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1972 single by T.Rex

""Solid Gold Easy Action""
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German picture sleeve by Ariola label
Single by T.Rex
from the album Great Hits (1972)
A-side "Solid Gold Easy Action"
B-side "Born To Boogie"
Released December 1972
Genre Glam rock[1]
Length 2:14
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Marc Bolan
Producer(s) Tony Visconti
T.Rex singles chronology
"Children of the Revolution"
(1972) 		""Solid Gold Easy Action""
(1972) 		"20th Century Boy"
(1973)

"Solid Gold Easy Action" is a song by T. Rex, written by Marc Bolan. It was released as a single in 1972 and reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] [3] The song did not feature on an original studio album but was included on the 1972 Great Hits compilation album issued by EMI Records. It was beaten to No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart by "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" by Little Jimmy Osmond (1 week).

Lyrical content [edit]

Kerrang! magazine founder Geoff Barton, wrote in an article for Classic Rock magazine that the first two lines of the song, "Life is the same and it always will be / Easy as picking foxes from a tree", appeared to predict Marc Bolan's own death in 1977. The licence plate of the car Bolan was in during the fatal collision with a tree was FOX 661L.[4] This is one of many supposed 'prophesies' surrounding Marc Bolan's death.[5]

Other versions [edit]

  • The song was covered by Department S, with backing vocals provided by Thunderthighs[6] as the B-side to the original Demon (D 1003) issue of the "Is Vic There?" single in 1980. Bananarama originally recorded the backing vocals[7] but these were replaced by Thunderthighs on the released version.[6]
  • It was covered by The Fratellis in 2007 for the soundtrack of the film Hot Fuzz.[8]
  • Kim Wilde performed the song live during the second leg of her Perfect Girl tour in November 2007.[9]
  • In 2015 the song was used in an Asda advert in the UK.[10]
  • A portion of the song was featured in the third episode of "The Good Guys (2010 TV series)".
  • The song was also included in the movie The Dirt, based on the life and career of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.[11]

Track listing [edit]

  1. "Solid Gold Easy Action"
  2. "Born to Boogie"

There is a 12-second un-credited spoken intro on the b-side, titled "Xmas Message", which was later called "Xmas Riff" when it was included in the Rhino Singles compilation.[12]

Personnel [edit]

  • Marc Bolan – lead vocals, guitar
  • Mickey Finn – congas,
  • Steve Currie – bass guitar
  • Bill Legend – Drums
  • Sue and Sunny – Backing Vocals
  • Tony Visconti – producer, string arrangement, backing vocals

Chart performance [edit]

Chart (1972–1973) Peak
position
Australia (Go-Set Top 40)[13] 39
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 13
France (SNEP)[15] 68
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 6
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[18] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 2

See also [edit]

  • Bolan's Rock Shrine

References [edit]

  1. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 822. ISBN978-0-7432-0169-8. (Bolan) started writing manic chant-along glam-rock hits such as "Metal Guru," "20th Century Boy," "Solid Gold Easy Action," and "Children of the Revolution."
  2. ^ Rice, Tim; Roberts, David (2001), Guinness Book of British Hit Singles, Guinness World Records, p. 435, ISBN0-85112-156-X
  3. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  4. ^ Barton, Geoff (22 June 2012), 1977: Did Marc Bolan predict his own death?, Classic Rock, archived from the original on 25 June 2012, retrieved 30 May 2013
  5. ^ Gallucci, Michael (29 January 2013), Marc Bolan – Famous Musicians Who Correctly Predicted Their Own Death, Ultimate Classic Rock, retrieved 30 August 2014
  6. ^ a b Kutner, Jon (26 June 2016). "SINGLE OF THE WEEK - Is Vic There? (Department S)". jonkutner.com . Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  7. ^ Bananarama Aie A Mwana, Bananarama UK, archived from the original on 7 July 2011, retrieved 14 January 2011
  8. ^ Phares, Heather. Hot Fuzz – Cherry Tree at AllMusic
  9. ^ Solid Gold Easy Action, Wilde Life, retrieved 14 January 2011
  10. ^ "Spirit Global". Spirit Music Group. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  11. ^ Lifton, Dave; Wilkening, Matthew (22 June 2012), The Stories Behind the Non-Motley Crue Songs in 'The Dirt' , Ultimate Classic Rock, retrieved 3 April 2019
  12. ^ "The T-Rex Wax Co. Singles A's And B's 1972-77 sleeve notes". Rhino Records. Always previously described as "Xmas Message", we've recently discovered (on a handwritten white label demo) that Bolan referred to this short, seasonal spoken-word piece as "Xmas Riff". So that's what this super funk message to his fans now becomes.
  13. ^ "Solid gold easy action in Australian Chart". Poparchives.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  14. ^ "T. REX – SOLID GOLD - EASY ACTION" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  15. ^ "Solid gold easy action in French Chart" (in French). Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc. 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 19 March 2005. Retrieved 18 July 2013. Select "T. Rex" from the artist drop-down menu
  16. ^ "T. Rex – Solid Gold – Easy Action" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  17. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Solid Gold Easy Action". Irish Singles Chart.
  18. ^ "T. REX – SOLID GOLD - EASY ACTION". VG-lista.

External links [edit]

  • Solid Gold Easy Action at AllMusic
  • "Solid Gold Easy Action" at Discogs (list of releases)
  • ASIN B000X12KZO, Solid Gold Easy Action
  • Lyrics at LyricWiki

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_Gold_Easy_Action

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