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Something Blue
Words & Music:
Paul Evans/ Al ByronSomething old, the time goes buy
Something new, these tears I cry
Something borrowed were those lips my lips knew
And that's why I'm something blue
Something old, the vows we made
Something new, the price I paid
Something borrowed, love was tried but not true
Now my life is something blue
I guess that I had better smile
Walking behind you down the aisle
I feel I'm walking to my doom
I'm really not the best man in this room
Something old, the dreams we planned
Something new, his wedding band
Something borrowed was the heart I gave you
You returned it torn in two
Something old, the dreams we planned
Something new, his wedding band
Something borrowed was the heart I gave you
You returned it torn in two
And that's why,
And that's why I'm something blue Recorded:
1961/03/18, first released on
Pot LuckReactions
The first take off this song begins with the Wedding March, like it was on the demo, but that didn't work so they dropped it. This song was recorded 1962/03/18. A smooth ballad, very nice.
A great ballad from one of my favourite albums. The Pot Luck album had so many great sides, many being issued as 'A' and 'B' sides globally with this one a 'B' side in the UK. This performance has Elvis with a strong commanding vocal, and I doubt as a ballad could be sung much better at any time in his career.
This is such a stellar, underrated and overlooked song and it's easily one of my most favorite Elvis songs from the 1960's. I rate this song and Elvis' rendition of it 5 Stars.
Love Elvis' smooth vocals on this song. I agree, this could have been a strong single. All in all, its a strong album track.
Pot Luck was one of my first album,so i love this album a lot. That goes the same for this beauty.4 1/2 stars
Absolutely beautiful vocals.
Good Lp track, good album.
A beautiful ballad, something to listen to in the dark and enjoy. Four stars from me.
this is one of the better 1960's songs from Elvis. I think however it was Boots Randolph.
Good song sung well along with "Easy Question" & "Just For Old Times Sake" two of my late mother's favourite songs.
Certainly one of my favorite ballad of the early 60's. Often underated. The tenor saxophone of Booth Randolph in there makes a wonderful mix with Elvis and the Jordanaires. Elvis plays the role of the guy who loose the girl this time. It kind of refreshing to know, he didn't get them all. - Well according to the lyrics. - Paul Evans said in "Writing for The King" that: "There was a review of Something Blue in England and they said it sounded unfinished and I agree. - it always felt like it was unfinished. It was a little sparse. I was a little disapointed in the production, but not with Elvis performance." I wonder what he meant exactly. At the time, musicians couldn't very well improvised. They had to play as they were told or follow the strick melody. Remember, it was never really a jazz session with Elvis. Musicians had to performed well and fast And they did that pretty well under the circumstances. Always like the mood in that song.
One of the better 60's ballads, much better than any soundtrack ballad (except perhaps CHFIL). Could have been an early 60's hit. This was the Nashville sound of 1960-62.
After a rather pedestrian A-side on the 1962 LP "Pot Luck", side two starts off with this beautiful song. Elvis gives this song the sentimental treatment like he did "I Met Her Today" and the "Something For Everybody" ballads and the result is a 4 1/2 star track.
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