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Lyrics to The Main Thing

Lyrics to the song The Main Thing as recorded by Roxy Music.

(Ferry)


Look at my hand

There's a soul on fire

You can lead me even higher


It's the main thing

The main thing

It's the main thing


Everybody knows

When a good thing's gone

You can really turn me on 


All day, all day long

It's the main thing

All day long

The main thing

All day long

It's the main thing

All day, all day long


You run through here

With your words of sand

I can nearly understand

All day, all day long

It's the main thing


All day, all day long

It's the main thing

All day long

The main thing

All day long

The main thing

All day, all day long

The Main Thing

Album Track

The Main Thing from Roxy Music's 1982 album Avalon, opened their 1982 and 2011 tours. It was played in USA in the early part of Bryan Ferry's Mamouna tour in 1994 but was dropped after a few shows.

There is a re-mixed version which was used as the b-side to Take A Chance With Me. A 7:43 Dance version was mixed for the b-side to the Take A Chance With Me 12".

Album Version 3:45
Re-mix b-side version 3:45
Dance Mix 7:43

A remix by Malcolm Green & Tom Hodge was used in an advertising campiagn for the Vauxhall/Opel Vectra in 2005.

Song Musicians

The Main Thing is on the following Roxy Music and Solo Albums