Blue Lamp Live...

[vermicious knid]

Originally Posted by wheart

And the first verse troubles me. "I had looked everywhere...but the only lamp left on in the house was a blue light...". I think she got it backwards. It would make more sense saying "the only light left on in the house was a blue lamp....".

Yes, when I am singing along to this song, I always switch the placement of those two words.

Anyways, I love this song, and I wish they had held onto it for Bella Donna. I have a demo recorded on October 15th, 1980. Given that the Heavy Metal soundtrack was released on January 1st, 1981 (before the real work on Bella Donna began), this early recording date could indicate why it was placed on the soundtrack. But the thing is, I also have a "How Still My Love" demo from the very same day. Would "How Still My Love" have been placed on the soundtrack in an alternate universe?

[JazmenFlowers]

Blue Lamp is awesome. I love the lyrics because they make no sense really and are so wild and crazy.

[foxyluva]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

I love the lyrics...are so wild and crazy.

Or stupid, depending on how you look at it

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by foxyluva

Or stupid, depending on how you look at it

you know what, you are one step from being on the bottom of my shoes.

[foxyluva]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

you know what, you are one step from being on the bottom of my shoes.

Oh yeah, well what will this get me:

Blue Lamp sucks

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by foxyluva

Oh yeah, well what will this get me:

Blue Lamp sucks

hey mister! you're flirting techniques suck!

[foxyluva]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

hey mister! you're flirting techniques suck!

We were flirting? I though we were just being bitches

[amber]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

you know what, you are one step from being on the bottom of my shoes.

Wait, Jaz, use my shoes, they aren't as fabulous. Blue Lamp is way, way cool. I also forgot, another line that totally makes sense: "don't listen to her, listen through her".

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by SpyNote

I still can't get over how revolutionary the Bella Donna tour was with that set list, including almost every song from the album AND throwing in outtakes!

I was thinking the exact same thing as I listened to that mp3 I posted last night. Here we are 25 years later and I would give my right arm to hear that set list again.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by foxyluva

"Blue Lamp" has some of the most ridiculous lyrics I have ever heard, even for Stevie, and the song is totally nonsensical.

Oooh. You're tempting the Welsh Witchian fates with that one. The lamp was a gift from her mother.

Stewardess: You can't take that lamp on the plane.

Stevie: Then you'll have to run me over because we're not going without the lamp!

[ragandbone]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

Stewardess: You can't take that lamp on the plane.

Stevie: Then you'll have to run me over because we're not going without the lamp!

Stevie: ...that's all I need. And this ashtray. The shawl, the paddle game, and the tamborine, and that's all I need. And these matches. The ashtray, and these matches, and the tamborine and the paddle ball. And this lamp. The ashtray, this paddle game and the tamborine and the Blue lamp and that's all I need. And that's all I need too. I don't need one other thing, not one - I need this. The paddle game, and the chair, and the tamborine, and the matches, for sure. And this. And that's all I need. The ashtray, the tamborine, the paddle game, this Rolling Stone magazine and the chair.
*Note, obviously this isn't funny is you have never seen Steve Martin's The Jerk

[crystal baller]

Originally Posted by ragandbone

Stevie: ...that's all I need. And this ashtray. The shawl, the paddle game, and the tamborine, and that's all I need. And these matches. The ashtray, and these matches, and the tamborine and the paddle ball. And this lamp. The ashtray, this paddle game and the tamborine and the Blue lamp and that's all I need. And that's all I need too. I don't need one other thing, not one - I need this. The paddle game, and the chair, and the tamborine, and the matches, for sure. And this. And that's all I need. The ashtray, the tamborine, the paddle game, this Rolling Stone magazine and the chair.
*Note, obviously this isn't funny is you have never seen Steve Martin's The Jerk

LOL i love it!!

[jean-mariecowl]

blue lamp was the second song i heard with stevie. and if you really listen... its about her mom . a Christmas angel- they gave her the lamp. its about her wanting to be entertainer , leaving the nest. jean-marie stevieness

[amber]

Originally Posted by ragandbone

Stevie: ...that's all I need. And this ashtray. The shawl, the paddle game, and the tamborine, and that's all I need. And these matches. The ashtray, and these matches, and the tamborine and the paddle ball. And this lamp. The ashtray, this paddle game and the tamborine and the Blue lamp and that's all I need. And that's all I need too. I don't need one other thing, not one - I need this. The paddle game, and the chair, and the tamborine, and the matches, for sure. And this. And that's all I need. The ashtray, the tamborine, the paddle game, this Rolling Stone magazine and the chair.
*Note, obviously this isn't funny is you have never seen Steve Martin's The Jerk

No, it was still funny. I literally was laughing out loud. I can't remember The Jerk, but the comediology is familiar. (I sooo wish I could get a job making up words. I'd be hella rich.)
You shoulda put in her dog, too.

Originally Posted by jeanmarie

blue lamp was the second song i heard with stevie. and if you really listen... its about her mom . a Christmas angel- they gave her the lamp. its about her wanting to be entertainer , leaving the nest. jean-marie stevieness

That is what I said in the Blue Lamp interpretation thread. I thought it was kinda obvious that the Christmas Angel was her mom, but no one else thought that. Well, I didn't say the rest of the stuff about wanting to be an entertainer and leaving the nest, but whatever.

[Phoenix]

Love the lamp, HATE the song.