There is more than one artist with this name:

1) British hardrock ba… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:

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.

Still of the Night
Blue Murder Lyrics

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In the still of the night
I hear the wolf howl, honey
Sniffing around your door
In the still of the night
I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more

In the shadow of night

I see the full moon rise
Telling me what's in store,
My heart start aching
My body start a shaking
And I can't take no more, no, no

Now I just wanna get close to you
An taste your love so sweet
And I just wanna make love to you
Feel your body heat...

In the still of the night...
In the still of the night...
Over here baby...

In the heat of the day
I hang my head down low
And hide my face from the sun
Through the light of the day

Until the evening time
I'm waiting for the night to come

In the still of the night,
In the cool moonlight,
I feel heart is aching
In the still of the night...

Tell me here baby

In the still of the night
I hear the wolf howl, honey
Sniffing around your door...
In the still of the night
I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more...

Now I just wanna get close to you
An taste your love so sweet
And I just wanna make love to you
Feel your body heat.

In the still of the night...

Still of the night,

Still of the night,
Still of the night...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Blue Murder's song "Still of the Night" is a sensual song about a man who is driven by his physical desire for a woman. The man describes feeling his heart beating heavily and his body shaking, indicating a strong physical attraction. The references to the wolf howling and the full moon rising add a sense of danger and animalistic passion to the lyrics. The man is waiting for the night to come, indicating that he wants to engage in a passionate encounter with the woman. The repetition of "In the still of the night" emphasizes the intensity of the desire and the urgency to act on it.

The song highlights the contrast between day and night - during the day, the man is hiding from the sun and waiting for the night to come, representing a release from his inhibitions. The lyrics suggest that the man desires a physical connection with the woman that cannot be satisfied during the day, but only in the "still of the night" when there is no one else around. The repeated refrain of "Still of the night" conveys a sense of longing and anticipation for the moment when the man and woman will be alone together.

Overall, the lyrics to "Still of the Night" are a passionate and evocative description of physical desire and the longing for human connection.

Line by Line Meaning

In the still of the night
During the quietness of the night

I hear the wolf howl, honey
I hear the wolf cry and I call my lover 'honey'

Sniffing around your door
The wolf is smelling and waiting at your door

I feel my heart beating heavy
My heart is pounding hard

Telling me I gotta have more
I want more of you

In the shadow of night
During the dark time of night

I see the full moon rise
I see the moon in its fullness

Telling me what's in store
It's foreshadowing what's going to happen

My heart start aching
My heart begins to hurt

My body start a shaking
My body starts to shake