GLORY BOX
From the album 'Dummy'
[5:06]
LYRICS:
I'm so tired, of
playing
Playing with this bow and arrow
Gonna give my heart away
Leave it to the other girls to play
For I've been a temptress too long
Just...
Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be ee, a woman
I just wanna be a woman
From this time, unchained
We're all looking at a different picture
Thru this new frame of mind
A thousand flowers could bloom
Move over, and give us some room
So don't you stop, being a man
Just take a little look from our side when
you can
Sow a little tenderness
No matter if you cry
Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be ee, a woman
It's all I wanna be is all woman
For this is the beginning of forever and ever
It's time to move over
CREDITS:
Written by
G Barrow/B Gibbons/A Utley
Musicians
Geoff Barrow : Programmer
Beth Gibbons : Vocals
Adrian Utley : Guitar/Hammond
Samples
Isaac Hayes from "Ike's Rap III"
courtesy of Rondor Music/Fantasy Records
OTHER VERSIONS:
Glory Box
(edit)
Available on 'Glory Box' and 'Glory Times'.
Glory Box
(Mudflap Mix)
Available on 'Glory
Times'.
Scorn
Available on 'Glory Box' and 'Glory Times'.
Sheared Box
Available on 'Glory Box' and 'Glory Times'.
Toy Box
Available on 'Glory Box' and 'Glory Times'.
SINGLE
INFORMATION:
Release date:
20 December 1994
Tracklisting:
Glory Box / Toy Box / Scorn / Sheared Box
Credits:
All tracks produced by Portishead with A
Utley.
Engineered by Dave McDonald.
All tracks written by G Barrow / B Gibbons /
A Utley.
All tracks published by Chrysalis Music Ltd.
Notes:
The 'Glory Box' single entered the British
singles chart at number 13 with virtually no
radio or video channel support.
VIDEO
INFORMATION:
Director:
Alexander Hemming
Storyline:
In the video for "Glory Box", a
song that always sounded like it was written
for a transvestite, Beth dresses up as a man,
flirts with other women dressed as men and
re-enact scenes from the 50s Dirk Bogarde
movie The Verdict, the first film ever made
in the UK to openly address the homosexual
experience. Beth actually gained a cult
lesbian following with this video.
Comments:
I don't know whose idea was it for her to
drag up in that video. It's not that I'm not
telling you. I just don't know. Geoff
When you see the "Glory
Box" video, don't watch it. Chuck it
away. Record the music from it and just chuck
it away. Hopefully. I want to recut the video
before it goes to the States. I'm doing a
rock mix, at the moment, for the States. Geoff
Availability:
This video hasn't been commercially released
although there is a 1994 TV performance of
the song available. It is featured on
"Ten Years Later... With Jools
Holland", a DVD showcasing the
highlights of the long-running BBC show's
first ten years.
