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1) British hardrock band
2) Dutch guitarpop band
3) British folk group
1) Blue Murder was the hard rock brainchild of ex-Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy guitarist John Sykes. The original 1988 lineup of the band, also included ex-The Firm bass player Tony Franklin and drummer Cozy Powell (although he was almost immediately replaced by Carmine Appice). Ray Gillen was also briefly in the 1988 line-up before Sykes decided to take the vocal duties himself in addition to guitar.
Hoping to capitalize upon the success of Whitesnake's multi-platinum 1987, Geffen Records signed Sykes to form a new band. After auditioning several vocalists (including Tony Martin and Ray Gillen), Sykes was encouraged to handle vocal duties himself.
Their self titled debut did moderately well, peaking at #69 on the Billboard Top 200, and spawned the singles "Jelly Roll" (#15, Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks) and "Valley of the Kings", which received substantial airplay on MTV's Headbanger's Ball.
In 1993, the follow-up Nothing But Trouble was released. While the original lineup recorded much of the album, Sykes' hesitancy at handing the vocal chores resurfaced; he recruited Baton Rouge singer Kelly Keeling. After spending more than a year laying down the vocal tracks for the album, John was not convinced that the vocals were to his liking. He proceeded to go over the lead vocal tracks with his own until Kelly had only one lead vocal track left, "I'm On Fire".
Perhaps stemming from Keeling's ouster, Franklin and Appice left midway through the recording sessions, to be replaced by bassist Marco Mendoza and drummer Tommy O'Steen.
As Nothing But Trouble was released well after the grunge explosion of 1991, it received virtually no promotion from Geffen. The album's lead-off track "We All Fall Down" reached #35 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, but the album was a commercial failure.
A live recording, Screaming Blue Murder, was to be the band's final release before their 1992 split.
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2) Blue Murder was a Dutch band formed after the split up of Soviet Sex back in 1982. The members on the first albums are:
MAARTEN VAN DER PLOEG: voc, guitar
PHIL VAN TONGEREN: voc, synthesizer
RYU TAJIRI: voc, synthesizer
ROGIER VAN DER PLOEG: guitar
ANNEMIEK LELYVELD: bass
MONIEK VOULON: drums
Also on drums on the latter albums: Jos den Brok, and in 1986 Kors Eijkelboom. In 1987 the group falls apart. In the Amsterdam Melkweg arena was their final concert.
Blue Murder plays guitarpop, like Talking Heads.
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3) Blue Murder is an occasional folk supergroup, containing various members of Swan Arcade, Coope Boyes and Simpson, Waterson:Carthy and The Watersons.
Dance
Blue Murder Lyrics
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With the wind in her hair
She's got heavenly lips
With a wild-eyed stare
She's like a vision in white
She's a school boy's delight
She's got a .38 special
Running hot tonight
Rev it up baby
Hold on tight
(Dance) to the rythm of love tonight
She don't believe in love at first sight
But she'll dance
(If) you want a little satisfaction
If you needa little love tonight
You know she know what she like
Like the boys in the band
She's got her radio blasting as loud
as she can
She like living it up
And taking it down
Just like a goddess of love
On a white-winged cloud
N Rev it up baby
Hold on tight
(Dance) to the rythm of love tonight
She don't believe in love at first sight
But she'll dance
(If) you want a little satisfaction
If you needa little love tonight
She'll keep pushing just a little bit harder
She'll keep taking just a little bit more
Love lickin' your lips
Your backbone slips
She'll send you out to heaven
As she's riding on on your cruisin' machine
She's got love in her eyes
With the wind in her hair
She's got heavenly lips
With a wild-eyed stare
She's like a vision in white
She's a school boy's delight
She's got a .38 special
Running hot tonight
Rev it up baby
Hold on tight
(Dance) to the rythm of love tonight
She don't believe in love at first sight
But she'll dance
(If) you want a little satisfaction
If you needa little love tonight
If you need a little love reaction
If you want a little
Take a little
More more more more
Dance
Rev it up baby
Hold on tight
Dance to the rhythm of love tonight
And she don't believe in love at first sight
But she'll dance
If you want a little satisfaction
If hyou need a little love tonight
Dance
If you need a little love reaction
If you need a little love tonight
The song "Dance" by Blue Murder is an energetic rock track that speaks of a woman with love in her eyes, wild hair, and heavenly lips. The lyrics describe her as a vision in white and a schoolboy's delight. She is holding a .38 special, adding to her dangerous and mysterious aura. The song encourages the listener to rev it up and hold on tight, to dance to the rhythm of love tonight, and to get a little satisfaction and love reaction. The singer proclaims that while the woman doesn't believe in love at first sight, she will dance if you want a little satisfaction and love tonight.
The lyrics suggest that the woman described is a free spirit who likes to live it up and take things down, with a wild and carefree attitude. The song speaks to the primal desires of the listener, urging them to let go and dance to the rhythm of love tonight. The guitar solo in the song reinforces the feeling of euphoric release that dancing can bring. Overall, "Dance" is a song about the transformative power of music, and how it can help us shed our inhibitions and connect with our deepest desires.
Line by Line Meaning
She's got love in her eyes
The woman being sung about is looking at the person singing with love in her eyes.
With the wind in her hair
The woman is outdoors and the wind is blowing through her hair.
She's got heavenly lips
The woman's lips are described as being heavenly, perfect.
With a wild-eyed stare
The woman is looking wild-eyed or intense.
She's like a vision in white
The woman is wearing white and looks like a beautiful vision.
She's a school boy's delight
The woman is attractive to school-aged boys.
She's got a .38 special Running hot tonight
The woman has a gun and it is being used extensively tonight.
Rev it up baby Hold on tight
The artist is telling the listener to get ready for something exciting.
(Dance) to the rhythm of love tonight
The woman is dancing to the rhythm of love tonight, experiencing a passionate moment.
She don't believe in love at first sight But she'll dance
The woman is skeptical about love at first sight, but she is still willing to dance.
(If) you want a little satisfaction If you need a little love tonight
The singer is suggesting that the listener can have both satisfaction and love tonight, if they so desire.
She'll keep pushing just a little bit harder
The woman is pushing herself to the limit, going further and/or faster than before.
She'll keep taking just a little bit more
The woman is willing to take more of whatever she is enjoying, perhaps symbolic of her desire for pleasure tonight.
Love lickin' your lips Your backbone slips
This line employs metaphor to describe the passionate moment, with the listener enjoying the moment so much that their lips are licked and their backbone slips.
She'll send you out to heaven As she's riding on your cruising machine
The woman will help the listener achieve a moment of ecstasy or great pleasure, as she is riding on their motorcycle/machine.
If you need a little love reaction If you need a little love tonight
The artist suggests that the listener may need an immediate response to their need for love and desire, setting the stage for physical interaction.
If you want a little Take a little More more more more Dance
The artist is encouraging the listener to take a little more of what they desire and dance with the woman in question.
Contributed by Daniel L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.