reply ]
Had NO idea this was Bryan Ferry!  I love it. Edgy, quirky, dark. He should be singing this in tight jeans, a T-shirt with the sleeve rolled up to hold a pack of cigarettes, and maybe a big bling-ring on his finger.  This is good, gritty stuff. {#Sunny}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
oooh, interesting choice considering what's going on in the "community."
Posted 14 years ago by plaice3    [ Reply ]
 Barman wrote:

WHAT ????????? PS what ?
 
Not vocal style, but the phrasing... The Brian Eno connection?
Posted 14 years ago by startatZ    [ Reply ]
Sooo What...... it is cool... Frankie saz— neon sweaters.... but it is th 00's or the 1's

Posted 14 years ago by ddbz    [ Reply ]
Brian Ferry is soo ku-el!
Posted 14 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
DavidS_UK wrote:
As a teen in the late 70's Ferry showed me most of what I needed to know about what "cool" and "style" really meant.


I hope you stopped short of the "I'm having a stroke" expression  he has on his face as he sings.


Posted 15 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
Love a lot of Roxy.  Never dove deep into Bryan.  Like this tune but not enough to buy the album.

Apparently this is a Dave Stewart collaboration but the album has many styles, some Dylan covers, and some Johnny Greenwood guitar (per AMG).  Maybe I will get it.

Posted 15 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
 dmax wrote:
But, even from the back of the arena, you know that Ferry's wearing Italian shoes.
 
And he sure knows how to, uh, decorate a stage!

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
As a teen in the late 70's Ferry showed me most of what I needed to know about what "cool" and "style" really meant.

Posted 15 years ago by DavidS_UK    [ Reply ]
 rbigelo wrote:
It's funny how he's quite popular in the UK and on the continent but hardly known here in the 'states.
 
i saw him at Will Rogers auditorium in Ft. Worth early 90's - terrific show terrific musician -
love his stuff - pretty much all of it
{#Cowboy}

Posted 15 years ago by k_trout    [ Reply ]
spacedad wrote:
Perhaps the reason he's not that well known in the States is because he's got a weak voice and can't carry a tune. Objectively speaking, of course.
No argument here. Solid 3 that made me turn off RP.
Posted 17 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Perhaps the reason he's not that well known in the States is because he's got a weak voice and can't carry a tune. Objectively speaking, of course.
Posted 17 years ago by spacedad    [ Reply ]
It's funny how he's quite popular in the UK and on the continent but hardly known here in the 'states.
Posted 17 years ago by rbigelo    [ Reply ]
quite cool. Roxy Music kicked ass in their day.
Posted 17 years ago by Alifreckles50    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
ziggytrix wrote:
his vocal style sounds a lot like David Bryne... or vice-versa.
WHAT ????????? PS what ?
Posted 17 years ago by Barman    [ Reply ]
Is revered around the world except USA. Open people please check out Roxy Music his first band, then delve deeper into his catalog. You will not be dissapointed.
Posted 17 years ago by slowhand    [ Reply ]
I thought the same....(David Byrne) ziggytrix wrote:
his vocal style sounds a lot like David Bryne... or vice-versa. really the distinction doesn't matter to me. good tune.
Posted 17 years ago by edenandsage    [ Reply ]
his vocal style sounds a lot like David Bryne... or vice-versa. really the distinction doesn't matter to me. good tune.
Posted 18 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
This isn't for me...
Posted 18 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
smackiepipe wrote:
Cool! First time I've heard Ferry on PF . One of my favorite performers, solo as well as with Roxy Music.
What's PF?
Posted 18 years ago by vvlee    [ Reply ]
Cool! First time I've heard Ferry on PF. One of my favorite performers, solo as well as with Roxy Music.
Posted 18 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
... ...
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Quite a goody, eh! I love the very first Roxy Music album much more tho
Posted 18 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
Cagey wrote:
Cool, Brian Ferret, the arch nemesis of Tasmin Archer badger :D
lol
Posted 18 years ago by Gorky    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
Great set Bill, the last 6 songs have just been divine...... Though I love Bryan Ferry on vinyl, I hated him as a performer!
I can see that, though he's my favorite guy in the whole world.... He can be a little stiff on stage, doesn't chat the audience up etc.
Posted 18 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
GaryG wrote:
Always great tunes from BF (he's 60 this month..yikes). Co-written and co-produced by Dave Stewart. Wish DS would do this stuff with Annie Lennox again.
Eurythmics are playing again. Were on Today show on Thanksgiving...
Posted 18 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
Brilliant! :-)
Posted 19 years ago by Beastie    [ Reply ]
Always great tunes from BF (he's 60 this month..yikes). Co-written and co-produced by Dave Stewart. Wish DS would do this stuff with Annie Lennox again.
Posted 19 years ago by GaryG    [ Reply ]
Angloray wrote:
this is definitely a standout track. Mr. Ferry should be proud. (of course, his voice does always do it for me no matter what.) :)
Yep, I feel the same way *swoon* THANKS BILL, YOU'RE THE BEST!!
Posted 19 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
Great set Bill, the last 6 songs have just been divine...... Though I love Bryan Ferry on vinyl, I hated him as a performer!
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Long a fan of his earlier material, I haven't heard his newer stuff. I was pleasantly surprised. His voice is still instantly recognisable, if not quite as powerful on this track as I remember it from before.
Posted 19 years ago by Filofox    [ Reply ]
this is definitely a standout track. Mr. Ferry should be proud. (of course, his voice does always do it for me no matter what.) :)
Posted 19 years ago by Angloray    [ Reply ]
8)
Posted 19 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
no, your first impression was the right one. you have to go backwards to rediscover Mr. Decadent
Posted 20 years ago by slawjam    [ Reply ]
Bought this CD after hearing "Going Down." I liked Roxy and almost all of his solo stuff. But this album really sucks. He does a bunch of Dylan covers, that aren't really that great, IMHO. Was really disappointed. I may have to listen to it again, but on first listening, it was painful.
Posted 20 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
zzzman87 wrote:
reminds me of talking heads.....
Heaven forbid. I LIKE this song!
Posted 20 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
reminds me of when I used to listen to More than This and Avalon so much that my lady threatened to leave me
Posted 20 years ago by slawjam    [ Reply ]
Nice to hear BF again, so smooth, and funky! :sunny.gif:
Posted 20 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
reminds me of talking heads.....
Posted 21 years ago by zzzman87    [ Reply ]
Can\'t get enough of Ferry or Roxy!
Posted 21 years ago by kirch    [ Reply ]
Heard this first on WDET in Detroit. It\'s really grown on me and there are other great cuts as well. Thanks for playing it.
Posted 22 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
It\'s a good song but twice a day it\'s enough. :roll:
Posted 22 years ago by qosforever    [ Reply ]
New Bryan Ferry, glad to hear he\'s still working. Good rock and roll song.
Posted 22 years ago by pkeys    [ Reply ]
Da Man. Dat is all.
Posted 22 years ago by Thea    [ Reply ]
yeah baby!
Posted 22 years ago by Flying_Donut    [ Reply ]
Cool, Brian Ferret, the arch nemesis of Tasmin Archer badger :D
Posted 22 years ago by Cagey    [ Reply ]
I like the way his vocals swoosh up on the \"cruel\", indicating a certain intensity and instability, as if he\'s barely hanging on. The rhythm and accompanying lead guitar move the whole song along--the singer\'s madness has a certain inevitability.
Posted 22 years ago by yoder2000    [ Reply ]
Mr. Ferry seems to be returning a bit (more) to how he used to sound in the old Roxy Music days. I surely appreciate that and would love to listen to him doing It's All Over Now Baby Blue, which is also on this album.
Posted 22 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]