Spying Glass
Song Info On Spying Glass
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26th September 1994
05:20
I Spy - This is another one of the Mad Professor’s reconstructions of the songs off Protection. Included only on No Protection.
Written by Andrew Vowles, Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall, Nellee Hooper and Horace Andy
Produced by Andrew Vowles, Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall and Nellee Hooper
See Protection info section for further credit details by clicking here.
Spying Glass is a cover of one of Horace Andy’s classic songs from the 1970’s which was similarly titled Spying Glass. It is now available on Dance Hall Style which was reissued in 2007.
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Horace Andy
Spying Glass began as simply a suggestion from Horace Andy to cover one of his own songs from the past like what had been done with One Love on Blue Lines. Once this had been suggested it was Daddy G’s impetus that decided to pick Horace Andy’s old Spying Glass song for a remake.
There is an interesting similarity between the keyboard/synthesizer loop heard in the last half minute of Spying Glass and the secret (Untitled) bassline track which is heard at the end of Antistar on 100th Window. Rather Massive Attack based the (Untitled) bassline on the end of Spying Glass has not been revealed and is debatable.
Spying Glass was played extensively throughout all the tours from 1995-1999, hardly ever been left off the setlist. This changed however on the 2003 tour when Spying Glass was dropped completely for that tour making Karmacoma the only song from Protection to be played on that tour. It would make its comeback though for the 2004 tour where it was played once again on all dates. For the 2006 tour it was once again dropped.
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