"Statue of Liberty" is a 1978 single by
XTC
XTC were an English rock band formed in Swindon in 1972. Fronted by songwriters Andy Partridge (guitars, vocals) and Colin Moulding (bass, vocals), the band gained popularity during the rise of punk and new wave in the 1970s, later playing in ...
. It was recorded at
Abbey Road Studios, London and subsequently banned by the BBC for the lyrics "In my fantasy I sail beneath your skirt". XTC performed the song on the
BBC2 television show ''
The Old Grey Whistle Test
''The Old Grey Whistle Test'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''Whistle Test'' or ''OGWT'') is a British television music show. The show was devised by BBC producer Rowan Ayers, commissioned by David Attenborough and aired on BBC2 from 1971 to 1988. ...
'' in 1978.
Music video
The music video for "Statue of Liberty" shows the band performing the song in a black room while cardboard cutouts of the
Statue of Liberty holds up the microphones for the band. At the end, keyboard player
Barry Andrews lifts up his keyboard and walks around the room holding it. The video was released on the ''Look Look'' video compilation.
Personnel
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Andy Partridge
Andrew John Partridge (born 11 November 1953) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who founded the rock band XTC. He and Colin Moulding each acted as a songwriter and frontman for XTC, with Partridge writing and sing ...
– guitar and vocals
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Barry Andrews – steam piano, clapped out organs
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Colin Moulding
Colin Ivor Moulding (born 17 August 1955) is an English bassist, singer, and songwriter who was one of the core members of the rock band XTC. Though he was less prolific a songwriter than his bandmate Andy Partridge, Moulding wrote their first t ...
– bass and vocals
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Terry Chambers
Terry Peter Chambers (born 18 July 1955) is an English drummer who was a member of the band XTC from 1972 to 1982 and the popular Australian-New Zealand group Dragon between 1983-5. He appears on all of XTC's albums between ''White Music'' (197 ...
– drums and vocals
References
External links
"Statue of Liberty" on Chalkhills*
1978 singles
Songs written by Andy Partridge
XTC songs
Statue of Liberty
1978 songs
Virgin Records singles
Obscenity controversies in music
Songs banned by the BBC
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