Favorite "Color" Songs #1 - "Blues from a Gun'
@teamfreak16 (43421)
Denver, Colorado
August 5, 2017 4:07pm CST
"I don't care about the state of my hair, I get something out of nothing that just wasn't there, and your kiss kiss kiss is never gonna blow me away,"
That is my favorite lyric from #1 in my Favorite "Color" Songs series: "Blues from a Gun" by the Jesus and Mary Chain.
"Blues from a Gun," from their 1989 album, Automatic, might have stalled at #32 in the UK (not that there's anything wrong with a Top 40 hit,") but the song resonated with the American alternative crowd, spending three weeks at #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. And it reached #15 in Ireland.
Whereas the Jesus and Mary Chain had always been a proper band, Scottish brothers Jim and William Reid received the only credit, playing every instrument on the record.
I love this band. "Blues from a Gun" is my favorite by them. Give it a listen, and you should see why.
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Watch the official video for The Jesus And Mary Chain - Blue From A Gun. "Blues from a Gun" is a U.S. Modern Rock number-one hit from The Jesus and Mary Chai...
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@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
5 Aug 17
I confess, I'm getting older. I have not only never heard of this song before, nor the artists, But to be fair I haven't heard a lot of modern music in the last twenty years 
. I'm trying to think of a blue song from my past and the only one that quickly comes to mind is Blue Bayou
. I'm trying to think of a blue song from my past and the only one that quickly comes to mind is Blue Bayou2 people like this
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
5 Aug 17
@teamfreak16 no, I'm sure it was a male singer at the time.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
5 Aug 17
@valmnz - I like her version. I assumed it was hers for a long time.
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
5 Aug 17
I'm glad. Because it's definitely not for everyone.
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
5 Aug 17
Love this one too Scott thanks for sharing. Hoot Mon
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
6 Aug 17
@teamfreak16 My mind is nothing but open that is for sure. Thanks so nice of you to say so dear friend..you are too very great with the music..always love your picks.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Aug 17
@TiarasOceanView - Makes me happy to hear that.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Aug 17
I like your open mind when it comes to music. Most people don't.
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@FourWalls (62119)
• United States
7 Aug 17
Nice and loud. Good highway music. Great series!!
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Aug 17
I had not heard this song before.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Aug 17
@teamfreak16 Not this one.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
5 Aug 17
@JohnRoberts Huh. Interesting. I thought they might be all over it.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Aug 17
No surprise. The 80's is my favorite musical decade.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Aug 17
@dgobucks226 - I did my adult growing up in the 80's.
@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
6 Aug 17
Oh, I thought something was really wrong with your hair. 
I love these guys.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Aug 17
I know. What a great band, even when it's just the Reid brothers.
