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".
Take Me
Deacon Blue Lyrics
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There’s one thing I wish you’d heard from me
The cry from deep inside my heart
When you walked away
Standing all alone right now
Lost inside an empty house some nights
There’s nothing here when love’s locked outAnd you’re not around
Hey, hey, hey
What would you say
If I let you in
And I gave you just one day
If I told you what I could have done
And what I might have been
If I told you what my heart proclaimed
I dared to dream, dared to dream
If I told you about the constant doubt
And how I shut it down
If I told you everything just once
Will you take me now, take me now
Take me
To a place I’ve never been to
Take me
Down a road I wouldn’t know
Take me
Unlock the doors and set me travelling
Take me
Take me with you if you go
When I let you walk away from meI tried but I just couldn’t see anything
What I had to do was easy
To make you believe
Hey, hey, hey
All I had to say
I’m the real thing
If you could only see
If I told you what I could have done
And what I might have been
If I told you what my heart proclaimed
I dared to dream, dared to dream
If I told you about the constant doubt
And how I shut it down
If I told you everything just once
Will you take me now, take me now
Take me
To a place I’ve never been to
Take me
Down a road I wouldn’t know
Take me
Unlock the doors and set me travelling
Take me
Take me with you if you go
It’s a long road back from here
It’s a long road back
Take me
Take me
Take me
To a place I’ve never been to
Take me
Down a road I wouldn’t know
Take me
Unlock the doors and set me travelling
Take me
Take me with you if you go
The lyrics of Deacon Blue's song "Take Me" convey a sense of longing and regret for a lost love. The singer expresses their deep desire for the other person to understand the pain they felt when they walked away. The opening lines highlight the singer's yearning for their message to be heard, as they reflect on the things left unsaid in their relationship. The cry from deep inside their heart represents the emotional turmoil they experienced when the person left them.
The following lines reveal the singer's loneliness and emptiness, emphasizing that love is absent in their life when the other person is not around. This longing intensifies as the singer contemplates letting the person back into their life, even if it is just for one day. They want to reveal everything they could have achieved and the dreams they had, as well as acknowledging the constant doubt that haunted them and their ability to shut it down. By sharing this vulnerability, the singer hopes that the other person will finally understand and accept them.
The chorus repeats the plea to be taken to new places, both physically and emotionally. The singer yearns for the other person to unlock the doors that will allow them to explore uncharted territories of love and life. They are willing to travel with this person, acknowledging that it's a long road back from where they currently stand.
Overall, the lyrics of "Take Me" are a plea for reconciliation and a desire to be understood and accepted by the person who walked away. It's a confession of inner struggles and a yearning for a second chance to build a meaningful relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Of all the things left in this world
Out of all the remaining things in the world
There’s one thing I wish you’d heard from me
There is one specific thing I want you to listen to from me
The cry from deep inside my heart
The intense emotional pain I feel inside
When you walked away
When you left and abandoned me
Standing all alone right now
Currently being completely by myself
Lost inside an empty house some nights
Feeling directionless and empty during certain nights
There’s nothing here when love’s locked out
When love is absent, everything feels void
And you’re not around
And when you are not present
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, listen up
What would you say
What would be your response
If I let you in
If I allowed you to enter my life
And I gave you just one day
And granted you only a single day of my time
If I told you what I could have done
If I revealed what I was capable of achieving
And what I might have been
And the person I could have become
If I told you what my heart proclaimed
If I disclosed the desires of my heart
I dared to dream, dared to dream
I had the courage to envision and aspire
If I told you about the constant doubt
If I spoke about the consistent uncertainty
And how I shut it down
And how I suppressed it
If I told you everything just once
If I shared all my thoughts and feelings at least once
Will you take me now, take me now
Will you accept me and be with me now
To a place I’ve never been to
To an unfamiliar location
Down a road I wouldn’t know
Through a path I am unfamiliar with
Unlock the doors and set me travelling
Open the barriers and let me explore
Take me with you if you go
Bring me along if you decide to leave
When I let you walk away from me
When I allowed you to leave my life
I tried but I just couldn’t see anything
I attempted, but I couldn't comprehend anything
What I had to do was easy
The actions I needed to take were simple
To make you believe
In order to make you have faith
All I had to say
The only thing I needed to express
I’m the real thing
I am genuine and authentic
If you could only see
If only you could perceive and understand
It’s a long road back from here
Returning from this point will be a lengthy journey
Take me
Bring me along
To a place I’ve never been to
To a location I have never experienced
Down a road I wouldn’t know
Along a path I am unfamiliar with
Unlock the doors and set me travelling
Open the barriers so I can embark on a journey
Take me with you if you go
If you decide to leave, take me along
Take me
Bring me
Take me
Take me
Take me
Bring me
To a place I’ve never been to
To an unexplored destination
Take me
Bring me
Down a road I wouldn’t know
Along an unfamiliar path
Take me
Bring me
Unlock the doors and set me travelling
Remove the obstacles so I can embark on a journey
Take me
Bring me
Take me with you if you go
If you choose to depart, bring me along
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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