Pumping Norteño bass scored Bobby Blues’ childhood soundtrack in the small motor town of Bedford, Indiana. An energetic culture-clash forged his home, his factory-worker father, a good ole’ boy came from the Indiana backwoods. Bobbys mother came from a village in Costa Rica. She encouraged his spirit, music, and imagination. Once, they were coloring and he didn’t have a green crayon for the trees. “The trees can be any color you want,” she told him. That’s been his philosophy ever since.
Growing older, Bobby Blues’ imagination and independence could make for a hard time. His ever-changing, crazy hair and Madonna-wannabe ensembles were a bit much for Bedford. Bullied and picked on, a teacher once even threatened to beat out his sissiness out with his fists, but music kept him going. From age four, he sang, and composed for recitals, and always had solo parts in choirs. He prayed for Madonna to rescue him. She never showed so he got the hell out of Bedford.
Once old enough, Bobby went to live with his best friend in Seattle where he started his own band as well as lending his vocals to a duo in London called Swayzak for their electronic recordings. Bobby felt he had gone as far as he could in Seattle, so he packed his bags and moved to NYC. Bobby paid a short visit to his hometown, gave a kiss to mom and dad, got on a bus in front of the local feed & seed store in Bedford, IN and got off at the NYC Port Authority station.
Bobby Blue immediately started performing in NYC at open mics and in singing competitions with his guitar. His fun stage presence and big voice made him known as a powerful performer. Audiences were deafeningly excited but his countertenor high voice threw off music industry professionals. Bobby was deemed “not All American” because they thought he was too gay and that his voice was freakish. He kept singing but there were definitely times that he wanted to quit music because he kept getting snubbed. Fortunately the performer inside of him kept forcing him to the stage. Bobbys first album, a folky-electro album held his first releases. Many DJs discovered his originals and turned several of them into dance remixes. In A Song was on the Billboard Dance Chart for 15 weeks. This was very exciting but Dance music is not the style of music that Bobby creates so once he became insistent on releasing his acoustic songs the dance community didn’t follow, and left his second album, Getting High, looking for a new audience.
Bobby Blue says, as a singer it’s hard to choose a genre because when you can sing any style you want to sing everything. While settling into NYC he dived into his mothers Latin music and his fathers old Country music, as well as writing original songs. Bobby had so much fun singing these lovely folk melodies that he knew that he had found his direction in music. Finding a band was always a challenge because bands he auditioned for thought that if the lead singer was gay that the band would be seen as a “gay band” so instead of waiting for the world to open its mind Bobby worked hard selling vintage furniture at his day job which helped to fund a set of musicians-for-hire.
Bobby Blue is a powerhouse entertainer. His shows have a warmth about them that keeps the audience completely quiet and listening to his every peep. Their faces are lit with smiles, tears, and laughter and a lot of times they sing together. Bobbys’ show is an exciting party with a constant message to stand together. His dream is to sell out stadiums, but he’s had the opportunity of slaying audiences at Joes Pub, The Knitting Factory, and at several festivals around the country. Bobby says that he appreciates each and every applause that he has ever gotten. Fans say such beautiful things. His favorite is when a woman approached him with tears in her eyes, and said that he had made her day! To Bobby those moments are golden.
He Loves Me
Bobby Blue Lyrics
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You won't believe me that I love you only
I'd rather be lonely than happy with somebody else
You might find the night time the right time for kissing
But night time is my time for just reminiscing
Regretting instead of forgetting with somebody else
There'll be no else unless that someone is you, you, you
I intend to be independently blue
I want your love but I don't want to borrow
I have it today and give back tomorrow
For my love is your love but there's no love for nobody else
The lyrics of Bobby Blue's song "He Loves Me" express the complicated feelings of a person who has fallen in love with someone who is not reciprocating their feelings fully. The opening line "love me or leave me and let me be lonely" is a call to the person to make a decision, either to love the singer fully or to leave them alone. However, the song continues with the singer expressing that they love the person only and would rather be alone than be happy with someone else. The line about preferring loneliness to happiness with someone else reflects how the singer values the depth of their love over the perceived happiness of superficial relationships.
The second part of the lyrics talks about the different ways the singer and their love interest view the night time. While the person might think it's the right time for kissing, the singer only wants to reminisce about their love. The line "regretting instead of forgetting with somebody else" shows that the singer cannot forget their love for the person, even with the possibility of being with someone else. The climax of the song comes when the singer declares that they will be "independently blue", meaning that they will be content with being single and unhappy as long as their love for the person is not compromised.
Overall, the lyrics of "He Loves Me" convey the conflicts and complexities that can arise from unrequited love. The singer's desire for love and affection is strong, but they are unwilling to compromise their feelings or settle for anything less than what they truly want.
Line by Line Meaning
Love me or leave me and let me be lonely
If you don't really love me, just let me be on my own
You won't believe me that I love you only
I really love only you, but you are not convinced
I'd rather be lonely than happy with somebody else
I would rather be alone than be with someone I don't love
You might find the night time the right time for kissing
At night, you might want to kiss me
But night time is my time for just reminiscing
But at night, I just want to think about things
Regretting instead of forgetting with somebody else
I would only regret being with someone else, not forget about you
There'll be no else unless that someone is you, you, you
I won't be with anyone else unless it is you
I intend to be independently blue
I plan to be sad and lonely by myself
I want your love but I don't want to borrow
I want your love, but I don't want to ask for it
I have it today and give back tomorrow
If you give me your love today, I will return it tomorrow
For my love is your love but there's no love for nobody else
I only have love for you and no one else
Lyrics © DONALDSON PUBLISHING CO, TOBAGO MUSIC COMPANY, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
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