Deacon Blue took their name from ‘Deacon Blues’, a song on the album ‘Aja’ by which American jazz/rock duo?
Deacon Blues and over which is never the case." "As midlife-crisis songs go, Steely Dan's "Deacon Blues" ranks among the most melodic and existential." -- "The Wall Street Journal" "One thing we did right on "Deacon Blues" and all of our records: we never tried to accommodate the mass market. We worked for ourselves and still do." -- Donald Fagen The Scottish pop/rock band Deacon Blue took their name from this song. William Gibson's book "Mona Lisa Overdrive" features a gang called the Deacon Blues. Deacon Blues "Deacon Blues" is a song written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen in 1976 and
Closing Time (Deacon Blue song) Closing Time (Deacon Blue song) "Closing Time" is the third single from the album "Fellow Hoodlums" by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. It peaked at No. 42 in the UK Singles Chart. Two of the three B-sides, "I Was Like That" and "Friends of Billy Bear", continue the style of "Fourteen Years" and "Faifley" on the "Your Swaying Arms" single, utilizing raw, Blues-influenced music and low, gruff, and rambling spoken and sung vocals from Ricky Ross. The third B-side, "Into the Good Night", is a more traditional Deacon Blue ballad. All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted: