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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]
This is one of the first few LPs that showcases Elton John singing in a deeper voice, as can be heard in songs such as "Blue Eyes", "Princess", "Ball and Chain" and "Spiteful Child". "Legal Boys" was written by John and Tim Rice , who later wrote lyrics for The Lion King and The Road to El Dorado .
Palmer notes that Legba can be referred to/identified as "the Devil", "Papa Legba", and "The Black Man" throughout the history of the blues. [4] This is also made clear in ethnomusicologist Bruno Blum 's text for the CD box set Voodoo in America [ 5 ] where reference to Papa Legba, deity of roads and crossroads, in Robert Johnson 's iconic song ...
"Blue Eyes" b/w "Hey Papa Legba" 8 4 8 5 51 8 19 11 9 12 Jump Up! ... "Red" 1995 Sol en Si, Vol. 2 "I'm Your Man" Tower of Song "Little Island" Randy Newman's Faust
Hey Papa Legba: Elton John: B-side to “Blue Eyes” 1982 Hey Ricky (You're a Low Down Heel) Melissa Manchester: Hey Ricky: 1982 High Flying Bird: Elton John: Don't Shoot Me (I'm Only the Piano Player) 1973 Ho Ho Ho (Who'd Be a Turkey At Christmas?) Elton John: B-side to “Step Into Christmas” 1973 Hold Back the Night: Bernie Taupin: Tribe ...
In Rada ceremonies, the first lwa saluted is Papa Legba, also known as Legba. [109] Depicted as a feeble old man wearing rags and using a crutch, [110] Papa Legba is the protector of gates and fences and thus of the home, as well as of roads, paths, and crossroads. [111] In Petwo rites, the first lwa invoked is usually Mèt Kalfou. [112]
In 2006, the album was re-released and remastered by Warner Music Group on their Warner Bros./Sire Records/Rhino Records labels in DualDisc format, with three bonus tracks on the CD side (an extended mix of "Wild Wild Life", "Papa Legba" with vocal by Pops Staples, and "Radio Head" with vocals by Tito Larriva).
Legba demands the souls of all the witches in return but the Supreme refuses and Legba disappears. At Miss Robichaux's, Coco discovers a new power – she can divine calorie content of meals. While eating a snowball, Coco begins to choke and dies, but Mallory telekinetically opens Coco's throat, removing the snowball and saving her life.