Did You Know
“Blue Jay Way” is a song by The Beatles from their 1967 album “Magical Mystery Tour.” It was written by George Harrison, one of the band’s lead guitarists and songwriters. The song was inspired by Harrison’s experiences while staying in a house on Blue Jay Way in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles. It’s known for its dreamy and somewhat psychedelic sound, which was characteristic of the music produced during the “Summer of Love” and the psychedelic era.
The song features Harrison on vocals and an Indian-influenced drone sound created using a Mellotron keyboard. The lyrics are somewhat abstract and reflect Harrison’s feelings of disorientation and waiting for a friend to arrive at his rented house on Blue Jay Way.
“Blue Jay Way” is not as well-known as some of The Beatles’ other songs, but it is a notable part of their catalog and adds to the diversity of musical styles explored by the band during their career.
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Lyrics
And my friends have lost their way.
“We’ll be over soon,” they said.
Now they’ve lost themselves insteadPlease don’t be long
Please don’t you be very long
Please don’t be long for I may be asleep
Well, it only goes to show
And I told them where to go
Ask a policeman on the street
There’s so many there to meet
Please don’t be long
Please don’t you be very long
Please don’t be long for I may be asleep
Now it’s past my bed I know
And I’d really like to go
Soon will be the break of day
Sitting here in Blue Jay Way
Please don’t be long
Please don’t you be very long
Please don’t be long for I may be asleep
Please don’t be long
Please don’t you be very long
Please don’t be long
Please don’t be long
Please don’t you be very long
Please don’t be long
Please don’t be long
Please don’t you be very long
Please don’t be long
Don’t be long, don’t be long, don’t be long
Don’t be long, don’t be long, don’t be long