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".
Everytime You Sleep
Deacon Blue Lyrics
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And I get in early
Lying to myself I need to be there
I pass the church
Of all the people as they walk without a care
How I'd love to tell them of how I get so happy
Maybe now's not the time
But when's it going to be right?
I come awake
Every time you sleep
I slip away
But it gets so hard to leave
Watching you down deep
And all my troubles to keep
Every time you sleep
You walk to work
And I walk out with you
Lying to the people that we're together
You cross the street
To catch the waterloo train
And I slink back to walk the quiet way back home
How I'd love to sing about what gets me happy
Maybe now's the time
Maybe it's alright?
I come awake
Every time you sleep
I slip away
But it gets so hard to leave
Watching you down deep
And all my troubles to keep
Every time you sleep
I want to get on the telephone
I want to call everyone
I want to know what to say when you mean it
I come awake
Every time you sleep
I slip away
But it gets so hard to leave
Watching you down deep
And all my troubles to keep
Every time you sleep
Every time you sleep
Every time you sleep
"Every Time You Sleep" by Deacon Blue is a melancholic yet captivating love song centered around the longing of the singer for the person he loves. The song starts with the singer opening his day by going to work, but what he really wants is to tell the world how happy he is feeling. He finds the urge to tell people passing by the church about his joy and ask whether it's the right time to share such feelings. Then his thoughts shift to his loved one who's asleep and how every time they doze off, he wakes up thinking about them.
Throughout the song, the singer expresses how hard it is to leave every time his loved one closes their eyes, but he can't help but watch them peacefully sleep. He also desires to share his happiness with everyone and is willing to pick up his phone and call loved ones to tell them of his joy. The song is a love letter that paints a vivid picture of how love can be consuming, and the lengths we go to hold on to it.
Overall, the song is an excellent representation of Deacon Blue's ability to tap into the emotions of their listeners and deliver a heart-wrenching yet captivating tale through their music.
Line by Line Meaning
I go to work
I leave my home to go to my job
And I get in early
I arrive at my workplace before my scheduled time
Lying to myself I need to be there
I deceive myself into believing that I have to be there early
I pass the church
I walk past a place of worship
And all the hurly burly
And all the commotion that is happening around it
Of all the people as they walk without a care
Of all the people walking carelessly without worries
How I'd love to tell them of how I get so happy
I wish to express to them what brings happiness to my life
Maybe now's not the time
However, now may not be the right moment to do it
But when's it going to be right?
I question myself about when the appropriate time to speak out will come
I come awake
I become alert and conscious
Every time you sleep
Every time you close your eyes to rest
I slip away
I move away
But it gets so hard to leave
But it becomes challenging to go away
Watching you down deep
Observing you while you're sound asleep
And all my troubles to keep
While I am attempting to deal with my own difficulties on my own
You walk to work
You proceed to your job
And I walk out with you
And I accompany you out of the building
Lying to the people that we're together
Acting dishonestly, pretending that we are in a romantic relationship
You cross the street
You cross over the road
To catch the waterloo train
To catch a train named Waterloo
And I slink back to walk the quiet way back home
And I sneak away to take the tranquil route back home
I want to get on the telephone
I wish to use the phone
I want to call everyone
I want to communicate with everyone
I want to know what to say when you mean it
I want to figure out exactly what to say when I am sincere
Every time you sleep
Every time you close your eyes to rest
I come awake
I become alert and conscious
I slip away
I move away
But it gets so hard to leave
But it becomes challenging to go away
Watching you down deep
Observing you while you're sound asleep
And all my troubles to keep
While I am attempting to deal with my own difficulties on my own
Every time you sleep
Every time you close your eyes to rest
Every time you sleep
Every time you close your eyes to rest
Every time you sleep
Every time you close your eyes to rest
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@chrislong9265
Wow this is brilliant. Lost track of deacon blue for many years.
@performita
How I love them - BOTH!!!
@kellyrichmond6445
Never even heard these until a got cd with him on and wow i wish i new him he is amazimg and this somgs lush
@thfcdouble61
@bobbed1720 The single was released on April 16th 2001 from the album 'Homesick'.
@liward7
beatuful!
@bobbed1720
can anybody please tell me when this was made thankyou
@dougieadam1
Everytime You Sleep was the first of two singles from the "Homesick" album, released in 2001. The album was remastered and expanded in 2012 as part of the Deacon Blue remasters released by Edsel Records.
@biffoscot
What happened to the Syncronising?? Ricky disnae even look like he's singing the same song?? Wierd, but still great song.The Man's a great song writer and poet.