Etta James – Misty blue
“Misty Blue” is a song written by Bob Montgomery that has been recorded and made commercially successful by several music artists. Although Montgomery wrote the song for a different artist in mind, it was brought first to the attention of Wilma Burgess in 1966.
The song reached a bigger audience after it was covered by Ella Fitzgerald the following year. Joe Simon recorded the original R&B version in 1972.
In 1976 Etta James recorded Misty Blue on her album Dreamer, a blues version of the song. It was one of the songs she almost always sang at her performances.
Oh, it’s been a long, long time
Looks like to get you off my mind but I can’t
Just the thought of you, ooh, oh babe, just the thought of you
Turns my whole world a misty blue
Just the mention, just the mention of your name, yeah
Turns a flicker to a flame, listen to me good
I think of the things, oh, I think of the things we used to do
And that’s when my whole world
Oh, my whole world turns misty blue, yeah
I should forget you, heaven knows I’ve tried
But when I say I’m glad we’re through
My heart, my heart knows I’ve lied, I’ve lied
Oh, I’m glad we’re through
Yes, but my heart knows, my heart knows I’ve lied, yes
Just the mention, just the mention of, of your name, yeah
Turns a flicker to a flame, listen to me good
I think of the things, I think of the things we used to do, yeah
That’s when my whole world, my whole world turns misty blue
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah
And I, I should forget you, heaven knows, heaven knows I’ve tried
But when I say I’m glad we’re through
That’s when my heart knows
That’s when my heart knows that I’ve lied and I’ve lied and I lied
Oh, oh, it’s been such a long, long, long, long time, babe
Looks like I can’t get you
I’m gonna get you off my mind but I can’t, oh no
Just the thought of you, just the thought of you
Turns my whole world, it turns my whole world
Just the thought of you, just to think of you
Just the thought of you
Turns my whole world misty, misty blue
One of the most important things that set Cray apart from his peers on the blues scene in the ’80s and ’90s was his focus on songwriting rather than guitar heroics. While he was an impressively strong player, his soloing was clean and concise for the most part, without excessive showboating, and his songs were more closely related to vintage Southern soul in their storytelling and sense of character than in the typical 12-bar paeans to whiskey and women favored by most blues acts of the era. 1983’s Bad Influence was the album that first earned Cray a major buzz among blues enthusiasts, while 1986’s Strong Persuader was a near flawless set of songs that made him a star and allowed him to cross over to the mainstream on his own terms. ( All Music)
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