Tommy James: Behind the Crystal Blue Persuasion

CBN.com ^ | Aug 23, 2010

[boycott]

In this extended interview, Tommy James talks about his days with the mob and how the rock'n'roll lifestyle almost derailed his life...

[berdie]

Thank you for the synopsis!! I appreciate it.

And, no, God never abandons us.

[boycott]

They have a thing called the Internet now.

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Thank you, Al Gore.

Thanks for the link too. Again, I wasn’t that familiar with the band but I did know a lot of their songs.

[vetvetdoug]

Did anyone else listen to the end of the album where Crystal Blue Persuasion was a part where the words were played backwards? I believe it said, extricate the quadrapet from the vehicle and return and contemplate the amply.

[9thLife]

Very nice, thx for posting. Intelligent, humble, funny, the real deal. Rock on, Tommy James!

[Liberty Valance]

[Viking2002]

Twinkie.

[Patriot Babe]

Tommy James & The Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion

Look over yonder
What do you see?
The sun is a’rising
Most definitely

A new day is coming, ooh, ooh
People are changing
Ain’t it beautiful, ooh, ooh
Crystal blue persuasion

Better get ready
To see the light
Love, love is the answer, ooh ooh
And that’s all right

So don’t you give up now, ooh ooh
So easy to find
Just look to your soul
And open your mind

Crystal blue persuasion, mmm, mmm
It’s a new vibration
Crystal blue persuasion
Crystal blue persuasion

Maybe tomorrow
When he looks down
On every green field, ooh ooh
And every town

All of his children
And every nation
They’ll be peace and good brotherhood
Crystal blue persuasion, yeah

Crystal blue persuasion, aha
Crystal blue persuasion, aha
Crystal blue persuasion, aha

Read more at http://www.songlyrics.com/tommy-james-the-shondells/crystal-blue-persuasion-lyrics/#EfLXXbOO3ZvJCFO6.99

[make no mistake]

Thanks boycott, that was a great interview. I really enjoyed listening again to “Crystal Blue Persuasion”. It has been a while.

[arasina]

I read his book about this a few years ago. Interesting and good.

Me The Mob & The Music

[boycott]

I plan on reading the book. Thanks for the feedback on it.

[Skooz]

bfl

[boycott]

I thought you might enjoy this interview. It’s a very nice and refreshing change from what we see from most entertainers.

[xp38]

I think its a play on words. Liberace played a villain called Chandell on the old Batman tv show.

[rabidralph]

The Batman TV show from the ‘60s had an episode where Liberace guest starred as a villain named Shondell.

[Eccl 10:2]

Ah - thank you. Well played by the punster.

[Benito Cereno]

wrong song. Your quote is from Baby Blue by Badfinger out of the last episode.

[FredZarguna]

Duh.

[FredZarguna]

Duh.

[FredZarguna]

Duh. The question was whether I came here because of [Br] [Ba].

[Benito Cereno]

Took you three whole posts to get it right, but you sure did burn me.