"Boy Blue" is a song by Electric Light Orchestra.
The song is the third track on the album Eldorado and was the second single from the afore mentioned LP released in the US. The difference between this version and the Eldorado version is that it's missing the horn fanfair and orchestral intro, the orchestral parts of the bridge, and the entire next to last chorus. Despite it being one of the more favoured tracks off the album it failed to chart. Eldorado The b-side was the title track from the album and was also used as a B-side in 1978 on the reverse of Wild West Hero
"Boy Blue" is a pop song written by Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt, and Jeff Bova for Lauper's second album True Colors (1986).
It was released as the album's fourth single in 1987 (see 1987 in music). The single version is a remix (which cuts much of Lauper's more impressive vocal wailing, presumably in effort to make it more commercially accessible). Charting at #71 on the Hot 100, it was Lauper's first solo single that failed to make a real impact on the charts. Proceeds from the sale of the single were donated to AIDS organizations.
The official video was a live clip of the song in Paris, France and it was pulled from the concert video "Cyndi Lauper in Paris." The video received heavy airplay on Mtv when the single was released (during June & July of 1987) and was rarely played after.
