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.
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Blue Rodeo Lyrics
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She walking through one of my dreams
She kissed my eyes and everything that
She said made so much sense to me,
That I still feel like I'm half asleep
My dark angel,
She gave me diamonds for eyes
Now I'm hypnotized
By this dream that just won't stop
And I feel like I've always been
Lost in this dream
Rumours of heaven
Only speed the truth on earth
My dark angel
Shine your light on my curse
You are the other that I have to find
Until I do, guess
I'll see you around in my mind
So Colorado
Is the place I have to go
I heard a rumour she loves
The mountains and the snow
Well my dark angel,
She gave me diamonds for eyes
My dark angel,
I offer you my heart
My dark angel,
Think I loved you from the start
Cause there's this face
That I know that I've never seen
Sometimes I feel
I'm living in someone else's dream
Still I thank you for stopping to talk
And I wonder,
Just into who's dream did who walk.
Oh my dark angel
Shine your light on me
Shine your light, Shine your light
Shine your light
On me, on me.
The song "Dark Angel" by Canadian band Blue Rodeo seems to tell the story of a dream in which the singer meets a girl ("my dark angel"), who he is deeply infatuated with. She gave him "diamonds for eyes", which could be interpreted as an illustration of his perception being altered or enlightened by this girl. He's so transfixed by her that he feels like he's "always been lost in this dream". However, he's not sure if the girl is real, as he mentions that there's "this face that I know that I've never seen". The singer asks his dark angel to shine her light on him, and he wonders if she's part of a divine plan since he mentions "rumours of heaven only speed the truth on earth".
The lyrics to "Dark Angel" are open to interpretation, but they seem to revolve around a sense of longing and excitement for something that seems just out of reach. The dream motif suggests that the song is expressing a desire to escape from the mundane world or a particular set of circumstances into something more fantastical or meaningful. The idea of having "diamonds for eyes" suggests that the girl is imparting some form of spiritual or psychological enlightenment, which in turn suggests that the singer is searching for a deeper level of meaning in his life.
Line by Line Meaning
I met this girl,
I encountered a woman
She walking through one of my dreams
She appeared during one of my dreams
She kissed my eyes and everything that
She caressed my eyes and everything she uttered
She said made so much sense to me,
Her words were meaningful to me
That I still feel like I'm half asleep
I still feel like I'm dreaming
My dark angel,
My mysterious and captivating companion
She gave me diamonds for eyes
She bestowed me with clarity and vision
She walked by
She passed by
Now I'm hypnotized
Now I'm entranced and fascinated
By this dream that just won't stop
By this persistent and unrelenting dream
And I feel like I've always been
And I experience like I'm destined
Lost in this dream
Lost in this illusion
Rumours of heaven
Gossip of paradise
Only speed the truth on earth
Only accelerate the truth on earth
My dark angel
My enigmatic companion
Shine your light on my curse
Illuminate and expose my affliction
You are the other that I have to find
You are the different one I must discover
Until I do, guess
Until then, suppose
I'll see you around in my mind
I'll imagine and remember you in my thoughts
So Colorado
So the state of Colorado
Is the place I have to go
Is where I must travel
I heard a rumour she loves
I heard a whisper that she enjoys
The mountains and the snow
The mountain peaks and the snowfall
Well my dark angel,
Well my captivating companion,
She gave me diamonds for eyes
She endued me with clarity and vision
My dark angel,
My mysterious and captivating companion
I offer you my heart
I give you my affection
My dark angel,
My enigmatic companion
Think I loved you from the start
Believe I loved you from the beginning
Cause there's this face
Because there's this person
That I know that I've never seen
That I recognize but have never encountered
Sometimes I feel
Sometimes I experience
I'm living in someone else's dream
I'm existing in another person's illusion
Still I thank you for stopping to talk
Still, I express gratitude for conversing with me
And I wonder,
And I speculate,
Just into who's dream did who walk.
Just whose dream did we encounter each other in
Oh my dark angel
Oh my mysterious and captivating companion
Shine your light on me
Illuminate and reveal myself to me
Shine your light, Shine your light
Illuminate and expose
Shine your light
Illuminate and reveal me
On me, on me.
On me, on myself.
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@steveparrish9803
Great song. For some reason it makes me think of Townes Van Zandt:
"So Colorado
Is a place I have to go
I heard a rumour
She loves the mountains and the snow
My dark angel
She gave me diamonds for eyes
My dark angel
I offer you my heart
My dark angel
I think I loved you from the start"
Townes:
My home is Colorado with their proud mountains tall
Where the rivers like gypsy's down her black canyons fall
I'm a long, long way from Denver with a long way to go
So lend an ear to my singing 'cause I'll be back no more
The line "diamonds for eyes" is perfect for Townes' lyrics.
@jeffreybarkin3177
Perhaps because the Listing should mention SARAH McLACHLAN?
Her Fans are SO DEVOTED!
WHY does YouTube even offer THUMBS DOWN?
If people do not Appreciate Artists' work, WHY KNOCK IT when they can Simply SELECT ANOTHER or CLOSE IT?
THIS is A MASTERPIECE Song that seems to Strike A Chord with MANY of BLUE RODEO's devoted Fans, including Yours Truly!
GREG KEELER's vocals and the duet's mysterious storyline is So MEMORABLE...
HAUNTING.
Thank You BLUE RODEO for Such an AWESOME Tune!
❤ 😂 ❤
@karenp2664
I will never forget watching him sing his heart out at ArtPark in Lewiston,NY whilst the crowd talked over him. So sad …because it is my absolute fav Blue Rodeo song.
@jackobite68
I met this girl from Burlington ont I miss her every day.
@danixcharles112
It's unreal the amount of times I've listened to this song 🥹✨🫶🏾
@davek2687
Dark Angle, another gem by Blue Rodeo.
@user-rc5sd7gt9g
This song touches my heart & soul
@AlainBradette
Augest 1996 North Bay Ontario Festival. they played the whole 5 Day's in july Album. I was 13. I won't forget that concert, Jim Said that there was a great audience. that and I saw them again 2012 north bay. I love playing some of their tunes on the Guitar. I love this Band so much.
@rebeccacommanda9333
I've seen them so many times I lost count. My sister, mom and I stopped at a record store in Ottawa. They were playing the Outskirts album. My sister bought the cassette and we listened to it all the way back home to North Bay. Hooked!
Joined my mom to the fan club. She loved Bobby Wiseman. He was so offbeat. Quite the poet and showman.
@jessestewart169
Great taste son 👌
@georgejessen3321
I am going to hear them tonight in Glacé Bay NS, to play 5 days in July albulm
@laurasloot4250
Going to See Blue Rodeo at the Calgary Stampede in 4 hours. YAY!