The color blue has been significant in a number of songs. Also, it is my favorite color.
I listened to two songs today on one of my oldies tape while driving my corvette with the top down that brought back memories. The songs were “Misty Blue” and “Blue Velvet.”
Oh, it’s been such a long, long time/ looks like I’d get you off my mind
Oh, but I can’t/ just the thought of you/
Turns my whole world misty blue, / just the mention of your name/
Turns the flicker to a flame/ and I think of the things we used to do/
And my whole world turns misty blue; / it’s been such a long, long time/
Looks like I’d get you off my mind but I can’t/
Just the thought of you turns my whole world misty blue
(Dorothy Moore)
Or get yourself a copy of Bobby Vinton doing:
She wore blue velvet, / bluer than velvet was the night/
Softer than satin was the light/ from the stars
She wore blue velvet; / bluer than velvet were her eyes/
Warmer than May her tender sighs/
Love was ours, / ours a love I held tightly/
Feeling the rapture grow, / like a flame burning brightly/
But when she left, gone was the glow of/ blue velvet
But in my heart there’ll always be/
Precious and warm a memory, through the years/
And I still can see blue velvet through my tears
(Lee Morris & Bernie Wayne)
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August 12, 2012
Keep on,
Larry Adamson