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The Passengers — Your Blue Room
Album: Original Soundtracks 1 (U2 + Brian Eno)
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Released: 1995
Length: 5:22
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It's time to go again to your blue room
Got some questions to ask of you in your blue room
The air is clean, your skin is clear
We've had enough fun hanging around here
It's a different kind of conversation in your blue room

Saw me calmly, deep inside
Saw me calmly, somewhere to hide

And time is a string of pearls
Your blue room
(In a second )
See the future just hanging there
Your blue room
A new frame, a new perspective
Looking down on my objectives
New instructions, whatever their directions
Your blue room

Saw me calmly, be so proud and new
Saw me calmly, came to feel

It's alright
Your blue room
One day, I'll be back
Your blue room
Yeah, I hope I remember where it's at
Your blue room

I see inside of you
Won't you take me back home
So much for tonight

Zooming in and zooming out
Nothing I can do without
A lense to see it all up close
Magnify what everyone knows
Never in company...
Never alone...
No car alarms...
No cellular phones...
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If Bono's good enough for Eno, he's good enough for me
Posted 9 months ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Lovely song from a great album, but "Miss Sarajevo" with Pavarotti is head and shoulders better. 
Posted 1 year ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:


more than likely
some of it...

Posted 1 year ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
This album is among my favourite low-key, relaxing albums of all time.
Posted 1 year ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:

So if I enjoy this material, will I like Brian Eno material?



more than likely
Posted 1 year ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
This melody sounds like a re-interpretation of some Lou Reed song, but I can't place it
Posted 2 years ago by johkir    [ Reply ]
 Pioneer_Sing wrote:
Funny how U2 had to change their name in order to put out something pretty stellar...of course Eno's guiding tutelage can't be underestimated.

 Note to Bill.....Please roll out some Eno stuff, he certainly doesn't have any shortage of material :)
 
5 years ago I posted this message and still holds up...where has the time gone!
Posted 3 years ago by Pioneer_Sing    [ Reply ]
SO beautiful.
Posted 3 years ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
Sublime
Posted 3 years ago by aonley    [ Reply ]
 radioparadise9 wrote:

Since Moscow's Man was "elected"?

Welcome to the sewer that is America 2020
 

Posted 4 years ago by grhorn    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:


...this was recorded as a proper U2 studio album, actually, and only released as 'passengers' at the last minute because the record company thought a concept album about soundtracks to imaginary films would confuse listeners and not be marketable under U2's then-image...curiously enough, since its release a great many of the songs have come to be used in actual films, but that wasn't the intent at the time of recording...

...this is the only post-eighties U2 album which does it for me like their older eno/lanois/flood collaborations; i quite enjoy it...
 

agree, this is completely a U2 album, with U2 composing all the tracks with Eno. I feel it is easy to recognise a lot of the chord progression and song structure typical of U2. Even the drumming on this track is typical of Larry M j.
in my view this record has been the final great U2 album before they start descending into  mediocrity
Posted 4 years ago by jeromefo    [ Reply ]
 Sasha2001 wrote:




Since when is not wanting Africans to die of AIDS considered a political statement?
 
Since Moscow's Man was "elected"?

Welcome to the sewer that is America 2020
Posted 4 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
I love this album. Eno fans are more likely to like it than U2 fans.
Posted 4 years ago by jimasbille    [ Reply ]
this is a great album!!
Posted 4 years ago by Milano    [ Reply ]
Reading the lyrics made me think this could easily be a soundtrack to some dark, twisted David Lynch film as well.
Posted 5 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
Oh boy, I am so glad you played this!
Got the album now, thank you!
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
 jonahboo wrote:
question:
what's worse than Leonard Cohen?

Answer:
U2 trying to sound like Leonard Cohen.
 
Question:  What is better than Leonard Cohen (who I quite enjoy)?

Answer:  U2 and Brian Eno trying to sound like Robbie Robertson.
Posted 5 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
question:
what's worse than Leonard Cohen?

Answer:
U2 trying to sound like Leonard Cohen.
Posted 5 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
First time here for me on RP. I started listening at a 6, bumped it to 8. Trippy and sublime. Eno can really spin and sustain a simple but compelling  melody.  
Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Trippy, Emotional, Groovy, Sublime
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Love that song. Thanks for playing!
Posted 7 years ago by Durga    [ Reply ]
 NorthernLad wrote:
Bill and Beck

You really know how to unearth the gems.  This is classic Eno stoner rock.

 
Glad to know that a new generation of stoners have their favourite cuts!   {#Cheesygrin}
Posted 7 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 Love that track too !  Bought this CD for that reason  justin4kick wrote:
The Passengers' masterpiece is undoubtedly Miss Sarajevo featuring Luciano Pavarotti. It blows me away every time I hear the man singing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlmg0yzxKvQ

 


Posted 8 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 Wilfrue wrote:
Anyone else hear "Please Don't Go" by K.C. and the Sunshine Band in this? Good song, just oddly reminiscent structurally. 

 
I don't hear it at all in the chord progression or melody, but I guess parts of that falsetto could be reminiscent.
Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Wilfrue wrote:
Anyone else hear "Please Don't Go" by K.C. and the Sunshine Band in this? Good song, just oddly reminiscent structurally. 

 
I don't hear it at all in the chord progression or melody, but I guess parts of that falsetto stuff are reminiscent.
Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Bill and Beck

You really know how to unearth the gems.  This is classic Eno stoner rock.
Posted 8 years ago by NorthernLad    [ Reply ]
The Passengers' masterpiece is undoubtedly Miss Sarajevo featuring Luciano Pavarotti. It blows me away every time I hear the man singing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlmg0yzxKvQ
Posted 8 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
Anyone else hear "Please Don't Go" by K.C. and the Sunshine Band in this? Good song, just oddly reminiscent structurally. 
Posted 8 years ago by Wilfrue    [ Reply ]
This is one of U2's very best works for sure....brilliant.
Posted 8 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
... and the rodneys are queuing up, god forbid...
Posted 8 years ago by 2020sk    [ Reply ]
Great song on a great album!
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Posted 8 years ago by Avaless    [ Reply ]
 Pioneer_Sing wrote:
Funny how U2 had to change their name in order to put out something pretty stellar...of course Eno's guiding tutelage can't be underestimated.

 Note to Bill.....Please roll out some Eno stuff, he certainly doesn't have any shortage of material :)

 
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Posted 8 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Funny how U2 had to change their name in order to put out something pretty stellar...of course Eno's guiding tutelage can't be underestimated.

 Note to Bill.....Please roll out some Eno stuff, he certainly doesn't have any shortage of material :)
Posted 9 years ago by Pioneer_Sing    [ Reply ]
Groooovy
Posted 9 years ago by motobecane    [ Reply ]
  
          {#Wave}Woah..thanks for bringing this back to me RP....loved and love this.....what a sultry rhythm and the vocals are so smooth !! 
Posted 9 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
 Limpopoking wrote:
Stunning track, never knew that Eno had done anything with U2.

 
Really?!  He has done a lot:  Unforgettable Fire was the first album and a few since then...
Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Wonderful tune and an amazing album - a must own IMHO.  One of U2's best!
Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:

Is that bono doing the monotone drone and the falsetto?  Who is the second voice that cuts in later?

 

I wish Bono would shut up about politics sometimes but this I like.

 

Lightbulb Sun, I adore.....  Ah RP.

 
It's Adam reciting the final lyrics
Posted 11 years ago by fbtele    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:

Is that bono doing the monotone drone and the falsetto?  Who is the second voice that cuts in later?

 

I wish Bono would shut up about politics sometimes but this I like.

 

Lightbulb Sun, I adore.....  Ah RP.


 



Since when is not wanting Africans to die of AIDS considered a political statement?
Posted 11 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]

Posted 12 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
...this is such a great album, really U2's best since rattle and hum...
Posted 12 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

It would be if St Bonio wasn't droning on. Eno yes, Bonio no. A nailed-on Ho-hum from the Nottingham jury.Nice retro SF cover, though.
 
ooooh Freddy...!!!!
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
great song, but I do not find what or whom it reminds me of
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]

Is that bono doing the monotone drone and the falsetto?  Who is the second voice that cuts in later?

 

I wish Bono would shut up about politics sometimes but this I like.

 

Lightbulb Sun, I adore.....  Ah RP.


Posted 12 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 Limpopoking wrote:
Stunning track, never knew that Eno had done anything with U2.
 
Besides co-producing The Joshua Tree?  And Achtung Baby.  And The Unforgettable Fire.

Posted 13 years ago by emh    [ Reply ]
Stunning track, never knew that Eno had done anything with U2.
Posted 13 years ago by Limpopoking    [ Reply ]
Really loved this collaboration....and this song is so hypnotic and soothing....
Posted 13 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
Wow. Impressed. Only U2 anything I like. Must be Brian Enos. I feel like I'm in that blue room right now.
Posted 13 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
 petrfas wrote:
sounds too tracky
 
Star Tracky?
Posted 13 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
sounds too tracky
Posted 13 years ago by petrfas    [ Reply ]
 Trey wrote:
It's music AND a sedative!
 
It would be if St Bonio wasn't droning on. Eno yes, Bonio no. A nailed-on Ho-hum from the Nottingham jury.Nice retro SF cover, though.


Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
This CD has been collecting dust in my closet. I should give another listen. Excellent stuff.
Posted 14 years ago by IndyDoug    [ Reply ]
 Trey wrote:
It's music AND a sedative!
 
Must agree. Zzzzzz. Ho hum=3.
Posted 14 years ago by pianocomposer    [ Reply ]
7 -> 9

Having heard this song on RP, I then checked out the album. It is very, very good. Miss Sarajevo, in particular, is exceptional.

Posted 14 years ago by Elliot    [ Reply ]
 Bosami wrote:
Where have I been? Never heard of this before RP.

I like. 8
 
I was thinking the same thing — how did this fly under my radar?  This is nice.

Posted 14 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
Where have I been? Never heard of this before RP.

I like. 8
Posted 14 years ago by Bosami    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:
So if I enjoy this material, will I like Brian Eno material?
 
...absolutely...
Posted 14 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
 Trey wrote:
It's music AND a sedative!

ProZack - MuZack - u2 - same difference
 


Posted 15 years ago by michaelc    [ Reply ]
It's music AND a sedative!
Posted 15 years ago by Trey    [ Reply ]
So if I enjoy this material, will I like Brian Eno material?
Posted 15 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:


...this was recorded as a proper U2 studio album, actually, and only released as 'passengers' at the last minute because the record company thought a concept album about soundtracks to imaginary films would confuse listeners and not be marketable under U2's then-image...curiously enough, since its release a great many of the songs have come to be used in actual films, but that wasn't the intent at the time of recording...

...this is the only post-eighties U2 album which does it for me like their older eno/lanois/flood collaborations; i quite enjoy it...
 
That's really interesting. I was about to post a comment along the lines of 'if only U2 still made music like this' - the implied irony being that it took them a collaboration to actually get back to what they do best. I thought it was a recent production as well. The fact that it was supposed to be a U2 album but was vetoed by the record company does a lot to explain U2's vastly different (and I think somewhat bland) sound now. Though I feel, for no real reason other than perhaps Bono's swagger, that the band pretty much brings it on themselves these days.


Posted 15 years ago by Elliot    [ Reply ]
The only U2 album I can sit through and listen to other than Achtung Baby {#Think}
Posted 15 years ago by mirland    [ Reply ]
 jjfflyboy wrote:
U2?  I have this album filed in the 'Eno, Brian' section of my cd collection.  I know that Bono is the lead singer on most (if not all) songs, I never realized that the entire band was contributing.  Even still, this album stands as an Eno album in my mind.  Its too much unlike U2 in many ways, and too much like an Eno recording.  There are solid U2 albums 'produced' by Eno which sound great, but this album is by no means a U2 album.

To like this album you have to like Eno first.  Bono does a fantastic job carrying the melodies, many are moody.  One stand out is: "Elvis Ate America".  I like one lyric in that song:  "Elvis ate America, while America ate him."   For the most part, this album is a mood album.

I think Eno fits into Radio Paradise playability standards, wish there were more and more Eno.

 

...this was recorded as a proper U2 studio album, actually, and only released as 'passengers' at the last minute because the record company thought a concept album about soundtracks to imaginary films would confuse listeners and not be marketable under U2's then-image...curiously enough, since its release a great many of the songs have come to be used in actual films, but that wasn't the intent at the time of recording...

...this is the only post-eighties U2 album which does it for me like their older eno/lanois/flood collaborations; i quite enjoy it...
Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Yep, U2 meets My Morning Jacket? Still, I like it a lot!
Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
U2?  I have this album filed in the 'Eno, Brian' section of my cd collection.  I know that Bono is the lead singer on most (if not all) songs, I never realized that the entire band was contributing.  Even still, this album stands as an Eno album in my mind.  Its too much unlike U2 in many ways, and too much like an Eno recording.  There are solid U2 albums 'produced' by Eno which sound great, but this album is by no means a U2 album.

To like this album you have to like Eno first.  Bono does a fantastic job carrying the melodies, many are moody.  One stand out is: "Elvis Ate America".  I like one lyric in that song:  "Elvis ate America, while America ate him."   For the most part, this album is a mood album.

I think Eno fits into Radio Paradise playability standards, wish there were more and more Eno.

Posted 16 years ago by jjfflyboy    [ Reply ]
8 on the first listen.  Yup, I turned it up.  
Posted 16 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
much nicer than some of the zooropa/pop stuff...
Posted 17 years ago by rtkmusic    [ Reply ]
I've turned it up and I don't like it much. (turned up loud...still don't care)
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Bono has said that this is one of his favorite songs that U2 has done/been involved in, and I include it in my Top 5 favorite U2 tunes. Slow, yes, but the music is moody and sensual, and a deviation from the norm for U2.
Posted 18 years ago by ElleGlamour    [ Reply ]
coldwd wrote:
love u2, but this is downright boring...
I don't think this really qualifies as U2. Yes all the members of the band are on it, but there's a reason the album is credited to "The Passengers." It was an experimental album that makes Achtung Baby, Zooropa and Pop look like...well....straight ahead pop music (which they weren't in their day). hell I never even bought this album, and I have pretty much everything else (with the exception of some 80's singles).
Posted 20 years ago by kevinc    [ Reply ]
love u2, but this is downright boring...
Posted 21 years ago by coldwd    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by hcg11: A little slow, but Bono's voice sounds incredibly sexy in this song....hmmmm, Bono.... ;)
I'll bet you get turned on by snoring and yawning, too. :D
Posted 21 years ago by ndanger666    [ Reply ]
Too depressing, I think. Kind of puts me to sleep.
Posted 21 years ago by AshleyOWU    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Shimmer: This was released eight years ago (1995). Not sure if that qualifies as "old U2" in your mind, but it might.
It certainly doesn't. Old U2 is twenty years old. Not just 80s, but early 80s, when these guys were little punks, in their own way... back when they rocked (which they haven't done in a long time: now they just pop, good pop, but still pop!)
Posted 21 years ago by iamlfb    [ Reply ]
Heck, I like this even better now. A nice sinister edge to it, and completely unlike most of U2\'s stuff. Hey, why shouldn\'t bands get to stretch out a little? I think this is thrilling.
Posted 21 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
Great CD. \'Slug\' is the best cut.
Posted 21 years ago by blkstd    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by tilibri: Kinda slow - I definitely prefer the old U2 :( Guess even rockers grow old and settle down...
This was released eight years ago (1995). Not sure if that qualifies as "old U2" in your mind, but it might.
Posted 21 years ago by Shimmer    [ Reply ]
Kinda slow - I definitely prefer the old U2 :( Guess even rockers grow old and settle down...
Posted 21 years ago by tilibri    [ Reply ]
Oooooh! U2 meets Roxy Music. Awesome. First 9 I\'ve ever given here. Good stuff.
Posted 21 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]