Statue of Liberty (song) the room holding it. The video was released on the "Look Look" video compilation. Statue of Liberty (song) "Statue of Liberty" is a 1978 single by XTC. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London and subsequently banned by the BBC for the lyrics "In my fantasy I sail beneath your skirt". XTC performed the song on the BBC2 television show "The Old Grey Whistle Test" in 1978. The music video for "Statue of Liberty" shows the band performing the song in a black room while cardboard cutouts of the Statue of Liberty holds up the microphones for the band.
Conservation-restoration of the Statue of Liberty agreed to a working relationship with the Committee. In June 1981, the Committee was incorporated as a non-profit foundation licensed by the state of New York to raise funds for the restoration effort. The Committee hired four French consultants said to have considerable expertise in their respective fields: an architect-engineer, a metals expert, a structural engineer and a mechanical engineer who were asked to compose a technical report on the physical condition of the statue. The French consultants visited Liberty Island in May, June, October and December 1981, before presenting a preliminary white paper to the National Park Service on