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Glory Box by Portishead
Portishead
Artist Biography For Portishead
Portishead Are An English Band Formed In 1991 In Bristol. Portishead Are Named After Portishead Somerset Eight Miles West Of Bristol Along The Coast. The Band Comprises Vocalist Beth Gibbons Producer Geoff Barrow And Musician Adrian Utley. Portishead's Debut Album Dummy 1994 Fused Hip Hop Production With An Atmospheric Cinematic Style Reminiscent Of Spy Film Soundtracks. The Album Was Met With Commercial And Critical Acclaim Quickly Becoming A Landmark Album In The Emerging Trip Hop Genre. However The Band Disliked Being Associated With The Term And Would Consciously Step Away From That Sound On Later Releases. Two Other Studio Albums Have Been Issued Portishead In 1997 And Third In 2008 Both Of Which Received Similar Acclaim. In 1998 The Band Released A Concert Album Roseland NYC Live.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Glory Box
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"Glory Box" Is A Single By Portishead Released In 1995. The Title Song Samples "Ike's Rap II" From "Medley Ike's Rap II / Help Me Love" From The "Black Moses" Album 1971 By Isaac Hayes. The Music Video Features Lead Singer Beth Gibbons Dressed As A Man. The Song Is A Love Song Featuring The Frequent Refrain "give Me A Reason To Be A Woman." It Can Be Viewed As An Anthem For Female Empowerment And Liberation From Traditional Gender Roles. It Celebrates The Beauty Of Being A Woman And Encourages The Listener To Embrace Their Femininity And Own Their Destiny. It Also Speaks To A Broader Theme Of Breaking Free From Oppressive Expectations Placed Upon Us By Society And Taking Control Of Our Own Lives. The Song's Message Is One Of Determination Strength And Resilience As Signified By The Lyrics "Give Me A Reason To Love You / Give Me A Reason To Be A Woman / I Just Wanna Be A Woman".
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Portishead Are An English Band Formed In 1991 In Bristol. Portishead Are Named After Portishead Somerset Eight Miles West Of Bristol Along The Coast. The Band Comprises Vocalist Beth Gibbons Producer Geoff Barrow And Musician Adrian Utley. Portishead's Debut Album Dummy 1994 Fused Hip Hop Production With An Atmospheric Cinematic Style Reminiscent Of Spy Film Soundtracks. The Album Was Met With Commercial And Critical Acclaim Quickly Becoming A Landmark Album In The Emerging Trip Hop Genre. However The Band Disliked Being Associated With The Term And Would Consciously Step Away From That Sound On Later Releases. Two Other Studio Albums Have Been Issued Portishead In 1997 And Third In 2008 Both Of Which Received Similar Acclaim. In 1998 The Band Released A Concert Album Roseland NYC Live.
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"Glory Box" is a single by Portishead, released in 1995. The title song samples "Ike's Rap II" (from "Medley: Ike's Rap II / Help Me Love" from the "Black Moses" album (1971)) by Isaac Hayes. The music video features lead singer Beth Gibbons dressed as a man.
The song is a love song, featuring the frequent refrain, "give me a reason to be a woman."
It can be viewed as an anthem for female empowerment and liberation from traditional gender roles. It celebrates the beauty of being a woman, and encourages the listener to embrace their femininity and own their destiny. It also speaks to a broader theme of breaking free from oppressive expectations placed upon us by society and taking control of our own lives. The song's message is one of determination, strength, and resilience, as signified by the lyrics "Give me a reason to love you / Give me a reason to be a woman / I just wanna be a woman". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.