1. A British boy band.
2. … Read Full Bio ↴There are many artists with the name Blue:
1. A British boy band.
2. A British pop rock group.
3. A Swedish indie band.
4. A project of Chris Mann and Paul Darking.
5. A rock band.
6. A world music band.
7. A j-rock band Blüe.
8. An electronic artist.
9. An indie artist with many releases.
10. An italo disco group.
11. A d'n'b artist.
12. An indie pop band.
13. A band fronted by Mark Storace.
1. A British boy band consisting of four members: Lee Ryan, Duncan James, Antony Costa, and Simon Webbe.
The band debuted in 2001, and split up after the big success, in 2005, but was reunited later.
All of the band members pursued solo singing careers alongside other interests.
All Rise
The band released their debut single All Rise which sold more than 1.300.000 copies on May 21, 2001 and the song rose to number four on the British Top 40.
Blue released their next single, Too Close (a cover version of Next's song), on August 27, 2001 and this song was Blue's first number one single.
After the CD single Too Close there were two new singles from the album All Rise; If you Come Back and Fly By II (which is a remix of Fly By). Those singles sold more than 200.000 copies in the UK.
One Love
The band released a new single and album, in the summer of 2002, both called One Love which was the most popular Blue's album, selling more than 3.000.000 copies.
Their next single, which also reached number one on the British Top 40, was a duet with Elton John entitled Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word, a cover version of one of John's songs. This track was number one in Europe for 6 weeks
In 2003 the third album Guilty was released.
The band decided to split after Elton John suggested that their popularity was decreasing and that they should concentrate on their solo careers. They did so after releasing their Best Of Blue greatest hits compilation in 2004, which contained a few new tracks such as Curtain Falls, Get Down On It and Only Words I Know.
The band announced in April 2009 that they had reformed. Their first confirmed gig was Capital FM's Summer Ball in London.
On 29th January 2011 they were unanimously chosen to represent the UK at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf, and have consequently reassembled into a boy band once more.
In 2012 the fourth album Roulette was released.
In 2015 the fifth album Colours was released.
2. A British pop rock group formed in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1973.
1st line-up:
Timmy Donald (b. 1946, Bristol, Avon, England) (drums),
Ian MacMillan (b. 1947, Paisley, Strathclyde, Scotland) (bass, guitar, vocal),
Hugh Nicholson (b. 1949, Rutherglen, Strathclyde, Scotland) (guitar, vocal, keyboard).
Signed to Elton John's Rocket Records label (John also produced them), they released their self-titled debut album Blue, then added Robert "Smiggy" Smith (b. 1946, Kiel, Germany) (guitar) for their second, Life in the Navy.
2nd line-up:
Ian MacMillan (bass, guitar, vocal),
Hugh Nicholson (guitar, vocal, keyboard),
Charlie Smith (drums),
David Nicholson (guitar).
This lineup scored a US singles chart entry and UK Top 40 hit with Gonna Capture Your Heart and recorded the third album Another Night Time Flight (1977) and the fourth album Fool's Party (1979), after which Blue broke up.
3. A Swedish indie band from Örebro. They have released two albums on the Skellefteå's label A West Side Fabrication, Blue (1993) and Sitting on a Sofa (1994). They have also released three EPs, Calling, Popsong EP and All I Ever Do.
4. A project of Chris Mann and Paul Darking from UK. The genres are dub, downtempo, ambient, trip hop and other electronic styles.
They released three albums (Resistance, Mexican Church and Nightwork), one mini album (Corrosion), some EP's and appeared on some compilations.
They were last active in 1999.
5. A Rock band which released the album Voice of Reason (2003).
6. A World music band which released Indigo Soulstice (2002) and Stay Gold (2004).
7. A J-rock band Blüe. Please see their second page for more information.
8. An electronic artist who released two albums (Losing Control and Intensity) in 1999 on the label Fast Moving.
9. An indie artist.
Discography:
- Welcome to the Nineties (1990),
- The Lion's Den (1991),
- Alive in the Valley, Dead in the Water (1993),
- The Lion And The Pride (Live, 1994),
- Burden (1995),
- Rockabilly Rat (1999).
- Holly's Song (2000),
- Something Borrowed Something (2002),
He composes film scores such as those for the feature-length TV movies 'Legends' (2003) and 'South Mountain Magic' (2006) and the indie film 'Cowboy Killer' (2008).
He has also worked under the monikers Metal Machine (with DiRTY DEAL founder/front-man Terry Miller) and Church Of Chaos.
He has produced and performed on a number of records with Rockabilly / Punk artist Erik Mielzarek. His current musical vehicle is the band Booze Monkey.
10. An Italo Disco group which released Everybody Needs Somebody in 1986.
11. A dnb artist who first released on the label Runninz in 1997 (the label is famously owned by Marvellous Cain.)
When he went to Vinyl Distribution, a German label, it was rumoured to have prompted Marvellous Cain to threaten to throw Blue out of the window.
He also recorded on the labels Southern Sessions, Streetbeats and Noir amongst others and recorded with a number of artists including Donovan Smith. He also had a number of releases under the names Ultra Violet and ZnO. As a sound designer he has worked under the name ZnO with Robert Morgan on the short films 'The Cat With Hands' (which won a Welsh BAFTA), 'The Separation' and 'Monsters'.
12. An indie pop band from Campinas, Brazil. They changed the name to Summer, I Swear.
13. A band fronted by Krokus frontman Mark Storace.
Line-up: Marc Storrace (vocals), Vic Vergeat (guitar/keyboards, ex-Toad, guest on Gotthard's D Frosted), Rick Schultz (drums).
Before the Kiss a Redcap
Blue Lyrics
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We're back home at Conry's bar
The blond girl with her tattoo,
Reds and wine, cokes of course
Oh my Susie, my Susie,
Why did we ever start
It's morning now, you'd never know
Glows in the dark
And underneath the black light,
Underneath it all
Four and forty redheads meet,
Come to doom, doom the dawn
With threats of gas and rose motif
Their lips apart like swollen rose
Their tongues extend, and then retract
A redcap, a redcap, before the kiss
Before the kiss.
Doors like flint and window panes
An endless shadow bar
The owner's boys have gone to work
To stop big deals behind that bar
While outside on the turnpike
They got this new hit tune
Where thrills become as cheap as gas
And gas as cheap as thrills
One threat and mundane here at last
Expect to cross one more
Lecherous invisible
Beware the livid cat
Whose black teeth grip between loose jaws
Still ripe and fully bloomed
A rose that's not from anywhere
That you would know or I would care
And the owners act most cheerfully
Back home at Conry's bar
When their patrons' thoughts at last
Grow too big for their skulls
Awful things are happening
We've let this drama fold
And now the time has come at last
To crush the motif of the rose.
So grab your rose and ring side seat
We're back home at Conry's bar
The blond girl with her tattoo
Reds and wine, cokes of course
Oh my Susie, my Susie
Why did we ever start
It's morning now, you'd never know
The gin, the gin, glows in the dark
Glows in the dark
The lyrics of Blue Öyster Cult's "Before the Kiss a Redcap" paint a vivid picture of a night at Conry's bar, where patrons engage in mysterious and flirtatious behavior. The song begins by describing the bar's atmosphere, with the singer inviting the listener to grab a rose and a ringside seat. Susie, presumably an object of the singer's affection, is also present. The lyrics suggest that the night involves heavy drinking, as the gin "glows" in the dark. The mention of the "redcap" adds an element of danger and mystery to the scene.
The second verse describes what is happening under the black light, with "four and forty redheads" meeting and flirting with each other. The motif of the rose is prominent, with the redheads' lips "apart like swollen roses" and their tongues extending and retracting "before the kiss". The lyrics also allude to some sort of threat, with the mention of gas, and suggest that there are people at the bar with malicious intentions.
The final verses of the song describe the sinister side of Conry's bar. The "owners' boys" are trying to prevent big deals from happening, and there is a "lecherous invisible" presence to be wary of. The mention of the "livid cat" adds to the unsettling atmosphere. The lyrics suggest that the patrons are becoming too big for their own good and that something drastic needs to be done to "crush the motif of the rose".
Overall, the song portrays a seedy and dangerous environment, where patrons engage in risky behavior and potentially sinister dealings are taking place.
Line by Line Meaning
So grab your rose and ring side seat,
Come watch the show with your rose in hand
We're back home at Conry's bar
We're back at our usual haunt, Conry's bar
The blond girl with her tattoo,
The blonde girl with her tattoo is here,
Reds and wine, cokes of course
Some people are drinking wine, others are having a coke
Oh my Susie, my Susie,
Oh my dear Susie, my beloved,
Why did we ever start
Why did we ever begin this relationship
It's morning now, you'd never know
Although it's morning, you wouldn't be able to tell
The gin, the gin, glows in the dark
The gin seems to glow in the darkness
And underneath the black light,
Under the black light,
Underneath it all
Without any pretense, hidden from view
Four and forty redheads meet,
44 redheads have gathered here
Come to doom, doom the dawn
Here to bring destruction and ruin to the coming day
With threats of gas and rose motif
With gas as their weapon and the rose as their symbol
Their lips apart like swollen rose
Their lips look like swollen roses
Their tongues extend, and then retract
Their tongues move in and out, teasing and taunting
A redcap, a redcap, before the kiss
A being from folklore, a redcap, is present just before a kiss
Before the kiss.
Before they lock lips
Doors like flint and window panes
The doors and windows are strong and sturdy
An endless shadow bar
A bar full of shadows with no end in sight
The owner's boys have gone to work
The owner's staff is working hard
To stop big deals behind that bar
To prevent any secret activities from happening there
While outside on the turnpike
Meanwhile, outside on the road
They got this new hit tune
Someone has a new popular song
Where thrills become as cheap as gas
Where excitement is cheap, like gas
And gas as cheap as thrills
And gas is as inexpensive as adventure
One threat and mundane here at last
Once a threat, now it seems ordinary
Expect to cross one more
Prepare to face one last challenge
Lecherous invisible
An unseen entity full of perverse desire
Beware the livid cat
Beware the angry and fierce feline
Whose black teeth grip between loose jaws
The cat's jaws are open, revealing its black teeth
Still ripe and fully bloomed
Although mature, it is still beautiful
A rose that's not from anywhere
A rose that doesn't belong anywhere
That you would know or I would care
That neither of us is familiar with or interested in
And the owners act most cheerfully
The owners are acting very happy and jovial
Back home at Conry's bar
Right here in Conry's bar
When their patrons' thoughts at last
When the customers finally
Grow too big for their skulls
Become too big-headed and arrogant
Awful things are happening
Terrible events are unfolding
We've let this drama fold
We've allowed this story to come to an end
And now the time has come at last
And now, finally,
To crush the motif of the rose.
To put an end to the rose symbol once and for all.
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