Blue Rodeo is a Canadian country rock band formed in 1984 in Toronto. Jim C… Read Full Bio ↴Blue Rodeo is a Canadian country rock band formed in 1984 in Toronto. Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor, who have been friends since high school, having both attended North Toronto Collegiate Institute. The pair worked on forming a band after both attended Queen's University at Kingston. They had a few failed attempts and a few adventures before finally coming together with Cleave Anderson, Bazil Donovan, and Bob Wiseman to form Blue Rodeo. Their debut album Outskirts was produced by Terry Brown, who is perhaps best known for his work with Canadian hard rock legends Rush, was released in March 1987. They have been signed with Warner Music Canada since their debut, but have jumped around a bit in the USA and other markets, mostly on Warner Brothers, Rounder and recently re-signed with Warner Brothers International for the world.

The band consists of original members Cuddy (guitar/vocals), Keelor (guitar/vocals) and Donovan (bass) plus newer additions Glenn Milchem (drums), and Bob Egan (multi-instrumentalist). Former members include Anderson (drummer), Wiseman (keyboardist), Kim Deschamps (multi-instrumentalist), Mark French (drummer), and Jamie Gray (keyboardist) and Bob Packwood (keyboards).

Blue Rodeo is one of the most successful and well known contemporary Canadian bands, having released 11 studio albums, one live album, a greatest hits collection and a DVD which have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. In addition, both Cuddy and Keelor have released solo albums. Blue Rodeo members have collaborated extensively with other notable Canadian artists, including Jann Arden, Cowboy Junkies, Burton Cummings, Kathleen Edwards, Great Big Sea, Sarah McLachlan, The Sadies, Ron Sexsmith, Skydiggers, and The Tragically Hip. Blue Rodeo have won many Canadian music awards, including seven Juno Awards (Canada's Grammy) and principal songwriters Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor have been honoured with seven SOCAN awards.

The band released (November 2008) Blue Road a special 20th Anniversary Live 'bootleg' DVD which features an insightful documentary by Chris Mills and an acoustic CD of their 2008 February 29th Toronto Massey Hall concert. The DVD disc features some acoustic covers, including Neil Young's "Are You Ready For The Country", Randy Travis's "Diggin' Up Bones" and Ian & Sylvia Tyson's "Four Strong Winds." In addition, there's a new bonus studio track on the audio CD by Cuddy and Keelor called "Losing You", which is also performed Live on the DVD.

It was formally announced on June 16th, 2009, that Blue Rodeo will be inducted onto Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto in September, 2009.

On November 10th, 2009, Blue Rodeo released its twelfth studio album, The Things We Left Behind, which is a double CD featuring 16 original compositions by Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy. The release was produced by the band with engineering and mixing assistance from Darryl Neudorf (Neko Case, Jim Cuddy, Kevin Kane, Sarah McLachlan, The Sadies), and the first single to crack the airwaves is "Arizona Dust".

It was officially announced on December 12, 2011 that Blue Rodeo will be inducted into The Canadian Music Hall of Fame, with the formal presentation to occur on April 1st, 2012 at the Canadian Juno Awards.

Blue Rodeo released its 13th studio album on October 29th, 2013 entitled In Our Nature.

Canadian Governor General David Johnston announced on Dec. 30, 2013 that Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor will be celebrated as Officers of the Order of Canada, one of the country`s highest honours, in a ceremony to be scheduled later in 2014.

In the Fall of 2014, Blue Rodeo released their first seasonal holiday collection entitled, A Merrie Christmas To You, which is blessed with their favourite Christmas classics. The collection features beautiful songs by The Band, Big Star, Merle Haggard, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, and two moving originals entitled "Glad To Be Alive" and "Home To You This Christmas".

Blue Rodeo released its latest studio album on October 28, 2016 entitled 1000 Arms, which was produced by Tim Vesely and the band. The Warner Music Canada release features eleven new songs penned by Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor, and the first single is entitled "Superstar".

For photo galleries, tour dates and other information on Blue Rodeo you can visit their official website, www.BlueRodeo.com.

Beautiful
Blue Rodeo Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

You are sleeping
In a room down the hall
And outside your window snow falls
It's almost as beautiful
It's almost as beautiful
It's almost as beautiful as you

The gentle morning light

So quiet and true
It's almost as beautiful as you
It's almost as beautiful
It's almost as beautiful
It's almost as beautiful as you

And while the world is waking
I'll just sit here for awhile
Cause I couldn't imagine a better time
It's almost as beautiful

It's almost as beautiful
It's almost as beautiful as you

Overall Meaning

The song Beautiful by Blue Rodeo is a tribute to a loved one who is sleeping just down the hall. The lyrics describe the snow falling outside the window, and how it is almost as beautiful as the person sleeping. The gentle morning light is also described as being almost as beautiful as this person. The singer then says that he will sit and watch for a while, as he couldn't imagine a better time to be alive. The song is filled with love and admiration for this person and the beauty that surrounds them.

The lyrics to Beautiful are very poetic and emotional, and they evoke images of peacefulness and tranquility. The simple melody and acoustic guitar give the song a soft, gentle feel that matches the subject matter perfectly. The song showcases the beauty of nature and the love between two people. It is a reminder of how the simplest things in life can be the most beautiful.

Line by Line Meaning

You are sleeping
Your eyes are closed while you rest

In a room down the hall
You're in another room not so far away

And outside your window snow falls
Cold, icy water drops from the sky and onto the earth outside of where you lay

It's almost as beautiful
The sight of the snow outside is very nice

It's almost as beautiful as you
But these flakes of white still can't match your beauty and grace

The gentle morning light
The faint glow of the morning sun

So quiet and true
Tranquil and real, it gently illuminates the world

It's almost as beautiful as you
This light of day is close to being as stunning as you are

It's almost as beautiful
The peaceful sunrise is an impressive spectacle

It's almost as beautiful as you
But you still hold more beauty in your presence than anything else in nature I lay eyes on

And while the world is waking
As everybody begins a brand new day