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".
Out There
Deacon Blue Lyrics
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'Cause I know you're out there
We all want somebody like you
'Cause we all know that you're out there
Animal boys and earthen girls
Are meeting out there
All the friends made in the world
Are waiting out there
But I saw the light and I got you back
We only love the way we do
'Cause there's something out there
Under the stars when it's late at night
I know you're out there
Something knocking and it can't be right
Means we need you're out there
In the city there's a million prayers
Going to someone out there
I found love and it was burning bright
'Cause I saw it out there
Beautiful stories you've never heard
Trust me baby you can lean on the wind
We only love the way we do
'Cause there's someone out there
Robert Johnson, harmonica frank
Digging it out there
Jimmy rogers on the last train back
Sounds better out there
I got lost and it all went black
But I saw the light and I got you back
We only love the way we do
'Cause there's something out there
Deacon Blue's song Out There tells the story of someone who is looking for love and believes that there is someone out there waiting for them. They describe how people are searching for love, and how love can come from unexpected places. The song features a variety of characters who are all seeking connection and love, from animal boys and earthen girls to Robert Johnson and Jimmy Rogers.
The lyrics suggest that love is a force that exists beyond our immediate knowledge, but which we can tap into if we remain open and receptive to its calls. The singer recounts a moment where they felt lost and alone, but then saw the light and were able to find love. They suggest that this love was not something they could create on their own, but was a product of the larger forces of the universe that brought them together with their partner.
The song has a dreamy, hypnotic quality that suggests the power of love to transport us to another realm of experience. It suggests that love is not just a feeling, but a force that can connect us with others in profound ways. The use of imagery from nature, such as stars and wind, suggests that love is also a natural phenomenon that is woven into the fabric of the universe itself.
Line by Line Meaning
I got something and I know it's true
I have a feeling that what I'm looking for really exists
'Cause I know you're out there
I'm certain that I'll find what I'm looking for
We all want somebody like you
Everyone is searching for someone like you
'Cause we all know that you're out there
It's a common belief that what we're looking for exists
Animal boys and earthen girls
People from different walks of life
Are meeting out there
Are coming together and connecting with each other
All the friends made in the world
Friends from all over the world
Are waiting out there
Are out there, waiting to be discovered or reunited with
I got lost and it all went black
I was feeling hopeless and lost
But I saw the light and I got you back
Then I found what I was looking for, and it brought meaning back into my life
We only love the way we do
The reason we love is because of what we're searching for
'Cause there's something out there
We believe that there's something worth finding
Under the stars when it's late at night
In moments of solitude and reflection, when we look up at the sky
I know you're out there
I am certain that what I'm looking for exists
Something knocking and it can't be right
There's a sense of urgency, that what we're seeking can't be ignored
Means we need you're out there
This urgency means that we need to find what we're looking for
In the city there's a million prayers
People in the city are all looking for something, and praying for it
Going to someone out there
Hoping that whoever they're looking for is out there, listening
I found love and it was burning bright
I found what I was looking for, and it brought happiness and fulfillment
'Cause I saw it out there
Because I was searching for it, and I found it out there
Beautiful stories you've never heard
There are incredible stories and people out there, waiting to be discovered
Trust me baby you can lean on the wind
Trust that searching can lead you to where you need to be
Robert Johnson, harmonica frank
Musicians who were searching for something in their music
Digging it out there
Finding what they were looking for through their music
Jimmy rogers on the last train back
A musician who found what he was looking for in his travels
Sounds better out there
The music and stories from the search are more impactful in the context of the journey
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: RICKY ROSS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@uziao
Lyrics:
And I'd tear out the pages
That I've got in these books
Just to find you some words
Just to get some reward
And I'll show you all the photographs
That I ever got took
And I'll play you old 45s
That now mean nothing to me
And you're a real gone kid
And maybe now baby (maybe now baby)
Maybe now baby (maybe now baby)
Maybe now baby (maybe now baby)
I'll do what I should have did
Now I've stood on your shadow
And I've watched it grow
And it's shaken and it's driven me
And let me know
About all the old 45s
And the paperback rooms
And it's scattered all the photographs
Of summers and suns
And you're a real gone kid
And maybe now baby (maybe now baby)
Maybe now baby (maybe now baby)
Maybe now baby (maybe now baby)
I'll do what I should have did
Cause you're a real gone kid
I cried and I craved
Hoped and I saved
And I put away those souvenirs (souvenirs, souvenirs)
Cried and I craved
Hoped and I saved
And I put away those souvenirs (souvenirs, souvenirs)
And you're a real gone kid
And maybe now baby (maybe now baby)
Maybe now baby (maybe now baby)
Maybe now baby (maybe now baby)
I'll do what I should have did
Cause you're a real gone kid
@ruthharvey5896
This was played at my sisters funeral the other day. I will play this song with it hitting a little different from now on. Rest in peace my beautiful angel, Elizabeth. Forever 39 💙💜💚💛🧡❤️
@TGBatty
Wow that is so powerful..so sorry for your loss
@shashiheera1414
May she rest in peace
@lifeonmars740
❤
@davidprice1908
I'm 40, and sitting in my rainy garden, in England. This song means a million forgotten memories from a long time ago now, knowing people who I can't remember the names of. I am sure your sister was the same...just making her way, and taking it all in...just like we all do. I have a sister, too. She's 39. My little sister. Emma. You have my love, and wishes. Make her happy, and proud as she watches you...which she is. Do what she shoulda did. X
@UsacHunt
Sincere sympathy.
I have the lyric your a real gone kid on a vase on my brothers grave it reminds me of the good times we had and makes me smile.
@fraggit
This was in the charts when I met my wife at 21, she was 19. Got married 6 years later, first daughter 3 yrs after that and still happily married with two very grown up daughters, happy times, sigh. I hope anybody reading this is as fortunate as me.
@phat_phukka
Here's hoping. 😉 So far so good.
@daveworsley8289
Me 2❤
@daveworsley8289
Going to see them in South Africa in Feb2024