All of you haters who talked crap about the 30-second clip and said that it was too "over-produced" should definitely take a listen. The ENTIRE track, 3 mins and 32 seconds of pure awesomeness, after the jump...
Seriously, if you don't like the song after listening to the full album version, then it's just not for you. Remember, the live version will always be there for the purists to listen and enjoy :-).
Everyone who purchased tickets to Regina's show at the Beacon Theatre in NYC next month should receive an email containing information for downloading Laughing With and Blue Lips.
Here's a live version of Blue Lips from Regina's 2005 show in Boston:
The lyrics, for those who aren't familiar with the song:
He stumbled into faith and thought,
"God, this is all there is."
The pictures in his mind arose,
And began to breathe.
And all the gods in all the worlds
Began colliding on a
Backdrop of blue.
Blue lips,
Blue veins.
He took a step, but then felt tired.
He said, "I'll rest a little while."
But when he tried to walk again,
He wasn't a child.
And all the people hurried past,
Real fast,
And no one ever smiled.
Blue lips,
Blue veins.
Blue, the color of our planet from far, far away.
Blue lips,
Blue veins.
Blue, the color of our planet from far, far away.
He stumbled into faith and thought,
"God, this is all there is."
The pictures in his mind arose,
And began to breathe.
And no one saw, and no one heard.
They just followed lead.
The pictures in his mind awoke,
And began to breed.
They started out beneath the knowledge tree.
Then they chopped it down to make white picket fences,
And, marching along the railroad tracks,
They smiled real wide for the camera lense.
As they made it past the enemy lines
Just to become enslaved in the assembly lines.
Blue lips,
Blue veins.
Blue,
The color of our planet from far, far away.
Blue lips,
Blue veins.
Blue,
The color of our planet from far, far away.
Blue,
The most human color.
Blue,
The most human color.
Blue,
The most human color.
Blue lips,
Blue veins.
Blue,
The color of our planet from far, far away.
Comments
now I have TWO beautiful versions:) can't wait until June 23rd!! =D
FANTÁSTICA de principio a fin.
JEFF ha hecho MAGIA.
ENHORABUENA y FELICIDADES REGINA.
Ya pedí la Edición Especial.
again I am struck once more by how Jeff can take sound elements and
strategically put them in places you wouldn't expect. Sometimes you
have to listen a few times to find them too.
Example: Halfway through a verse he uses echo to accent Regina's voice
in the line "The pictures in his mind arose and began to breathe
and no one saw and no one heard". It comes right after the word
"heard."
The bass is also a hallmark too and swirls around Regina's piano and
Jeff's Hammond organ.
ELO/JEFF
FAN4EVER
SHAZZY
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