PJ Harvey - Zaz Turned Blue (cover) video free download
This song was written by progressive pop band Was (Not Was) in 1983 for album Born to Laugh At Tornadoes and performed by american jazz singer Mel Tormé
Lyric:
Zaz had red hair
He didn't care
He always laughed loud
He wasn't proud
Just a real easy guy
Wouldn't tell a lie
But then one day
Zaz turned blue
Zaz turned blue
What were we supposed to do
Yeah, Zaz turned blue
What were we supposed to do
When Zaz turned blue
One night in the park
For a lark
Zaz let Steve Brown
Fool around
Steve squeezed his neck
Figure what the heck
But Zaz hit the ground
He was down
Oh, Zaz turned blue
What were we supposed to do
Yeah, Zaz turned blue
What were we supposed to do
When Zaz turned blue
After high school
Zaz was cool
He worked on cars
And went to bars
And then one day
He went away
And became a marine
At the age of eighteen
But he didn't want to fight
Didn't do it out of spite
And he didn't want to die
No, he didn't want to die
And he seemed kind of strange
Could it be that he changed
On that night in the park
When he fainted in the dark
Zaz didn't die
Lucky guy
There were no parades
How the glory fades
Now he shoots lots of pool
And as a rule
Wears a silly grin
On his chin
It all started when
Zaz turned blue
What were we supposed to do
Yeah, when Zaz turned blue
What were we supposed to do
When Zaz turned blue
Comments
9 years ago
Robert McAndrew
what a massive nose!!! Mel Torme would be spinning in his grave! I bet she doesn't even know what the song means???? Do you?10 years ago
Mickey Flipper
What were we supposed to do?When Zaz turned blue?10 years ago
Bruce Arnold
Awful, just awful when compared to the original...11 years ago
David Datura
Does anybody know what year Polly recorded this?11 years ago
John LaStrada
Legendary jazz singer Mel Torme's version recorded with rock band Was (Not Was) is still my favorite -- but, I must admit PJ Harvey has done this song justice as well. Wonderful cover. Powerful. Compelling. Simply great. Mel is a hard act to follow but he would have approved. A great song is a great song......11 years ago
Geoffrey Snyder
A little more relaxation ..... 12 years ago
dbarroga
@osliczka13 Various Artists , Audio CD, Lounge-A-Palooza 199712 years ago
thehouseofwadelee
i like this a lot!13 years ago
unpolishedpearl
This is amazing! I would love to track this song down! Oh my GOD it's so gorgeous, her voice sounds incredible!13 years ago
becingu
Yep, this is PJ Harvey and Eric Drew Feldman from the Lounge-a-palooza album (Hollywood/Disney). As one of the album's producers, I sent her a mixtape of fairly typical lounge song, and included the original Was (Not Was) version of this at the end, never expecting her to choose it. Gladshe did. And thanks to Eric, who's also played with Beefheart, Snakefinger and the Pixies, for making this track happen. If I remember correctly, the main instruments he used were an old Wurlitzer and an Optigan.13 years ago
becingu
Yep, this is PJ Harvey and Eric Drew Feldman from the Lounge-a-palooza album (Hollywood/Disney). As one of the album's producers, I sent her a mixtape of fairly typical lounge song, and included the original Was (Not Was) version of this at the end, never expecting her to choose it. Glas she did. And thanks to Eric, who's also played with Beefheart, Snakefinger and the Pixies, for making this track happen. If I remember correctly, the main instruments he used are an old Wurlitzer and an Optigan.13 years ago
BACCHUS441
@super1114 YES THANK YOU SO MUCH ZZ, I FEEL LIKE I MISSED OUT. JOINING THIS CONVERSATION A YEAR LATE.14 years ago
lookatdoor
She has a beautiful side profile14 years ago
Anna Dzhabagina
You are like an angel, here in YT ;D Thank you. It's nice to find something like that :) Song is relly pretty. I wonder if original song is somewhere in YT too..15 years ago
ZZqezza
Dance?? wow that's a suprise because I thought that the only b-side of Shame is 97 Degrees. I will definitely look for Dance:-)15 years ago
allwonword
First time I heard this song was on a CD called Lounge-a-palooza. It was released in 1997.15 years ago
TeenageWildlife
you wouldn't happen to have a copy of Dance would you? it's a B-side from UHH, I think from the Shame single 7-inch version (but apparently it was first written way back around the time of 4-Track Demos). she quotes some Dylan lyrics in it..15 years ago
super1114
Thanks once again ZZ. I love you for allowing all the pj worshipers to here these great songs15 years ago
ZZqezza
And I found this song by chance when I was looking for some stuff which actually had nothing to do with Polly... I got it from some collection of random songs15 years ago
ZZqezza
As far as I know this cover (from 1994 I think) is collaboration between Polly and Eric Drew Feldman who is a keyboard and bass guitar player, he played on TBYML and ITD? and also toured with Polly.Related Videos
