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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.
Love Child
Blue Murder Lyrics
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I've fallen in love with that lady
She should have been charging by the hour
My best friend's thinkin' I'm crazy
But they don't see or feel her power
I must have been thinking about lovin'
Just about once or twice
And makin' me feel alright
'Cause a little bit of love keep me happy for the
longest time
Hold on, 'cause I'm comin'
For your lovin', baby, please
It's your kiss that I'm missin'
And I'm beggin', please
Lay a kiss on my lips
Sweet caressing fingertips
This is love child
Love child
Read the sign on the wall
Only love will conquer all
This is love child
This is love child
Seduce me with your lips
I've never known anything quite like this
Hey, oh, ooh
Pleasure and pain
You're making me crawl
You're making me feel like I've never been done before
Just a little bit more
Just a little more
I must have been thinking about lovin'
Just about once or twice
I must have been thinkin' about kissin'
All through the night
'Cause a little bit of love keep me happy for the
longest time
Hold on, 'cause I'm comin'
For your lovin', baby, please
It's your kiss that I'm missin'
And I'm beggin', please
Lay a kiss on my lips
Sweet caressing fingertips
This is love child
Love child
Read the sign on the wall
Only love will conquer all
This is love child
This is love child
Seduce me with your lips
I've never known anything quite like this
Hey, oh, ooh
Pleasure in pain
You're making me crawl
You're making me feel like I've never been done before
Just a little bit more
Oh, just a little more
Fallen in love with that lady
She should have been charging by the hour
My best friend's thinkin' I'm crazy
But they don't see or feel her power
Seduce me with your lips
I've never known anything quite like this
Hey, oh, ooh
Pleasure and pain
You're making me crawl
You're making me feel like I've never been done before
This is love child
Love child
This is love child
This is love child
This is love child
Love child
This is love child
This is love child
This is love child
Love child
This is love child
This is love child
This is love child
Love child
The lyrics to Blue Murder's Love Child seem to be about falling in love with a woman who has a powerful hold over the singer. He is so captivated by her that he feels like he should be paying for her time, and his friends think he's crazy. The lyrics describe the intensity of his attraction, with lines like "Seduce me with your lips" and "Making me feel like I've never been done before." The chorus repeats the phrase "This is love child" and declares that "only love will conquer all."
The lyrics suggest that the singer is in the grip of a powerful, almost overwhelming love. He can't think of anything else but this lady and the feelings she gives him. The lines "I must have been thinking about lovin'/Just about once or twice" and "All through the night" suggest that he's consumed by desire and can't get enough of this woman's attention. Despite his friends' doubts and any potential difficulties that might come with pursuing this relationship, the singer seems determined to follow his heart.
The song seems to be celebrating the depth and intensity of romantic love, even when it defies reason or practicality. It suggests that love can conquer obstacles and make us feel alive in ways we never have before. At the same time, the lyrics acknowledge the power dynamics that can be at play in romance, with the singer feeling like he should be paying for this woman's time and her seductive powers making him feel vulnerable.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, yeah
Expressing excitement or emphasis for what is about to be said.
I've fallen in love with that lady
The singer has an intense emotional attachment to a woman.
She should have been charging by the hour
The woman has such an alluring quality that she could make money from it.
My best friend's thinkin' I'm crazy
The singer's friends are questioning his sanity for being enamored by this woman.
But they don't see or feel her power
The singer's friends lack the ability to perceive or understand the woman's captivating quality.
I must have been thinking about lovin'
The singer's thoughts are consumed by thoughts of intimacy.
Just about once or twice
The singer fantasizes about intimacy frequently.
I must have been thinkin' about kissin'
The singer's desire for physical intimacy includes kissing.
And makin' me feel alright
Intimacy makes the singer feel happy and content.
'Cause a little bit of love keep me happy for the longest time
The singer's need for intimacy is not excessive, just enough to make him feel happy.
Hold on, 'cause I'm comin'
The singer is eager to fulfill his desire for intimacy.
For your lovin', baby, please
The singer is pleading for physical intimacy from his love interest.
It's your kiss that I'm missin'
The absence of his love interest's kiss is causing emotional distress to the singer.
And I'm beggin', please
The singer is begging for physical intimacy from his love interest.
Lay a kiss on my lips
The singer yearns for a seductive kiss from his love interest.
Sweet caressing fingertips
The singer wants to be touched in a gentle and affectionate way.
This is love child
The singer's yearning for intimacy and the seductive quality of his love interest represent a love so deep it can only be described as a 'love child'.
Read the sign on the wall
The singer is emphasizing that love is the only thing that can conquer all.
Only love will conquer all
The singer believes that only love can overcome any obstacle.
Seduce me with your lips
The singer wants to be enticed and captivated by his love interest's lips.
I've never known anything quite like this
The singer is overwhelmed by the intensity of his love for his physical desire for his love interest.
Hey, oh, ooh
An expression of excitement or pleasure.
Pleasure and pain
Although intense desire for intimacy can be painful, the pleasure it brings makes it worth enduring.
You're making me crawl
The singer has an insatiable desire for physical intimacy with his love interest, to the point of crawling towards her.
You're making me feel like I've never been done before
The singer's love interest makes him feel like he has never experienced physical intimacy like this before.
Just a little bit more
The singer can't get enough physical intimacy with his love interest and is pleading for more.
This is love child
The singer's intense love for his physical desire for his love interest surpasses what is normal and can only be described as a 'love child'.
This is love child
The singer continues to emphasize the intensity of his emotions with the repetition of the phrase 'love child'.
This is love child
The singer is proclaiming the importance of his love interest and the depth of his feelings by repeating 'love child'.
This is love child
The singer is emphasizing the powerful effect his physical desire for his love interest is having on him with the repetition of 'love child'.
This is love child
The singer concludes the song by making one last reaffirmation of his deep love and physical desire for his love interest.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOHN JAMES SYKES
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