Joni Mitchell - Mr. Blue. Lyrics
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Published 2010-08-25
What's the story, Mr. Blue
Did she pull the rug from under you
Did she chop your dreams up two by two
And kick them out the door
I could sympathize with you, son
But pity words stick to my tongue
And sorry words have all been sung
So many times before
Oh, Mr. Blue, you blew your chances long ago
Oh, Mr. Blue, you're through
Quit acting like you didn't know
Hang on one more day or two
Then I promise I'll be laying on you
Odds that she's found someone new
While you stand around and rust.
She don't need no part-time man
With no part-time answer, understand
She don't want an hour's fall of sand
For a lifetime full of dust
Oh, Mr. Blue, you blew your chances long ago
Oh, Mr. Blue, you're through
Quit acting like you didn't know
Mr. Blue, you missed the shot
Didn't turn out quite the way you thought
It would, I'll bet, cause you got caught
Out playing Donald Juan
She's got polish, she's got class
And someday when on the street you pass her house
You'll wonder why the grass
Looks greener on her lawn
Oh, Mr. Blue, you blew your chances long ago
Oh, Mr. Blue, you're through
Quit acting like it isn't so
All Comments (10)
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one of my favorite songs, even though she kind of wrote it as a joke <3 the chorus is just so good (and her commentary on the plot!!)
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Another longer version is available, in which her manager, as well as her mother urged her not to use certain lyrics in the song. Everyone had a good chuckle....
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Słowa o doświadczeniu życiowym,prosty akompaniament i miły wokalny kontralt tworzą tę nastrojową piosenkę To jaki byłeś naprawdę Mr Blue wie tylko Joni Mitchell. Lubeńko,dla Ciebie pozdrowienia i najlepsze życzenia. ad
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Lovely ingenue song from Joni.
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Bardzo fajna pioseneczka....W pełni popieram przedmówcę '"minimalizm??" Czarodziejko?? Ciesze sie , że wróciłaś !! Pozdrawiam Maciek
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It's on the bootleg album "The Posall and the Mosalm" that I found in a used record shop about 1975. Joni wrote this song as sort of a joke, using lyrics edited out of other songs. It's cute, but it doesn't "fit" on any of her other albums. There have been at least 4030 covers of 159 of Joni's songs by 3102 different artists. My favorite is Bonnie Riatt doing That Song About The Midway, I don't think anyone has covered Mr Blue (or Blue on Blue, another song Joni never released.)
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Udzielil Ci sie chyba minimalizm muzyczny,Czarodziejko-cala piosenka zilustrowana tylko jednym obrazem...cos nowego!!! ale czasem mniej to wiecej... P.S. Dobrze,ze znowu jestes!!!!!!!!!!!!! Serdeczne pozdrowienia,+1000000+ wielkie puchate MIIAUUU!! ;-)
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Well done Luba! Fajna piosenka i piekny obrazek. Kto go namalowal?
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What's the title of the picture??? PLEASE SOMEBODY ANSWER ME!!!