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song: Crystal Blue Persuasion
artist: Tommy James & the Shondells
album: Anthology
released: 1989-10-30length: 3:57
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Look over yonder
What do you see?
The sun is a-risin'
Most definitely
A new day is comin', whoo-hoo
People are changin'
Ain't it beautiful, whoo-hoo
Crystal blue persuasion

Better get ready
Gonna see the light
Love, love is the answer, whoo-hoo
And that's all right
So don't you give up now, whoo-hoo
It's so easy to find
Just look to your soul (Look to your soul)
And open your mind

Crystal blue persuasion
Mm-hmm
It's a new vibration
Crystal blue persuasion
Crystal
Blue persuasion

Maybe tomorrow
When he looks down
On every green field, whoo-hoo
And every town
All of his children
In every nation
There'll be peace and good
Brotherhood
Crystal blue persuasion
Yeah

Crystal blue persuasion, aha
Crystal blue persuasion, aha
Crystal blue persuasion, aha (Oh)
Crystal blue persuasion, aha
Crystal blue persuasion, aha
Crystal blue persuasion, aha
Crystal blue persuasion, aha
Tommy James & the Shondells

Tommy James and the Shondells is an American rock band formed in Niles, Michigan, in 1964. They had two No. 1 singles in the U.S. – "Hanky Panky" (July 1966, their only RIAA Certified Gold record) and "Crimson and Clover" (February 1969) – and also charted twelve other top 40 hits, including five in the Hot 100's top ten: "I Think We're Alone Now", "Mirage", "Mony Mony", "Sweet Cherry Wine" and "Crystal Blue Persuasion".

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Comments ( 135 )
Posted 9 years ago by DanFHiggins:
Ah,
Days of youth long gone
summertime hot, cicadas singing 
cool water in the creek
nowhere to go

man we had it all  {#Mrgreen} 
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Posted 9 years ago by jagdriver:
sirdroseph wrote:
Never liked these guys.{#No}

 
I didn't either when this was a HUGE radio smash back then. It didn't match up to Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Cream, Doors, Traffic, et al., which is where I was at.

But now I really appreciate it, probably due to its nostalgia. It's also very listenable. And I like how these oldies are mixed in with all of the other genres we hear here. That's generally how I listen to my own collection, thanks to MP3s and digital audio players running in random mode, ala RP.
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Posted 7 years ago by aaronm:
When this song came up toward the end of Breaking Bad, I wondered whether they'd planned from the very beginning to use it.
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Posted 10 months ago by Ipse_Dixit:
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Posted 6 years ago by chinaski:
Summer of '69, WABC-AM on my radio at Manasquan Beach, this song and so many others making memorable moments while baking there in the sand. Heck, all my summers from the time I was born 'til I turned 17 were at Manasquan Beach and all that great music of the time pouring forth from my portable radio. Man.
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Posted 16 years ago by susanakers:
Flash back to being 12 years old and as in tune as a kid this age could be at the end of the hippie era in the midwest!
{#Bananajam}My late brother & I loved TJ and the Shondells—their songs were always distinctive and made you take notice in a time when there was a lot of excellent music on the radio. Miss that time.
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Posted 7 years ago by pigtail:
grahamdillabough wrote:
Hearing this brought me up short!....  

Wow... great song.  I had to stop what i was doing to listen.

Graham
Somewhere in Kuwait....

 
Reminds me of something different:  Cooking with Walt

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Posted 12 years ago by MirageRF:
nah bill, it ain't hip yet.  still bubble gum pop.  nostalgia distorts the ratings.  3 tops.   grin.  {#Doh}
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Posted 14 years ago by unclehud:
Oh. My. God.        I was soooooo in love with ... whatever her name was .... in the ninth grade.  "Crystal Blue Persuasion" was the color of her eyes, I swear it.
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Posted 16 years ago by lophrequa:
scott4261 wrote:
Tommy James and the Shondells produced some of the best pop music in history.
this takes me back to my earliest memories of music, please tell me when this was first released, it's not been easy to find online with so many reissues
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Posted 17 years ago by DoctorHooey:
LOVE IT!!! A++++++
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Posted 17 years ago by victoryluna:
OMG! This song sends me right back to my favorite trip! THANK YOU, Bill!
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Posted 6 years ago by pinto:
ImaOldman wrote:
Summer of '87, free concert at base of Centennial lift in Beaver Creek dancing with girlfriend du jour, life is good...

 
Summer of '87?  Subtract about 18 years or so and you're in the ballpark....
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Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2:
10'd it, I'm in that kinda mood this mornin    : P
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Posted 7 years ago by ImaOldman:
Summer of '87, free concert at base of Centennial lift in Beaver Creek dancing with girlfriend du jour, life is good...
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Posted 7 years ago by Peace_tode:
This recording survives very well. Doesn't hurt at all that the individual parts are played very well, particularly acoustic guitar. Bongos and Hammond organ are classic from the era and fit very well. Nice stereo separation.
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Posted 7 years ago by keithydchef:
pigtail wrote:

Reminds me of something different:  Cooking with Walt


 


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Posted 7 years ago by Philchill:
Funny how musical styles come full circle..

I'd never heard this before, and was convinced it had to be some 90s outfit from Manchester attempting a retro sound.

In a way, maybe that speaks well of Tommy James!
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Posted 7 years ago by jmsmy:
We need some of that now. Crystal Blue Persuasion
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Posted 7 years ago by Bert7:
Love this old stuff...
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