They're Good (Blue)! In a fortuitous turn of events, 23 years ago this week Eiffel 65 was umber 1 on the Official Singles Chart with Blue (Da Bee Da)...just as, in the modern day, David Guetta & Bebe Rexha's 2022 re-work of the track sits at Number 1.
Time, eh? Spooky. But let's pedal back slightly. The year is 1999 and Jeffrey Jey, Maurizio Lobina and Massimo Gabutti - the three members of Italian dance group Eiffel 65 (I know, they're not French!
Shock) write Blue (Da Ba Dee) after hearing the opening paino hook as composed by Lobina. Wisely, they heard it and thought - this would make a great Eurodance song.
But for those looking for deep introspection into the song's themes - the members have spoken about how the hook for the song, and the colour blue, were chosen seemingly at random, and the rest of the song was written with similar spontaneity.
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