After Be-Bop-A-Lula had become a huge hit in 1956 (peaking at #7 and spending 20 weeks in the Billboard Pop Chart), Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps (often mis-named as 'the' Blue Caps) were unable to follow it up with the same level of commercial success, but released critically acclaimed songs like Race With The Devil (#96 in Billboard) and Bluejean Bop (#49).
Following a visit to Europe in 1959, Vincent managed to attract a new huge and discerning audience there, especially in England and France. By that time his career had mostly ended in the US. In 1960, while on tour in Britain, Vincent and songwriter Sharon Sheeley were seriously injured in a high-speed traffic accident. Vincent broke his ribs, collarbone, and added further damage to his already weak leg which he had injured in a motorcycle accident in 1955 and refused to have amputated, and Sheeley suffered a broken pelvis. Both Vincent and Sheeley survived, but the accident killed Vincent's tourmate and Sheeley's fiancé, Eddie Cochran.
Vincent subsequently moved to England in 1963. His stage shows became "must see" events and his bands through those years were to spawn some of the most respected players in the world today. It was during his early tours of Britain that he adopted the trademark leather outfit, at the suggestion of British Rock 'n' Roll impressario, Jack Good.
Blues Stay Away From Me
Gene Vincent Lyrics
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Blues why don`t you let me be.
Don`t know why you keep on haunting me?
Love was never meant for me;
True love was never meant for me.
Seems somehow we never can agree.
Dreams are like a memory.
Bringing back your love that used to be.
Tears, so many I can`t see;
Years don`t mean a thing to me.
Time goes by and still I can`t be free.
The song “Blues Stay Away From Me” by Gene Vincent speaks of the singer’s struggle with the blues. The singer is clearly tired of the blues and wants them to stay away from him. He asks the blues to let him be, but he still can’t quite understand why they keep haunting him. The lyrics suggest that love was never meant for him, and he can't seem to ever agree with anyone about it.
The singer’s life is full of misery and dreams are the only things that feel like memories. He longs to bring back a love that used to exist but the only thing he can do is shed tears. His life has become so filled with grief that he is not able to see through the tears. It seems like years don’t mean anything to him; time goes by but he can’t seem to be free. The blues have consumed him so much that he believes he may never escape their grasp.
In summary, the singer wants the blues to stay away from him, but he can't truly comprehend why they keep haunting him. Love was never meant for him, and his life is full of misery, dreams, and tears. Time keeps going, but he can't seem to break free from the blues.
Line by Line Meaning
Blues stay away from me;
I wish the blues would stop bothering me and go away.
Blues why don't you let me be.
I wish the blues would leave me alone and stop troubling me.
Don't know why you keep on haunting me?
I wonder why I can't shake off the blues and why they continue to bother me.
Love was never meant for me;
I feel like true love was never meant for me and I won't find it.
True love was never meant for me.
I feel like I am not meant to experience true love in my life.
Seems somehow we never can agree.
It seems like I can never fully connect or agree with anyone when it comes to love and relationships.
Life is full of misery;
Life seems to be full of misery and hardship.
Dreams are like a memory.
My dreams feel like they are just distant memories and unattainable goals.
Bringing back your love that used to be.
I wish I could bring back the love that I used to have, but now it feels like it's gone forever.
Tears, so many I can't see;
I have shed so many tears that I can no longer see clearly.
Years don't mean a thing to me.
Time has passed, but it doesn't mean anything to me as I am still stuck in my misery.
Time goes by and still I can't be free.
Despite time passing, I still feel trapped and unable to escape my sadness.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, CARLIN AMERICA INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Alton Delmore, Henry B. Glover, Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney
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Tom Mckenzie
Thanks to my dad Iam lucky to have grown up having untold pleasure listening to music of this quality.Gene & The Bluecaps just outta this world,what a SUPERB track this is
Chance Watkins
Great song. Thanks for sharing; Jesus Christ Bless! :)
Denis vanouk
Bien , impec! Gene Vincent quoi !!. merci pour le partage.
Juan Setien
Insuperable.
Thierry Richard
the king superbe version.+ cliff gallup quel guitariste la classe
Otto Greenleaf
Sure sounds like rockabilly. Written by John Lodge(Moody Blues). Thanks for posting pappyvanwinkle1. Cheers!
Lee Etchells
@Steven Troch yes Johnny Burnette was a friend of gene.
There is an old photo of them standing in front of gene's new T bird from 1956
Steven Troch
@Lee Etchells True, Gene & His Blue Caps recorded their version in 1956, the album came out in 1957. Cliff Gallup's signature guitar was a big part of their sound. The Johnny Burnette Trio also covered the song in 1956.
Lee Etchells
@Steven Troch gene Vincent recorded blues stay away from me in 1956.
That is cliff Gallup on guitar and he only recorded with gene in 1956.
Steven Troch
The song was written by Henry Glover, Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore and Wayne Raney. It was first recorded and released by The Delmore Brothers in 1949, when John Lodge was 4 years old.Gene Vincent recorded his version in 1957 and John Lodge recorded it with The Carpetbaggers in the mid sixties.