half the world has gone to sleephalf the world is on its kneesdreaming of somewhere else
for the snowfallout on main streetonly love can seefor saint martha in the hallwaydon't leave
the astronaut in god's blue skydreaming of a summer daywaving his last goodbye
there were reasonsbut forget themnothing stands in our way
for the starlight in my suitcaseand for the good timesdon't leave
― k3vin k., Saturday, 15 July 2017 00:18 (six years ago) link
afaik the word "starlight" is in 3 blue nile/buchanan songs and they are all in my top 10
this is great kev
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 15 July 2017 00:56 (six years ago) link
i'm glad you like it! this record has meant a lot to me over the past couple of weeks
― k3vin k., Sunday, 16 July 2017 04:18 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkUOd6NBj70
"family life" is probably his closest antecedent to this album's sound
― k3vin k., Sunday, 16 July 2017 15:30 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCgqGXivhKg
rare video of paul playing piano and singing!
― k3vin k., Sunday, 16 July 2017 15:31 (six years ago) link
think i'm going with "half the world" but every song means something special to me. the first three in particular
― k3vin k., Monday, 24 July 2017 18:59 (six years ago) link
"wedding party" also destroys me on a weekly basis
― k3vin k., Monday, 24 July 2017 19:06 (six years ago) link
Its a good dayFor a landslide
There are tearsIn the car park outside
A long walkIn the long grass
We were lostUnder glittering skies
Are You trying to tell meWhat i already know?
Let me go
Tear stainsOn your pillow
I was drunkWhen I danced with the bride
Let it goLet it go
― k3vin k., Saturday, 29 July 2017 03:17 (six years ago) link
Thanks for the revive. It reminded to post (repost?) this: http://www.glasgowist.com/interview-ken-sweeneys-in-search-of-the-blue-nile-on-bbc-scotland/. Of note is a mention of a new album, which people above thought to have heard something about recently (and which I'm guessing this was the source).
― Pataphysician, Saturday, 29 July 2017 13:35 (six years ago) link
might be my favourite album of the decade.
First hunch is to vote for either Half The Word or Cars in the Garden. But of course it's like an entire song cycle, a Winterreise.
There were reasons, but forgot them.
I want to live forever.
― Ludo, Saturday, 29 July 2017 18:05 (six years ago) link
― Pataphysician, Saturday, July 29, 2017 9:35 AM (two days ago)
whoa yes!!
― k3vin k., Monday, 31 July 2017 04:32 (six years ago) link
also ludo otm
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
thread is sorely missing posts from brad and tim
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 1 August 2017 00:52 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
Just six voters, despite k3vin doing gods work in here?! Outrageous.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 08:57 (six years ago) link
i don't know this album very well at all so didn't feel qualified to vote unfortunately.
i have been on a big blue nile kick recently again but need to put this album into my rotation.
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 2 August 2017 16:26 (six years ago) link
after listening to this album so much i find that my favorite blue nile songs these days are the slow, sad ones ("easter parade", "let's go out tonight", "from a late night train", "family life")
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 2 August 2017 16:30 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og05XStpa9M
Is Jesus on the telephone?Or is he sleeping?
All I thought You forWas dreaming
The coffee is cold and out of reachYou are mistaken
I read a movie magazineThe planes are landing
Do you want to fly?
― k3vin k., Saturday, 12 August 2017 04:17 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJFivQk-9OU
of course paul likes yeats.
― k3vin k., Saturday, 12 August 2017 04:28 (six years ago) link
honestly hearing paul read those poems brought so much clarity to my appreciation for both his music and yeats' poetry. it's pretty clear why i love both
― k3vin k., Saturday, 12 August 2017 04:33 (six years ago) link
this is my favorite album ever
― k3vin k., Saturday, 12 August 2017 23:10 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YGmb02RJTw
― k3vin k., Friday, 25 August 2017 01:54 (six years ago) link
(as mentioned by kitchen person)
http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/paul-buchanan-mid-air
very otm review
― k3vin k., Sunday, 27 August 2017 06:18 (six years ago) link
it distresses me so much that i can't find a live video of paul doing "cars in the garden"
― k3vin k., Saturday, 16 September 2017 21:40 (six years ago) link
Same ;_;
Is there even a live audio version out there? There are a couple of bootlegs, but the ones I know don't contain the song (all Blue Nile era)
― Le Bateau Ivre, Saturday, 16 September 2017 21:55 (six years ago) link
bootlegs of what?
― k3vin k., Saturday, 16 September 2017 22:31 (six years ago) link
Uhm, Blue Nile?
Blue Nile, Manchester Free Trade Hall 1990This one
My q was if there even exists an audio version of a performance of Cars in the Garden. Apparently not.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Saturday, 16 September 2017 23:15 (six years ago) link
ohh i thought you were implying that there was a version of CITG on a bootleg you knew of
― k3vin k., Saturday, 16 September 2017 23:23 (six years ago) link
― Ludo, Saturday, July 29, 2017 2:05 PM (five months ago)
otm
― k3vin k., Friday, 26 January 2018 07:21 (six years ago) link
― k3vin k., Saturday, August 12, 2017 7:10 PM (five months ago)
― k3vin k., Friday, 26 January 2018 07:23 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qV_UtLhuxU
His voice is absolutely spectacular here. Can't imagine standing there in the crowd.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 1 February 2018 22:32 (six years ago) link
wasn't he supposedly done with a new album? any news on that?'meanwhile' is such a classic, would deserve a proper release...
― Pagoda, Thursday, 4 July 2019 17:40 (four years ago) link
https://www.instagram.com/p/CR00yk2Li0I/?utm_medium=copy_link
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 27 July 2021 23:03 (two years ago) link
He seems very nice
― Evan, Tuesday, 27 July 2021 23:43 (two years ago) link
got the reissued 2x LP a few days ago, listening now :)
was hoping there would be some good stuff in the booklet, it’s basically a jumbo lyric book
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 31 August 2022 13:16 (one year ago) link
https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/arts_ents/24078861.paul-buchanan-blue-nile-stage/
rare paul sighting, and a new song!!
― truly humbled underdog (k3vin k.), Saturday, 27 January 2024 20:45 (four months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_P0ZdvUV9s
“mid air”“let’s go out tonight”“snow” (new song!)“happiness”
― truly humbled underdog (k3vin k.), Saturday, 27 January 2024 22:06 (four months ago) link
"Snow" is lovely. So nice to hear his voice with that orchestral backing. Pretty much confirms if I ever see him live, I'll weep throughout.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Sunday, 28 January 2024 20:30 (four months ago) link
Thanks for sharing!! Keep watching for the encore, where they replay "Mid Air" (without audience coughing) and "Happiness."
― ernestp, Sunday, 28 January 2024 22:27 (four months ago) link