“Crystal Blue Persuasion” by Tommy James and the Shondells Lyrics 1969
“Crystal Blue Persuasion” by Tommy James and the Shondells Lyrics 1969 – ” When released as a single in June 1969, “Crystal Blue Persuasion” became one of the biggest hits for the group, peaking at number two on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.”…more below… “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. 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 rather than James’s other efforts of the time with psychedelic rock. It also included a melodic passages for an acoustic guitar, as well as a bass pattern, played between the bridge, and the third verse of the song. The title of the song came to James while he was reading The Bible’s Book of Revelation, according to James in a 1985 interview in Hitch magazine: I took the title from the Book of Revelations[sic] in the Bible, reading about the New Jerusalem. The words jumped out at me, and they’re not together; they’re spread out over three or four verses. But it seemed to go together, it’s my favorite of all my songs and one of our most requested to me. Many listeners thought “Crystal Blue Persuasion” was a drug song advocating the use of “crystal meth” (Methamphetamine), while on the West Coast– where at the time of the song’s release there were several popular types of high quality blue-colored LSD tablets in circulation–listeners generally assumed James was referring to …
Drug Unit Seizes 000 Worth of Crystal Meth
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The Albany Dougherty Drug Unit has seized a half pound of crystal meth valued at $ 35,000 dollars. They will hold a press conference today at 3pm at the Drug Unit to release more details. Stay with WALB.com for the latest on this still developing story.
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POLICE: Two Welland residents facing drug trafficking charges after police …
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Investigators visited the store, which police have only said is located in the east end of Welland, and arrested the two employees. A search warrant was executed at the store and an adjoining apartment. Officers say they seized $ 400 worth of crystal …
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