“Lovely Head” was the first commercially released piece of music by Goldfrapp.
It features Alison Golfrapp’s throaty vocals and a lush arrangement including harpsichord and timpani. The song is famous for its two hooks: a whistled melody (inspired by Ennio Morricone’s film scores) and an operatic w...
[Verse 1]
It starts in my belly, then up to my heart
Into my mouth, I can't keep it shut
Do you recognize the smell?
Is that how you tell us apart?
[Non-Lyrical Chorus]
[Verse 2]
I fool myself to sleep and dream
Nobody's here, no one but me
So cool, you're hardly there
Why can't this be killing you?
[Non-Lyrical Chorus]
[Post-Chorus]
Frankenstein would want your mind
Your lovely head, your lovely head
[Outro]
Your lovely head
Lovely Head was written by Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory.
Lovely Head was produced by Goldfrapp.
Goldfrapp released Lovely Head on Mon May 15 2000.
Alison:
It was the first song that Will and I wrote together. And really, it was this sort of benchmark for the rest of the album. It made the sounds that we wanted to make at that time, it seemed to have the feel and the atmosphere that we were kind of wanting to do. It also that sort of crazy sou...
Will Gregory told RemixMag:
There are a few bits of old analog gear designed to enable guitar players to play the piano or keyboard" Gregory says. “Essentially, the guitarist is supposed to plug their guitars into the synth, and the synth was supposed to track along with the guitar sound. Of course...
It was released as Felt Mountain’s lead single on May 15, 2000.
It was later re-released as a double A-side with “Pilots (On a Star)” on November 5, 2001. Together, they became the band’s second single to chart within the top seventy-five in the United Kingdom, reaching #68 in the UK Singles Chart.