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Lyrics to The Right Stuff

Lyrics to the song The Right Stuff as recorded by Bryan Ferry.


(Ferry/Marr)

Got your money on the table
And the devil in your eye
Who is that woman with the crooked smile?
You got to go with what you feel
A little loving is a dangerous thing
Black is the ocean, a burning sky

Her nature's wild, it's hard to beat the right stuff
It's mountain high, river deep the right stuff

Got your pearls on a string
And your skin's so bare
Over your shoulder there's a world out there
You got the nerve, you gonna win
Boy you're playing with a dangerous thing

Her nature's wild, hard to beat the right stuff
It's mountain high, river deep the right stuff

So it goes without saying
The queen of the Nile
Lion woman with the crooked smile
You got the nerve, who's gonna win?
Boy you're playing with a dangerous thing

Her nature's wild, hard to beat the right stuff
It's mountain high, river deep the right stuff

When I held her the feeling's right
When I held her tonight

Send me the woman on a bended knee
Emerald eyes in desert heat
She's mountain high, river deep the right stuff
(right stuff, right stuff, right stuff)
Send me the woman to fight for me
Nature's wild, hard to beat
She's mountain high, river deep the right stuff
(right stuff), (right stuff), (right stuff), (right stuff), (right stuff)





The Right Stuff

Single

The Right Stuff began as an instrumental called 'Money Changes Everything' written by Johnny Marr for The Smiths. The track was the b-side to The Smiths single 'Big Mouth Strikes Again'. Johnny sent a tape of the track to Bryan Ferry while he was working on his Bete Noire album in 1987. Bryan wrote lyrics for the track and recorded the song with Johnny Marr guesting on guitar. The song was played throughout Bryan's 1988/89 tour with Johnny Marr doing a guest appearance at the Manchester show of this tour.

The song mixed by Bruce Lampcov was coupled with a 'Brooklyn Mix' of the song peaked at number 37 in the UK charts in 1987.

There are 4 versions of the song:-

Album/Single Version
Brooklyn Version
Dub Mix
Extended Mix.

Song Musicians

The Right Stuff is on the following Roxy Music and Solo Albums

Chart Info

CHART HISTORY

04 Oct 1987       51
11 Oct            45
18 Oct            41
25 Oct            37
01 Nov            43
08 Nov            61
(Chart run of 6 weeks)

Thanks to Johnny Reece for the research.

7" UK The Right Stuff The Right Stuff (Brooklyn Mix) Picture Sleeve Virgin VS 940
7" UK The Right Stuff The Right Stuff (Brooklyn Mix) Fold Out Picture Sleeve Virgin VS 940
12" UK The Right Stuff (Extended) The Right Stuff (Dub Mix + Album Mix) Picture Sleeve Virgin VS 940 12
12" USA The Right Stuff (Extended) The Right Stuff (Dub Mix + Album Mix) Picture Sleeve Promo Reprise/E'G 0-20799
Cass. UK The Right Stuff (Extended) The Right Stuff (Dub Mix + Album Mix) Picture Sleeve Virgin VSC 940 12
5" CDs UK The Right Stuff (Extended) The Right Stuff (Dub Mix + Album Mix) Picture Sleeve (Gatefold) Virgin CDEP 8
5" CDs USA The Right Stuff One Song only Picture Sleeve Promo Reprise/E'G PRO-CD-2853
7" USA The Right Stuff The Right Stuff (Brooklyn Mix) Picture Sleeve Reprise/E'G 281727
7" USA The Right Stuff (LP Version) The Right Stuff (LP Version)   Reprise/E'G 7-28172-A
12" USA The Right Stuff (LP Version) The Right Stuff (LP Version) Special Promo Picture Sleeve Reprise/E'G PRO-A-2852
7" Japan The Right Stuff The Right Stuff (Brooklyn Mix) Picture Sleeve Virgin VJS 7001
3" CDs France The Right Stuff The Right Stuff (Extended + Brooklyn Mix)   Virgin TRI CD 2
7" Germany The Right Stuff The Right Stuff (Brooklyn Mix) Picture Sleeve Virgin 109 449
7" Spain The Right Stuff The Right Stuff (Brooklyn Mix) Picture Sleeve Virgin A 109 449
7" Italy The Right Stuff The Right Stuff (Brooklyn Mix) Picture Sleeve Virgin VIN 45247
7" Italy The Right Stuff The Right Stuff (Brooklyn Mix) Picture Sleeve Virgin JBV 293