Bobby Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is an American pop music singer. At 16, … Read Full Bio ↴Bobby Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is an American pop music singer. At 16, Vinton formed his first band, which played clubs around the Pittsburgh area. With the money he earned, Vinton helped finance his college education at Duquesne University, where he studied music and graduated with a degree in musical composition. While at Duquesne, he became proficient on all of the instruments in the band: piano, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drums and oboe.

After a brief spell in the US Army, Vinton was signed to Epic Records in 1960 as a bandleader: "A Young Man With a Big Band." Two albums and several singles were not successful however, and with Epic ready to pull the plug, Vinton found his first hit single literally sitting in a reject pile. The song was titled "Roses Are Red (My Love)." It spent four weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Arguably, his most famous song is 1963's "Blue Velvet" that also went to No.1. 23 years later, David Lynch named his movie Blue Velvet after the song. In 1964, Vinton had two #1 hits, "There! I've Said It Again" and "Mr. Lonely", the latter now being the basis for Akon's hit "Lonely."

In the 1970s, the "Polish Prince" continued to hit the Top 40, notably with "Ev'ry Day of My Life" and "Sealed With a Kiss" in 1972. That same year, Epic Records decided to end its relationship with Vinton and ended his recording contract. Undeterred, Vinton spent $50,000 of his own money on a self-written song sung partially in Polish: "My Melody of Love." After Vinton was turned down by 7 major labels, ABC Records bought Vinton's idea, and the result was a multi-million selling single that hit #1 on the AC charts in 1974. A gold album, Melodies of Love, followed as well as a successful half-hour variety show "The Bobby Vinton Show" (which aired from 1975 to 1978). He also starred in two John Wayne movies: Big Jake and The Train Robbers.

In the course of his career, Vinton has sold over 75 million records (singles, albums, compilation inclusions, etc) and is still performing on tour and at the Bobby Vinton Blue Velvet Theatre in Branson, Missouri.

Misty Blue
Bobby Vinton Lyrics

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Our guardian star lost all his glow
The day that I lost you
He lost all his glitter the day you said, "no"
And his silver turned to blue
Like him I am doubtful that our love is true
But if you decide to call on me
Ask for Mister Blue
I stay at home at night

Right by the phone at night
But you won't call and I won't hurt my pride
Call me Mister
I won't tell you
While you paint the town
A bright red to turn it upside down
I'm painting it too
But I'm painting it blue

Call me Mister Blue
Call me Mister Blue

Overall Meaning

The song "Misty Blue" by Bobby Vinton is a beautiful ballad that talks about a person's heartbreak, a heartbreak that made everything around them seem colorless, and left them feeling doubtful about their love life. The song starts with a sad image of a guardian star that lost all its glow on the day that the singer lost his/her love. The chorus has the singer singing about how they wait at home at night, right by the phone, hoping that their love will call them. The singer is doubtful that their love is true, but they still ask their love to call them and ask for "Mister Blue."

The verses talk about the pain that the singer is going through. They lament how everything has turned blue since their love left. They are painting the town too, but in blue, a melancholic color that signifies the sadness and pain that the singer is going through. The song ends with the singer repeating the chorus, asking their love to call them and ask for "Mister Blue."

Line by Line Meaning

Our guardian star lost all his glow
My life and my spirit is dark and dim without you

The day that I lost you
I am lonely since the day you left me

He lost all his glitter the day you said, "no"
My life lost all its charm since you refused my love

And his silver turned to blue
I've lost my happiness, and now I'm sad like a deep blue ocean

Like him I am doubtful that our love is true
I doubt whether our love is genuine or not, like the faded star

But if you decide to call on me, ask for Mister Blue
If you ever want to come back to me, I'll be waiting for you, and I'd like you to ask for me as "Mister Blue"

I stay at home at night, right by the phone at night
I spend my days and nights at home by the phone, waiting for your call

But you won't call, and I won't hurt my pride
Even If you won't call me, I won't break my self-respect by continuously demanding to hear from you

Call me Mister
You can refer to me as Sir or Mister, instead of using my first name as a sign of respect

I won't tell you
You don't need to know, don't ask me

While you paint the town a bright red to turn it upside down
While you enjoy yourself and partying with bright colors without worrying about anyone or anything

I'm painting it too
I'm trying to paint my life beautiful again just like before

But I'm painting it blue
But I can't help painting blue as it is the only color that I can see after losing you

Call me Mister Blue
Call me Mister Blue, as I'm now a melancholy soul

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dewayne Blackwell

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