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Roxy Music - In Every Dream Home A Heartache Online

After the infamous line, "I blew up your body... but you blew my mind!" , the song erupts into a frenzied instrumental coda featuring Phil Manzanera’s "meaty" guitar solo and pounding drums.

On the original vinyl, the song fades out to silence before unexpectedly "fading in" again with heavy phaser effects, creating a disorienting, "acid trip" feeling. Lyrical Themes: Wealth vs. Emptiness ERICA NOCKALLS In Every Dream Home a Heartache, covered Roxy Music - In Every Dream Home a Heartache

It begins as a "funeral dirge", with Bryan Ferry delivering a monotone, robotic narration over a cycling Farfisa organ and minimal bass. This part is described by listeners as "beautifully haunting" and "airless". After the infamous line, "I blew up your body

The track is famous for its dramatic shift in tone halfway through: After the infamous line

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