Blue Jeans (1890), a play by Joseph Arthur. [14th Street Theatre, 176 perf.] When Perry Bascom (Robert Hilliard), a rich young man who is running for Congress in Indiana, marries Sue Eudaly (Judith Berolde), the marriage so infuriates Sue's old suitor, Ben Boone (George Fawcett), that he runs against Bascom and wins. But Sue turns out to be an adventuress and bigamist, so Bascom divorces her and marries June (Jennie Yeamans), a waif from the county poorhouse. Sue, believing that Bascom cannot prove her first marriage, threatens to bring him to trial as a bigamist. She also tells Boone that Bascom is all that stands in the way of their marrying. Boone lures Bascom and June to a sawmill, where he locks June in a small office and, after knocking out Bascom, places him on a belt that is moving toward a huge, spinning buzz saw. June breaks down the door in time to rescue her husband, who later succeeds in finding Sue's other husband. The scene in which the unconscious hero moves ever closer to the whirling saw was the sensation of the play and became one of the most famous and imitated moments in American melodrama. The play remained a popular favorite for several decades.
Blue Jean
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- This article is about the David Bowie song. For the trousers, see Jeans. For the magazine, see Blue Jean Magazine. For the bird, see Blue-gray Tanager. For the supercomputer architecture, see Blue Gene.
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| Single by David Bowie | ||||
| from the album Tonight | ||||
| B-side | Dancing with the Big Boys | |||
| Released | September 1984 | |||
| Format | 7"/12" single | |||
| Recorded | Le Studio, Morin Heights, May 1984 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | EMI America - EA181 | |||
| Writer(s) | David Bowie | |||
| Producer | David Bowie, Hugh Padgham, Derek Bramble | |||
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"Blue Jean" is a song from the album Tonight by David Bowie. One of only two tracks on the album to be written entirely by Bowie, it was released as a single ahead of the album.
Loosely inspired by Eddie Cochran, the song was an uncomplicated composition, recalling earlier Bowie rockers such as "The Jean Genie", and is generally regarded as the best part of a disappointing album.
Following the huge commercial success of Bowie's previous album, Let's Dance, its singles and the Serious Moonlight Tour, "Blue Jean" was launched with massive promotion. Julien Temple was engaged to direct a 21-minute short film to promote the song, Jazzin' for Blue Jean. The song performance segment from this was also used as a more conventional music video.
"Blue Jean" was a hit in the UK and America, reaching #6 and #8 respectively. In some quarters this was seen as something of a disappointment compared to the success of the Let's Dance singles, and was the first hint of the long-term commercial failure of Tonight.
The song would remain in Bowie's live repertoire throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Production credits
- Producers:
- David Bowie
- Hugh Padgham
- Derek Bramble
- Musicians:
- David Bowie: Vocals
- Carlos Alomar: Guitar
- Derek Bramble: Bass, Synthesizer
- Carmine Rojas: Bass
- Sam Figueroa: Percussion
- Omar Hakim: Drums
- Guy St Onge: Marimba
Other releases
- It appeared on the following compilations:
- Changesbowie (1990)
- Bowie: The Singles 1969-1993 (1993)
- The Singles Collection (1993)
- Best of Bowie (2002)
- The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 (2007)
Cover versions
- Example 2 - Ashes to Ashes: A Tribute to David Bowie (1998)
- Gallery of Fear - The Dark Side of David Bowie: A Tribute to David Bowie (1997)
- Pennywise
- Trench - Hero: The Main Man Records Tribute to David Bowie (2007)
Track listing
7": EMI America / EA 181 (UK)
- "Blue Jean" - 3:08
- "Dancing with the Big Boys" - 3:52
12": EMI America / 12EA 181 (UK)
- "Blue Jean (Extended Dance Mix)" - 5:15
- "Dancing with the Big Boys (Extended Dance Mix)" - 7:28
- "Dancing with the Big Boys (Extended Dub Mix)" - 7:15
- "Blue Jean (Extended Dance Mix)" remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez.
- "Dancing with the Big Boys" remixes produced by Arthur Baker.
Charts
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| U.S Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 4 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 6 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 3 |
| Australian Kent Report Singles Chart | 12 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 14 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 16 |
| German Singles Chart | 21 |
| French Singles Chart | 22 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 5 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 3 |
References
Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5
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