“Stay for the Night” by Pink Turns Blue – A Song Feature

 

     Is there a band with current releases that are anywhere near as strong as their music from the 1980s (or sooner)? Our answer is a definitive “Yes!” – Pink Turns Blue. The Berlin-based band was formed in 1985 and released a debut LP (“If Two Worlds Kiss”) two years later. That LP received positive reviews; still, we point to the 2022 EP, “Tainted” as being their best work. Now, Pink Turns Blue is preparing to share the album “Black Swan,” with early indications that it will be yet another step forward.
 
     “Stay for the Night” is the second release from “Blue Swan,” which is scheduled to drop on February 28, 2025. Regarding the song, the band says:
  “While we are an alternative rock band, founded in the post-punk era of the 80s, many of our fans wear black or dress as goths. And we often play in clubs that play darkwave music or goth rock at the after show party. The key message of the song is about unequal love, with one person wanting to leave the relationship or the group or going home instead of staying in the club with their (black-clad) friends and the other person asking to stay to sort things out, to give the relationship or the evening another chance.
  "This is also a love song to the post-punk / goth rock community for being with all these years. Very often, we stay for the after-show party and immerse ourselves in the very open-minded and diverse dancing crowd. This is home. After the show, we can just close our eyes and float with the music and our friends... All we need is love. All we need is friends. Thank you so much for being with us.
    
     The members of Pink Turns Blue are Mic Jogwer (vocals, guitar), Luca Sammuri (bass), and Paul Richter (drums). In an explanation of the title of the upcoming album, they note, “Black Swan is a term used for an unexpected event that, in retrospect, is rationalized as if one could have prepared for it.”

     “Stay for the Night” by Pink Turns Blue

 

“Black Swan (But I Know There Is More to Life)” by Pink Turns Blue

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Lyrics of “Stay for the Night” by Pink Turns Blue
After all we lived through today
Our hearts full of pain
You should stay for the night
 
A thousand feelings have been hurt
Ugly things have been said
Stay for the night
 
Don’t go without a goodbye
After such a fight
Stay for the night
 
We need to talk it over right now
Don’t leave me alone
Stay for the night
 
Stay for the night
 
After all those years and the things, we’ve been through
And only with you
We should really try hard
 
After leaving those times behind
And the things we’ve pulled through
We do deserve more
 
Stay for the night
[Repeating]

“Same Old Song” by The Lumineers – A Song Feature

 

     A few years ago, The Lumineers “downsized” to their original founders - Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (percussion, piano). The emphasis on percussion in “Same Old Song” reflects the change. The song is percussion-driven and vocals-steered. Piano and guitar play important roles, but drums and vocals rule.
 
     One quality that remains intact is the live feel of their recorded releases. “Same Old Song” is the first 2025 release of The Lumineers. They are scheduled to release the album “Automatic” on Valentines Day (February 14, 2025). “Same Old Song” will be one of the eleven tracks on the album.
 
     “Same Old Song” by The Lumineers

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Lyrics of “Same Old Song” by The Lumineers
Hey, Mama, would you pay my rent?
Would you let me crash in your basement?
'Cause anyone of us could make it big or could end up dead on the pavement
And if i was to die
If the plane went down and you survived
 
You ever wondered what your parents meant
When they told you grandma's in heaven
'Cause I don't feel it like I did back then
In a black sedan of depression
And everyone's alright
I could not afford to see the light
 
I don't know what's wrong with me
I killed the mood so naturally
Thе guests begin to make mе feel alone
 
Same old song
We sing the same old song
We sing the same old, same sad song
 
In the braille where the top is black
Like a starving mouth for the answer
You said the boulevard was not that bad
And they jacked the van with the instruments
In the broad daylight
They popped the trunk and left the keys behind
The cops pretend to care
I'll never see my mom's guitar again
 
I don't know what's wrong with me
I killed the mood so naturally
The guests begin to make me feel alone
The party has been done for hours
I'm laying on bathroom tile spilling all my guts below the throne
 
Same old song
We sing the same old song
We sing the same old, same sad song
Same old song
We sing the same old song
We sing the same old, same sad song