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Roxy Music — To Turn You On
Album: Avalon
Avg rating:
7.3

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Total ratings: 1009









Released: 1982
Length: 4:07
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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I could show you in a word
If I wanted to
A window on a world
With a lovely view
From close up inside a single room
With an open book aside
Like you read in school
It's so easy, believe me
When you need fun
I do anything to turn you on
Anything to turn you on
It's raining in New York
On Fifth Avenue
And off Broadway after dark
Love the lights don't you
I could walk you through the park
If you're feeling blue
Or whatever
Spring Summer whenever
Winter through Fall
I'd do anything to turn you on
Anything to turn you on
I could leave you as you were
If I wanted to
Then I wonder is it fair
Now you're on your own
Who cares about you
Except me, God help me
When things go wrong
I do anything to turn you
Must phone me, you know me
When things go wrong
I do anything to turn you on
Comments (55)add comment
 aspicer wrote:

Safe to say this whole album is an "8" plus.



couldn't agree more
Posted 2 months ago by bodinrichard1    [ Reply ]
 Gary3 wrote:

was boring in the 70's. still is.



Well, Im sure you can't help it Gary. Some people just are 
Posted 3 months ago by backfootfozzie    [ Reply ]
was boring in the 70's. still is.
Posted 5 months ago by Gary3    [ Reply ]
Top 10 albums of all time
Posted 7 months ago by bluebeag    [ Reply ]
Safe to say this whole album is an "8" plus.
Posted 9 months ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 waterwench21 wrote:



Dude, yeah fuck you...



I  Agree!!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 EssexTex wrote:

..looks like he's having a stroke when he sings...like Jeff Bridges in "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" after a kicking by George Kennedy.




Dude, yeah fuck you...
Posted 1 year ago by waterwench21    [ Reply ]
I will never understand those that don't relate certain times in their lives to certain songs.... I mean... this song just brought back so many wonderful memories....
Posted 1 year ago by waterwench21    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:

my fav roxy music song of all! 

this is tied with love is the drug for favorite roxy music song

Posted 1 year ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
my fav roxy music song of all! 
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 OneinAUS wrote:


Exactly the same here... No date could go wrong with this song, at least back in the day....



The whole album.  Can confirm.
Posted 1 year ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
GREAT!!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 phineas wrote:

This album came out when I was in university, which is damned lucky timing...



Exactly the same here... No date could go wrong with this song, at least back in the day....
Posted 3 years ago by OneinAUS    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:

DVD RECOMMENDATION:    Roxy Music Live At the Apollo

Extremely well-produced!   (And terrific eye candy!!!!)
Thanks



Posted 3 years ago by rileyboy    [ Reply ]
..looks like he's having a stroke when he sings...like Jeff Bridges in "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" after a kicking by George Kennedy.
Posted 15 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
DVD RECOMMENDATION:    Roxy Music Live At the Apollo

Extremely well-produced!      (And terrific eye candy!!!!)

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:
one of the first songs i had heard from roxy and is definitely my favorite. i just love how it begins and flows through. love it! great to hear it here, too!
 
And I love the way Bryan falls apart at the end - God Help me when things go wrong! Yeh I been there, but things are better now.
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
wtf?
Posted 15 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
Love this record.
Posted 15 years ago by hamer12string    [ Reply ]
 anotherlistener wrote:
Great album,  romantic, sensual, and very sexy.
 
Was then, still is now.  {#Hearteyes}
Posted 15 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
i gotta say ... this is horrendous. imho
Posted 15 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
one of the first songs i had heard from roxy and is definitely my favorite. i just love how it begins and flows through. love it! great to hear it here, too!
Posted 15 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Bill, I do not share your love of Roxy Music.
Posted 15 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
This album came out when I was in university, which is damned lucky timing...
Posted 15 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
Yes!
Posted 15 years ago by LastChance    [ Reply ]
 anotherlistener wrote:
Great album,  romantic, sensual, and very sexy.
 
Oh, yeah. This one's on the nightstand...

Posted 15 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]

Orgasmic rock at its very best.


Posted 16 years ago by jberko    [ Reply ]
horrible 80's 
Posted 16 years ago by oscar_driver    [ Reply ]
 anotherlistener wrote:
Great album,  romantic, sensual, and very sexy.
 
That's exactly why I love it!  {#Yes}

Posted 16 years ago by SantaFeGrace    [ Reply ]
Great album,  romantic, sensual, and very sexy.
Posted 16 years ago by anotherlistener    [ Reply ]
 ROSSinDETROIT wrote:
Totally stupendous album.
 

indeed...and as a complete work of music, it is one of my absolute all time favourites.


Posted 16 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
Totally stupendous album.
Posted 16 years ago by ROSSinDETROIT    [ Reply ]
Utter schmaltzy crap.
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
Ok, so he would leave you if ... if   ... if ... come on man , make up your mind!  Geeze Louise, let's have some commitment to your commitments, eh?


Posted 16 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
This is really well thought out and executed.
A joy to hear.

Posted 16 years ago by birdland    [ Reply ]
I have to agree with the consensus...pretty boring
Posted 16 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
davin wrote:
Wow, this is pretty pansy.
Couldn't agree more. Bleh! Weak. Almost smarmy. No, it is smarmy.
Posted 16 years ago by justlistening    [ Reply ]
moonbat wrote:
OK song from a great album.
Yes, you pegged it.
Posted 16 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
You know, if you combined this with ELP's "Still, You Turn Me On" . . . you'd have two sappy toss-offs from otherwise great bands.
Posted 16 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
Wow ... from 2004 to 2007 without a play? How could THAT happen? :) Great song; exceptional album.
Posted 17 years ago by ursus88    [ Reply ]
Wow, this is pretty pansy.
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
Played this album over and over at my wedding reception/weekend after a sunset ceremony on the Galveston shore. Thank you, Bill...and Tom.....
Posted 17 years ago by amoreena    [ Reply ]
Great Roxy Music
Posted 17 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Still one of my favorite disks...I refer to it often...
Posted 17 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
moonbat wrote:
OK song from a great album.
What he said.
Posted 17 years ago by ProfessorFrink    [ Reply ]
OK song from a great album.
Posted 17 years ago by moonbat    [ Reply ]
I was introduced to this album by my older brother back when it came out- We were in his Porche 914 (Porche's crappiest model) I remember him saying, as he put in the tape, "You've got to heare this, there's not a bad tune on it." He was right.
Posted 17 years ago by morgsy67    [ Reply ]
Thanks for playing this. One of the first CDs I bought when the new medium came out. Great music and vocals.
Posted 17 years ago by gopre    [ Reply ]
Daveinbawlmer wrote:
Love the bass on this track. Fantastic record, has stood the test of time. Still sounds wonderful.
I think its their best!
Posted 17 years ago by rocco1207    [ Reply ]
Love the bass on this track. Fantastic record, has stood the test of time. Still sounds wonderful.
Posted 20 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
This entire album always reminds me of the dorm room of my first girlfriend in college. Had to force myself to listen to it after I kept finding her in my friend's dorm room. "I'm not going to let her ruin this album for me" I said each time I put it in the tape deck. So this album for me has gone from being: little known, to romantic, to painfull, to carthatic and is now just a great album.
Posted 20 years ago by ksb    [ Reply ]
Holy crap, 3 songs from 3 of my DIDs in the space of 1/2 hour. LOVE this record!!!
Posted 20 years ago by llazare    [ Reply ]
Great vocal, great bass, great lead guitar. Basically great. Really great. The drums are great too. It's great.
Posted 20 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
Great classic Roxy tune from a classic album! Why hasn't it been played yet till now? Can play more often!
Posted 20 years ago by ScopArch    [ Reply ]
may be my favorite track on this disc - excellent
Posted 20 years ago by ninja_band    [ Reply ]