This predominantly Glaswegian act became one of the top-selling UK bands of the late 1980s/early 1990s. The group's members were Ricky Ross, Lorraine McIntosh, James Prime, Dougie Vipond, Ewan Vernal and Graeme Kelling.
Ross, a former school teacher originally from Dundee, was the group's frontman, penning the vast majority of Deacon Blue's songs. He married female vocalist Lorraine McIntosh in the later years of the band's career. McIntosh, born May 1964 in Glasgow joined the band in 1987 as a vocalist.
The band's first album, Raintown, produced by Jon Kelly and released in 1987, is regarded by many as the band's finest effort, spawning the singles "Dignity", "Chocolate Girl" and "Loaded". Many consider Raintown to be a concept album, since nearly all the songs contribute to the overall theme of being stuck in a dead-end life in a deprived city longing for something better. The city that the album's title refers to is Glasgow, and the memorable cover art of the album is a shot of the River Clyde's docks taken on a miserable day from Kelvingrove Park.
The second album, 1988's When The World Knows Your Name, was the band's most commercially successful, with the mega-selling singles "Real Gone Kid", "Wages Day" and "Fergus Sings The Blues". However, music critics began deriding the band at this stage for pursuing commercial success over artistic quality, citing the earlier achievements of Raintown.
Jon Kelly returned to the producer's chair in 1991 for Fellow Hoodlums, and the album was met with more critical success, but by now the group's honeymoon period was over and their success started to wane. This album was followed up with Whatever You Say, Say Nothing in 1993, a much more experimental album which gained praise from the critics, but was a commercial failure.
The band released a Greatest Hits compilation the following year.
With Vipond's decision to quit the group in favour for a career in television, Deacon Blue split up in 1994.
Five years later, the band held an unexpected reunion gig in 1999, and this led on to a new album, Walking Back Home, with the band now working on a part-time basis.
The band released another album, Homesick, in 2001.
Though Graeme Kelling died from cancer in 2004, the band has vowed to continue in his absence.
The year 2006 saw Deacon Blue returning to the studio to record three new tracks for a Singles album - including the track "Bigger than Dynamite".
The band performed at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium, as the pre-match entertainment for the Rugby League Super League Grand Final on the 14 October, and continued on to a full UK tour in November.
The album The Hipsters was released in 2012.
http://www.deaconblue.com/, followed by A New House, Believers, City of Love and Riding On The Tide Of Love.
In 2023 the band released a greatest hits set titled "All The Old 45's" along with a box set of all their albums titled "You Can Have It All".
All Over The World
Deacon Blue Lyrics
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The wild wild wind
Rips through the mighty words
We kept ourselves warm with
And all over this love
Has never been stronger
All Jericho's walls
They gently fall
I've been waiting for a golden
Bright milleniun
Waking early for the Union bonds being broken
Then gone
All over the world
All over the world
All over theWorld
All over the world
I've been searching for a new new
Song of freedom
Where no flag of conquest
Is furled
No war words are spoken
All over the world
All over the world
I,I hear the sound
I,I Hear the sound
All over this land
People are waiting
To enter the worldLike a new born baby
All over the world
Where nothing's been learned
The flags are changing
So let freedom unfurl
New flags need waving
Let freedom unfurl
The lyrics to Deacon Blue's song "All Over the World" are about hope and a new beginning. The opening line, "all over the world, the wild wild wind, rips through the mighty words we kept ourselves warm with", suggests that old structures and beliefs are being torn down. The next line, "And all over this love has never been stronger", reinforces this message of a new start, as love is often associated with rebirth and renewal. The reference to Jericho's walls falling is a biblical allusion and suggests that even powerful structures can be brought down.
The next stanza speaks of waiting for a brighter future, waking early for union bonds that are being broken. The line "all over the world, all over the world, all over the world..." emphasizes the universality of this message and that change is needed everywhere. The singer is searching for a new song of freedom, where no flag of conquest is furled and no war words are spoken.
The final stanza speaks of people waiting to enter the world like a newborn baby, with nothing being learned. But new flags of freedom need waving, suggesting that there is hope for a better tomorrow. Overall, the song is a call to action, urging listeners to embrace change and work together towards a better, more hopeful future.
Line by Line Meaning
All over the world
The following lines describe various things happening globally
The wild wild wind
Metaphorical for significant movement or change taking place
Rips through the mighty words
The old ways and beliefs are being challenged and destroyed
We kept ourselves warm with
Human beings found comfort in these beliefs which are no longer holding true
And all over this love
Despite these changes, love remains a constant and unifying force
Has never been stronger
Love has stayed strong despite these challenges
All Jericho's walls
A biblical reference to walls that signify barriers coming down
They gently fall
These barriers are dismantled without force or violence
I've been waiting for a golden
A reference to an ideal future
Bright millennium
A metaphor for a new era in human history
Waking early for the union bonds being broken
People are becoming aware of unions and attachments that no longer serve them
Then gone
These old ways are disappearing
I've been searching for a new new
The quest for something better, beyond the old ways
Song of freedom
Freedom from the constraints of the old order
Where no flag of conquest
The new era has no place for imperialism or domination
Is furled
Flags of dominance are folded away and forgotten
No war words are spoken
The era is defined by peace and diplomacy, rather than bloodshed
I, I hear the sound
The singer is listening to the sound of change and transformation
All over this land
The change is happening everywhere
People are waiting
They are waiting in anticipation for a better future
To enter the world
To become part of a new era
Like a new born baby
Just as a baby enters the world with infinite possibilities, so does this new era
All over the world
A reminder that the change is everywhere and affecting everyone
Where nothing`s been learned
A warning that if humanity doesn't learn from its past mistakes, the new era won't be successful
The flags are changing
A metaphor for shifting alliances and new ideas
So let freedom unfurl
The overarching theme of the song - let freedom reign
New flags need waving
A call to action to adopt new ideas and ways of thinking
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ROSS
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Nigel Smith
on Long Window To Love
This whole explanation is completely wrong. The song is about the Labour Party not winning a general election