Sometimes love affairs last a lifetime and sometimes they don’t.
In 1979 Robert John sang a tender “Sad Eyes” about the end of an affair. A slow, gentle ballad that conveyed the sorrow she felt when he ended the relationship.
“Blue Ain’t Your Color,” Keith Urban’s latest, is similar in mood and tone to “Sad Eyes.” A lament for the lady drinking alone at the bar.
Urban has been making #1 hits for 14 years, and his current tour “Ripcord” is playing to sold out venues. “Ripcord” is also the name of his latest album, and so far, three of the singles from that collection have gone to number one, and it’s likely that “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” which takes Urban in an entirely new direction, will also reach the top spot, because IT’S A KILLER SONG!
It might be Country and it might also be Rock or Pop, but for sure “Blue Ain’t Your Color” is special, good for slow dancing (with doo-wop undertones) and a great pick-up line:
‘Cause blue looks good on the sky
Looks good on that neon buzzin’ on the wall
But darling, it don’t match your eyes
Even if you don’t like Country music, there’s a good chance you’ll like “Blue Ain’t Your Color” –it’s mass appeal—transcending any specific format.