"In Every Dream Home a Heartache" is a song written by

Bryan Ferry Bryan Ferry Order of the British Empire, CBE (born 26 September 1945) is an English singer and songwriter. His voice has been described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established a distinctive image and sartorial style: according to ' ...

, originally appearing on his band

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's second album, ''

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''. Lyrically, the song is a sinister monologue, part critique of the emptiness of opulence, partly a love song to an inflatable doll. Musically this is complemented by a cycling four-bar chord progression,(D# F# F G#) led by a 'cinema organ' style

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part. After the lyrical conclusion "''I blew up your body/but you blew my mind!''", the song climaxes with an extended instrumental section, with the lead taken by guitarist

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. On the original vinyl LP, the song was the last one on side A, and appeared to fade out into the run-out groove, only to return, heavily processed with

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techniques. This audio pun is preserved on the CD release. The song is one of the most iconic and popular in the Roxy Music catalogue, having been performed by them, for instance, on the BBC ''

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'' show, and regularly in live sets, as featured on Roxy Music's live albums '' Viva!'' and ''

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''. The band's live performance on an edition of the German ''

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'' shows Mackay playing the organ part, with Ferry on rhythm guitar. Eno replaces the studio phase-shifting process with tape delay techniques. In 2019, the song was used in the television series '' Mindhunter''. It was played over the

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of Season 2/Episode 1 depicting American serial killer

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. The song was also used in the film '' The Gentlemen'' when Raymond Smith (

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) breaks into a council estate flat.

Musicians

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organ,

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synthesizer, tape effects *

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: Drums *

: Guitar *

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: Bass

References

{{authority control Roxy Music songs Songs written by Bryan Ferry 1973 songs Song recordings produced by Chris Thomas (record producer) Song recordings produced by John Anthony (record producer)