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.
Dark Angel
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 opening lines of Blue Rodeo's "Dark Angel" describe the singer's encounter with a girl in a dream. The lyrics depict the girl as having a mesmerizing effect on the singer, to the point where he feels like he is still in a state of half-slumber. The dark angel is described as having given the singer "diamonds for eyes," which could be interpreted as a metaphor for a newfound sense of clarity and insight that the singer experiences as a result of meeting her.
The second verse of the song brings up the idea of "rumours of heaven," which could be interpreted as rumors about the afterlife or a higher power. The singer then begs the dark angel to "shine your light on my curse," implying that he is seeking redemption or release from something that troubles him. The singer expresses a desire to find the dark angel again, but until then he will "see you around in my mind."
The final verse of the song mentions Colorado as the place where the singer must go to find the dark angel. It seems that the singer is willing to make a physical journey to find the girl who has left such an impression on him. The song ends with the singer requesting that the dark angel "shine your light on me," suggesting that he is still seeking something from her - whether it be clarity, guidance, or something else entirely.
Overall, the lyrics of "Dark Angel" are somewhat abstract and open to interpretation. The song touches on themes of love, longing, and spirituality, but the meanings behind the lyrics are left up to the listener to discern.
Line by Line Meaning
I met this girl,
The singer met a girl in his dream
She walking through one of my dreams
The girl was walking in the singer's dream
She kissed my eyes and everything that
The girl kissed the singer's eyes and every word she said
She said made so much sense to me,
The girl's words made sense to the singer
That I still feel like I'm half asleep
The singer still feels like he is dreaming
My dark angel,
The girl is referred to as the singer's dark angel
She gave me diamonds for eyes
The girl gave the singer a new perspective
She walked by
The girl walked past the singer
Now I'm hypnotized
The girl's presence has a hypnotic effect on the singer
By this dream that just won't stop
The singer is captivated by this dream
And I feel like I've always been
The dream seems to have always been present in the singer's life
Lost in this dream
The singer feels lost in the dream
Rumours of heaven
There are rumors of heaven
Only speed the truth on earth
The rumors of heaven only make the truth on earth come faster
My dark angel
The girl is referred to again as the singer's dark angel
Shine your light on my curse
The singer asks the girl to help him overcome his burden
You are the other that I have to find
The girl is the other half of the singer's soul that he needs to find
Until I do, guess
Until the singer finds the girl, he imagines
I'll see you around in my mind
The singer will keep the girl in his thoughts
So Colorado
The singer wants to go to Colorado
Is the place I have to go
Colorado is the place the singer feels he needs to be
I heard a rumour she loves
The singer heard a rumor that the girl loves
The mountains and the snow
The girl loves the mountains and snow
My dark angel,
The girl is referred to yet again as the singer's dark angel
I offer you my heart
The singer offers his heart to the girl
Think I loved you from the start
The singer believes he has loved the girl from the beginning
Cause there's this face
The singer sees a face that he has never seen before
That I know that I've never seen
The singer knows that he has never seen this face before
Sometimes I feel
The singer sometimes feels
I'm living in someone else's dream
The singer feels like he is living in someone else's dream
Still I thank you for stopping to talk
The singer thanks the girl for stopping to talk
And I wonder,
The singer wonders
Just into who's dream did who walk.
The singer ponders whose dream he and the girl are in
Oh my dark angel
The song concludes with a final reference to the girl as the singer's dark angel
Shine your light on me
The singer asks the girl to shine her light on him
Shine your light, Shine your light
The singer repeats the request for the girl to shine her light
Shine your light
The song ends with one final request for the girl to shine her light
On me, on me.
The singer wants the girl to shine her light on him
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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!