Roxy Music - In Every Dream Home A Heartache -

The track is famous for its dramatic shift in tone halfway through:

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

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.

"In Every Dream Home a Heartache" is widely considered a of 1970s art rock . Found on Roxy Music's second album, For Your Pleasure (1973), the song is a sinister, six-minute descent into the emptiness of luxury and isolation. Musical Structure and "The Drop"

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".