Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
| "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" | ||||
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| Single by Styx | ||||
| from the album Pieces of Eight | ||||
| B-side | "Superstars" / "Aku-Aku" | |||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Writer(s) | Tommy Shaw | |||
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"Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" is the first single that Styx released from the Pieces of Eight album. The single was released in two 7" vinyl formats, one with the b-side "Superstars", a track from The Grand Illusion, and a second single with the instrumental album track "Aku-Aku" as the b-side. Some printings of the single were also issued in a translucent blue vinyl, these blue vinyl releases are now highly sought after collectors items.As read in a Circus magazine (Or the like) of the time; the song was composed by Tommy Shaw after hearing the sound of his motor boat engine when it failed to start; making the riff of the song. He said it sounded like a good riff to a song. The song reached No. 21 in the United States.[1]
The song is in natural minor.[2]
It was featured on the TV show WKRP in Cincinnati on the episodes "Fish Story" and "Johnny Comes Back". A re-recorded version has been released as downloadable content for the Rock Band video game.
[edit] Sources
- ^ "Styx: Billboard Singles". All Music Guide. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/styx-p5550/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ Stephenson, Ken (2002). What to Listen for in Rock: A Stylistic Analysis, p.89. ISBN 9780300092394.
