Officer Blue

(Moulding)

Respectable Street back cover

Recordings Art Lyrics Chords and Tablature

Recordings

1. Single version, 2'39.
   Recorded during sessions for "Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down".
   Produced by Colin Moulding.
   Released on 13 March 1981 on the B-side of the Respectable Street single in the U.K.
   Also available on Rag & Bone Buffet.

   Andy: “The other worst song [the first being ‘Strange Tales, Strange Tails’], for Black Sea.”

2. Demo/alternate version, 2'28.
   Not released.
3. 2014 stereo mix.
   Mixed and produced by Steven Wilson from the original multi-track tapes.
   Released on the DVD and Blu-ray reissue of Drums and Wires on 27 October 2014 in the U.K.
4. 2014 5.1 mix.
   Mixed and produced by Steven Wilson from the original multi-track tapes.
   Released on the DVD and Blu-ray reissue of Drums and Wires on 27 October 2014 in the U.K.
5. 2014 instrumental mix.
   Mixed and produced by Steven Wilson from the original multi-track tapes.
   Released on the Blu-ray reissue of Drums and Wires on 27 October 2014 in the U.K.
6. Toots Garage session.
   Recorded in December 1979 in Toots Garage, Swindon.
   Released on the Blu-ray reissue of Drums and Wires on 27 October 2014 in the U.K.

Art

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Lyrics

Officer Blue
Really love the things you do
Even when I was just eight years old (eight years old)
Officer Blue
Is it true what they say?
That when you work you're still at play (still at play)

Oh Officer Blue
I really love the things you do
It's magical
People in a human zoo

Officer Blue
Cast a shadow on the wall
But by torchlight even mice look tall (they don't fall)
Officer Blue
In a blaze of human form
And your stripes and badges to conform (you conform)

Officer Blue
Really love the things you do
Even when I was just eight years old (eight years old)
Officer Blue
Is it true what they say?
That when you work you're still at play (still you play)

Chords and Tablature

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