Purdy's albums "Paris in the Morning" and "You Can Tell Georgia" have sold a combined 80,000 single downloads online worldwide.[citation needed] His catalog of music has sold over 800,000 single downloads worldwide.[1] A regular at The Hotel Café in Los Angeles, Purdy traveled to the UK with Tom McRae in 2006 as part of McRae's Hotel Cafe Tour.
His appearance at the Wireless Festival in Leeds led to a special request from The Who member Pete Townshend and his girlfriend Rachel Fuller to play with them at their acoustic In the Attic Series shows. Purdy also began to affiliate with The Giving Tree Band starting in 2012, performing live shows in conjunction on a tour across America.
All of his albums are available for free listening on his homepage. His song, 'Wash Away (Reprise)', was featured on the hit ABC TV series, Lost, while Grey's Anatomy additionally featured 'I Love the Rain the Most,' 'The City,' 'Far Away Blues,' and 'Suitcase.' House MD featured 'Rainy Day Lament' and 'Good Days'.
Purdy's song "Mary" (off the album Julie Blue) was featured in the film The Secret Life of Bees. He has also had a song in the movie starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long, "Going the Distance", the song entitled, Miss Me. Several of Purdy's songs are featured in the 2013 film Straight A's. Also, Purdy's song "Outlaws" was featured in the movie "A Case of You". Purdy played the lead role of Elliott and composed the score for the feature film.
Julie Blue
Joe Purdy Lyrics
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And I became her new best friend
She would laugh as she filled my glass with wine
She said "well, hold on boy cause we can't stay long
It's bittersweet, this river song"
So I toast to you and I hope your journey's kind
Singing "goodbye river, I'll see you next time"
In Joe Purdy's song Julie Blue, the singer tells the story of how he became friends with a river girl who took him in. The river girl seems to be a free spirit who loves to have a good time, as she laughed while filling the singer's glass with wine. However, she also seems to be aware that her way of life is transitory and not meant to last forever. This is evident when she tells the singer that they can't stay long and that the river song they are singing is bittersweet.
As the song progresses, the singer toasts to the river girl and hopes that her journey is kind. He then sings "goodbye river, I'll see you next time", indicating that he will return to the river and the river girl again, but at the same time recognizing that things may not be the same when he does. The song conveys a sense of impermanence and transience, calling to mind the fleeting nature of life and relationships that we experience.
Line by Line Meaning
River girl, she took me in
A girl living near a river let me stay with her
And I became her new best friend
We became close friends quickly
She would laugh as she filled my glass with wine
She was a jovial person who enjoyed sharing wine with me
She said 'well, hold on boy cause we can't stay long
She warned me that our stay would be short and told me to cherish the time we had
It's bittersweet, this river song'
Living by the river is both sweet and sour, like the song she sings
So I toast to you and I hope your journey's kind
I raise my glass in a toast to her and wish her a kind journey
Singing 'goodbye river, I'll see you next time'
I bid farewell to the river, promising to return again
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOE PURDY
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