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"Blue Eyes" is a song performed by British musician Elton John with music and lyrics written by John and Gary Osborne. It was released in 1982 as the UK lead single from John's 16th studio album, Jump Up! (1982). It was released as the album's second single in the US. [1]
The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at No. 12, [4] while reaching No. 8 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. [5] The song is noted for the Echoes spelling out the name of "Baby Blue" as "B B A B Y, B B L U E". "Baby Blue" was ranked No. 66 on Billboard ' s end of year "Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year". [6]
The song not only notes the requirement that Baby Blue leave, but also includes the hope that Baby Blue will move forward, in lines such as "Strike another match, go start anew". [1] Alternatively, the vagabond and "stepping stones" referenced in the song have been interpreted as Dylan's folk audience whom he needs to leave behind.
The vi chord before the IV chord in this progression (creating I–vi–IV–V–I) is used as a means to prolong the tonic chord, as the vi or submediant chord is commonly used as a substitute for the tonic chord, and to ease the voice leading of the bass line: in a I–vi–IV–V–I progression (without any chordal inversions) the bass ...
Of the eight songs on the album, all were composed by Morrison except "Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)" and the last song, "Midnight Special".Clinton Heylin contends that the first side of the album "makes for one of the great single-sided albums in rock", [6] whereas Greil Marcus, the album's most hostile critic, found it "painfully boring, made up of three sweet minutes of 'Brown Eyed Girl' and ...
Urban debuted "Brown Eyes Baby" live on the opening night of his "The Speed of Now World Tour" in the spring of 2022. [6] On June 30, 2022, Urban performed the song live from the Rockefeller Center in New York City. [7] He also performed it on NBC's Today Show that day. [12] In November 2022, he performed the song on ABC's Good Morning America ...
"1-2-3" reached number 2 in the US Billboard chart ("I Hear a Symphony" by the Supremes kept it from the number 1 spot). [5] "1-2-3" also went to number 11 on the Billboard R&B chart. [6] Overseas, the song peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. [7] In addition, it was also a Top 10 hit in Ireland, where it went to number 8. [8]
In a retrospective review, AllMusic criticized the over-simplicity of many of the songs and overindulgence of some, while praising the energy. They concluded that the album manages to be effective and enjoyable in spite of its flaws, concluding, "Clearly the product of a band at their commercial and creative peak, Hello! wears its strengths and weaknesses well: not particularly flashy or ...