<P> "Same Old Scene" is a 1980 song recorded by English rock band Roxy Music and written by lead singer Bryan Ferry . The song was taken from the group's number one album Flesh and Blood, and was released as a single in late 1980 . It peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Charts and #35 in Australia . </P> <P> It contains a drum machine rhythm backing and intricate bass guitar work that would become ubiquitous in many Roxy Music songs that followed . "Same Old Scene" plays during both the opening and end credits of the 1980 film Times Square and is included on the film soundtrack . It also plays over the end scene and closing credits of the 2008 pilot episode for the television series Ashes to Ashes . </P> <P> Most of the single editions had a non-LP track on the B - side called "Lover", which was notable for being one of the few Roxy Music B - sides with lyrics . "Lover" was also featured on the Miami Vice II soundtrack album in 1986, the B Side of Bryan Ferry's "The Price of Love" single in 1989, and was later included in the 1995 Roxy Music boxed set The Thrill of It All . </P> <Ul> <Li> Bryan Ferry--vocals, keyboards </Li> <Li> Phil Manzanera--guitar </Li> <Li> Andy Mackay--saxophones and oboe </Li> <Li> Neil Hubbard--guitar </Li> <Li> Paul Carrack--strings </Li> <Li> Alan Spenner--bass </Li> <Li> Allan Schwartzberg--drums </Li> <Li> Suzanne Ciani - synthesizers </Li> </Ul>

Lyrics to same old scene by roxy music