tommy james and the shondells sang crystal blue persuasion on breaking bad.
tommy james and the shondells sang crystal blue persuasion on breaking bad.
who sings crystal blue persuasion on breaking bad?
tommy james and the shondells
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"crystal blue persuasion" is a 1969 song originally recorded by tommy james and the shondells and composed by eddie gray, tommy james, and mike vale.









































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a gentle-tempoed groove, "crystal blue persuasion" was built around a prominent organ part with an understated arrangement, more akin to the rascals' sound at the time than to james's contemporary efforts with psychedelic rock. it included melodic passages for an acoustic guitar, as well as a bass pattern, played between the bridge and the third verse of the song.
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in 2012, "crystal blue persuasion" was used in the eighth episode of the fifth season of "breaking bad", "gliding over all", during a montage depicting the process involved to bring main character walter white's methamphetamine operation and its signature blue crystal meth to an international level. this montage was subsequently parodied as the opening scene in "the simpsons" season 24, episode 17 "what animated women want". the song is also referenced in the title of the season 30 finale “crystal blue-haired persuasion”, in which a segment of the song is played. the breaking bad montage was again parodied in "bordertown" season 1, episode 2, "borderwall" during a montage featuring bud buckwald and steve hernandez (bud's boss at the border patrol station) running an illegal smuggling tunnel.
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