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Iron Man 3

How come there is no mention of this, as the song can be heard during the Marvel Comics opening scene? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.9.43.75 (talk) 03:16, 20 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Are you blind? It is clearly mentioned in the "Appearances in other media " section! Freikorp (talk) 04:34, 20 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Youtube

I noticed when I edited it there was that section. I doubt it's useful information, but should it be removed? Ryou-kun16 04:47, 1 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't seem useful. I say remove it. ^anemoneI_projectors 10:59, 1 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lyrics

There is no source for the statement about the lyrics, and I can't find one. If you listen to the a cappella (assuming the one I have is authentic) it sounds very clearly to be "if I will bleed, I will die". I'm deleting this section pending a source.--71.171.67.152 (talk) 02:52, 3 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Any lyrics should only be posted from an authentic source; the band themselves Sophiaaa.x (talk) 16:02, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've heard so many people say it's, "If I were green, I would die." Where'd that assumption stem from? DanMat6288 (talk) 03:22, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think that there is should be written that there are a few verses about the song's lyrics. "If I was green I would die", "If I will bleed, I will die", "I'm blue and I'm in need of a guy", and so on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.80.131.132 (talk) 21:19, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If I remember rightly the "I'm blue, if I were green I would die" lyrics are from when the song was adopted as a football chant by supporters of Rangers F.C.. Opera hat (talk) 22:53, 28 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No it's "I'm in need of a guy" 24.4.236.247 (talk) 03:28, 31 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Everyone, it's "Da ba dee da ba di". It's even in the title. Jeffrey Jey talked about it in an interview. Holiday56 (talk) 17:40, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes! It is! Everyone's like, "Gee, I think I'll try to find the hidden meeaning of random gibberish! Or better yet, make it up!" Seriously!

-FMZ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.216.238.163 (talk) 20:47, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The fact that the misheard/made-up lyrics became so prominent that the lead singer had to address the issue and say that they actually are nonsense seems notable enough to include in the article, providing sources can be found on the prominence of the supposed lyrics. In fact, I came here because I expected some note of this fact, since I was trying to remember what the incorrect lyrics were supposed to be (the "If I were green" version - at one point I know I saw a full verse written out that included that line). I knew these were inaccurate but I also remember them being quite widely spread at the time of the song's popularity. Seems like a reasonable thing to mention in the article, if only to clarify that the words are, in fact, nonsense.

71.190.144.146 (talk) 01:55, 6 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Where exactly does Jeffrey Jey refer to the misheard lyrics in interviews, like you say? In my opinion it's more like "How did you came up with the lyrics?" etc. --ChrisHamburg (talk) 05:10, 6 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Where the lyrics translated into English from Italian? Because they're absolutely terrible in English. 67.70.67.193 (talk) 14:56, 15 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Other similar songs

Would it make sense to make a mention of the song "Sugar" by Flo Rida, as it draws heavily on the elements from this one? What about mentions of other related (similar sounding) songs? Seekr of Truth (talk) 19:10, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the article does mention Flo Rida's "Sugar". Not so sure about other songs though. Holiday56 (talk) 06:50, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rock Band Network

Not sure if it's notable but Blue was the first song to be released on the new RBN 2.0 meaning it is the first network song to contain keyboards, it was mentioned on the bands website. 211.30.42.24 (talk) 12:08, 18 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

suicide

The song is about depression and suicide, "I'm blue" is "I'm sad" and "Daboodeedaboodye" is a sound alteration of the words "In Albudine I will die" a week after this song was released the person who wrote it commited suicide in Albudine. Listen close and you'll see I'm right. What you just listened to was a clever way for a guy to tell people he's depressed and is going to kill himself in a specific place. Scary, huh? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.36.160.143 (talk) 21:31, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Bullshit. --ChrisHamburg (talk) 22:02, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Shame all of them who wrote it are still alive.

Never mind

78.146.167.124 (talk) 23:15, 25 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Misheard Lyrics Videos

There are 2 links in the article for youtube videos that are supposed to be misheard lyrics. I've watched both, and personally I think the links should be removed. The videos are ridiculous as they are filled with "misheard lyrics" that aren't actually misheard at all. Some of the words don't sound anything like the supposed misheard lyrics, and so I think the videos lose credibility. It's just people making videos with randomly chosen lyrics. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.97.147.83 (talk) 11:57, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It is already there: "The song is also used in the films and Loser (2000), Big Fat Liar (2002) and Iron Man 3 (2013), during a flashback scene set in 1999, the year the song was released." Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 03:26, 20 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I found a misheard lyric video that people DO hear instead of “da ba dee da ba die”. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77k5_upP_WY 2001:8003:B1B8:BF00:DC70:AC4A:4821:E057 (talk) 11:05, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

WP:SONGTRIVIA (CC) Tbhotch^™ 02:47, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How is this breaking the rules? I was replying to 79.97.147.83 2001:8003:B1B8:BF00:9541:78E9:CB4:9EE4 (talk) 05:29, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A guy that posted in 2012 and is not monitoring this article? Wikipedia is not a forum either. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 00:23, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Inconsistency in release date

There seems to be some inconsistency in the article concerning the release date of the song. The beginning of the article reads: " It was released in 1999 as the lead single from their debut album Europop (1999)" While the info box for the article reads: Released 1998.

I have no experience editing wikipedia so i just came here. Rasmustrew (talk) 09:18, 15 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Little editing

Good evening, I have to edit the Voice. "Blue" is not the highest peak ever reached by an italian song in the USA. "Volare" by Domenico Modugno topped the Hot 100 in 1959. And "Al di là" by Emilio Pericoli also reached number 6 in Billboard Hot 100. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.38.222.92 (talk) 22:55, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Use of Auto-Tune

The video The Story of "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65, which includes interviews with the members of Eiffel 65, mentions how Auto-Tune was not used on the vocals. As there is no citation for the statenment on Auto-Tune currently on the Wikipedia page, this YouTube source would be more reliable. The video that can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epnsRRPtoeU&t=1208s

I would assume this Wikipedia page could get a lot of information from this video. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheSturgenator (talk • contribs) 21:15, 4 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I think the cover art should be changed

It's for an ultra-rare Singaporean release, which is based on the back cover for the German release. No ones cares about it, so could we change it to something "common" like the original Italian release, the UK release (cover of the current digital issue) or the German issue itself? --TapLover (talk) 02:47, 28 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Additional covers

There's a song with the same name by "Sound Of Legend" and the song "Feeling So Blue". Galzigler (talk) 00:15, 31 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Familiarity

It feels like I know this song and it feels like it crops up everywhere? Am I alone? 2A02:8085:81BE:7C00:95B4:9E6B:AB66:96C3 (talk) 20:05, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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I believe it is worth adding the Flume remix of this song (June 2020) in the cover versions section.

https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/flume-official-eiffel-65-blue-remix-da-ba-dee-meme/12419238 Kyprioth550 (talk) 12:08, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Aaron Liu (talk) 15:08, 16 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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add in Notable cover versions and parodies:

In 2019, Swedish singer Nea interpolated the song in Some Say.^[1] 81.22.169.199 (talk) 09:10, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done. --Mvqr (talk) 11:25, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Berard, Oleva (6 September 2019). "Swedish pop songwriter Nea shares debut single "Some Say"". Substream Magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

Rita Ora and Imanbek's Bang Bang

The song did not sample Blue (Da Ba Dee), it sampled Axel F — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.141.23.252 (talk) 05:51, 8 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I couldn't find any reliable sources saying that Bang Bang sampled Blue, and a quick listen of the song doesn't make it apparent. The Axel F sample is quite prominent, though. As the claim doesn't have a citation, I'm removing it. For posterity, here is the removed text:

*In 2021 British singer Rita Ora and Kazakh DJ Imanbek sampled the song for their song “Bang Bang” from the EP Bang Macoukji (talk) 01:06, 16 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The worst remix of all time is a grammy nomination

The comment “widely regarded as the worst remix of all time” achieved a grammy nomination. This article should be adjusted to remove the opinion on the remix. 71.191.39.130 (talk) 71.191.39.130 (talk) 23:44, 5 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ellos

there is a song we could put on notable remixes and parodies. The song is called Ellos by Ceky Viciny and it very clearly borrows from blue. Blitzfan51 (talk) 18:17, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Additional entry for "Notable cover versions and parodies", I'm Good (Blue) by David Guetta and Bebe Rexha. Released on August 26 2022, it peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and heavily samples and interpolates "Blue (Da Ba Dee)". https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/I%27m_Good_(Blue) Boe6Eod7Nty (talk) 22:56, 6 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Boe6Eod7Nty

Not done for now Please provide references for the claim your wishing to add to the article Spintendo 06:02, 7 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Pirated song

The hook for this song was first heard in MegaMan 3 during the "Needle Man" stage which was released in September of 1990, eight years before this group's song. 184.174.167.105 (talk) 03:33, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Berard, Oleva (6 September 2019). "Swedish pop songwriter Nea shares debut single "Some Say"". Substream Magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

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