Soldier of Fortune

Album: Avonmore (2014)
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Songfacts®:

  • Bryan Ferry collaborated with Johnny Marr on this contemplative tune. He told All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton about working with the former Smiths guitarist. "Johnny is a very good spirit. I mean, he's, he's got a true rock and roll spirit. He lives the music and he's fantastic," he said.

    "[This song has] a very sort of tender sort of bit of guitar, really," Ferry added, "which started with this riff that Johnny was playing in the studio. And we built it up from that."

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