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.
You're Everywhere
Blue Rodeo Lyrics
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That's not enough you want more
Like the writing on an ancient wall
You're a mystery that I'll never solve
Yeah you're everywhere
Yeah you're everywhere
Yeah you're everywhere but you're just not there for me
Well I've walked along the red canal of mars
I've known kings and king makers
Poets painters and paupers
I've danced danced on the rings of Saturn
Still your pilgrim soul is the only thing that ever mattered
Yeah you're everywhere
Yeah you're everywhere
Yeah you're everywhere but you're just not there for me
For me
Rock it!
Yeah this old world ain't always what it seems
Sometimes I feel I'm living in someone else's dream
There's a face I know that I've never seen
Still a hundred million miles
Ten thousand years
Ain't going to change a thing
Yeah you're everywhere
Yeah you're everywhere
Yeah you're everywhere but you're just not there for me
For me
Yeah you're everywhere but you're just not there for me
For me
Yeah you're everywhere but you're just not there for me
Blue Rodeo’s “You’re Everywhere,” the fourth track on their 1987 album “Outskirts,” is a complex song about unrequited love. The singer has given everything they have to the person they love, and despite their efforts, they are still unable to receive love in return. The first verse establishes the singer’s commitment to their love, but also hints at his partner’s insatiable desires. The reference to an “ancient wall” further alludes to the idea that their relationship is steeped in history and mystery that the singer feels they will never truly understand.
The second verse compares the singer’s experiences to walking on Mars and dancing on Saturn, but despite these incredible feats, they feel as though nothing matters without the love of their partner. The repeated lyrics of “you’re everywhere” emphasize the obsession the singer has with their love, despite the lack of reciprocity. In the bridge, the singer questions the reality of their experience, wondering if they are living someone else’s dream. The final stanza acknowledges that the distance between the singer and their love is insurmountable, and that time will not change the fact that their partner is simply not there for them.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah I gave you my heart and I gave you my soul
I deeply and completely committed myself to you emotionally and spiritually
That's not enough you want more
You always want more from me and my devotion isn't enough for you
Like the writing on an ancient wall
You are mysterious, cryptic, and inscrutable
You're a mystery that I'll never solve
I know that I can never fully understand you or your motives
Yeah you're everywhere
You are omnipresent and impossible for me to avoid
Yeah you're everywhere but you're just not there for me
Despite your constant presence, you are emotionally distant and disconnected from me
Well I've walked along the red canal of mars
I've experienced the most fantastical, impossible things
I've known kings and king makers
I've met and interacted with people of the highest power and status
Poets painters and paupers
I've encountered people from all walks of life, including artists and the destitute
I've danced danced on the rings of Saturn
I've achieved the highest possible level of success and fulfillment
Still your pilgrim soul is the only thing that ever mattered
Despite all my incredible experiences, you are the only thing that truly matters to me
Yeah this old world ain't always what it seems
The world is full of illusions and things are not always as they appear
Sometimes I feel I'm living in someone else's dream
I feel like my life is not my own and I am not in control
There's a face I know that I've never seen
There are things that I am aware of but have not experienced or discovered
Still a hundred million miles
Ten thousand years
Ain't going to change a thing
No amount of time or distance will make a difference in my feelings for you
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: GREG KEELOR, JIM CUDDY
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