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The Rose's second single
release, coming out in mid 1985. "Goddess"
followed up on the success of the bands début release "LA
Rain" by reaching No1 in the UK indie charts
again.
The title track is very
much reflective of the early recording sessions of the band, being
very American influenced with a good sleazy overlay. The lyrical
content of "Goddess" is essentially Phil bragging
about his first love and about how much action he gets. But the song doesn't ever
threaten to degenerate to the lowest common denominator, and again
showing lyrical maturity beyond their actual years, the middle
section produces some reflective and defensive imagery, and
perhaps with a second meaning, attacking the small town mentality
of some, which Phil hinted at in interviews: "I can see
them laughing, I can hear them talking about you / About the life
you live / And the crimes and the passion you get from all around
this world / And they hate you for that, say your a tramp, a dirty no good little whore / But you're not, you're my friend,
no-o
baby you're my first love"
On the B Side "A
Thousand Landscapes" is a slow paced long burner which was a
fixture in the live set for three years. Another good example of
the dual guitar interplay between Berry and Shultz with some
keyboard overdubs.
"Gimme Some Lovin'" tips the cap to one of
the bands influences, The Spencer Davis Group, and was used
repeatedly to close out the bands live set prior to the encore.
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