Portishead - Glory Box (Cover)
Portishead Glory Box • Portishead - Glory Box (Cover)
“Glorybox” is a song by English electronic band Portishead released on 2 January 1995 as the third and final single from their debut album Dummy (1994). It samples “Ike’s Rap II” by Isaac Hayes and peaked at number 13 in the UK Singles Chart. The band was formed in 1991 in Bristol. The band is named after Portishead in Somerset eight miles west of Bristol along the coast. The band comprises vocalist Beth Gibbons, multi-instrumentalist and producer Geoff Barrow and guitarist Adrian Utley.
The song has been described as one of the more gloriously slinky indie records …. a very bluesy and hypnotic number set to a very mellow, minimalistic and spacious hip hop musical backdrop.
The meaning behind the lyrics of the song are very much open to interpretation. Beth Gibbons has not publicly stated the meaning of the song. Everyone is at liberty to take a little piece of it and apply it to their own lives, which is basically looking for respect and a sense of value in any given relationship ....