2HB
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| Song by Roxy Music | |||||
| Album | Roxy Music | ||||
| Released | June 1972 | ||||
| Recorded | 24 March 1972 at Command Studios, London | ||||
| Genre | Art/Glam-rock | ||||
| Length | 4:30 | ||||
| Writer | Bryan Ferry | ||||
| Producer | Peter Sinfield | ||||
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"2HB" is a song written by Bryan Ferry and included on Roxy Music's eponymous debut album. He also recorded a version for his 1976 solo album Let's Stick Together.
The title is a pun - the song is not in fact about the European nomenclature of pencil leads, but actually dedicated to Hollywood film star Humphrey Bogart. ("2HB" = "to Humphrey Bogart".) In particular, it references the Bogart classic Casablanca.
The song is gentle and mellow in tone, evoking a smoky cabaret atmosphere and classic black and white films.
The instrumentation on the Roxy Music recorded is dominated by Ferry's Hohner Pianet N electric piano, and features a saxophone solo in the middle where MacKay's playing is treated with tape echo effects by Brian Eno.
[edit] Cover versions
This song was covered for the film Velvet Goldmine by supergroup The Venus in Furs, made up of Bernard Butler, Clune, Jonny Greenwood, Paul Kimble, Andy MacKay, and Thom Yorke.
[edit] Trivia
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English band Madness made a tribute song 4BF (for Bryan Ferry) on their album The Madness.
[edit] Song Musicians
- Andy MacKay — tenor saxophone.
- Bryan Ferry — vocals, Hohner Pianet N.
- Eno — tape echo effects
- Graham Simpson — bass guitar
- Paul Thompson — Drums
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