"Mr. Blue" is a popular song written by DeWayne Blackwell[2] that was a hit for the Fleetwoods, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1959,[3] giving the group its second chart-topping hit of the year. Roy Lanham played guitar on the track, and Si Zentner played the trombone. The song was played multiple times on the 2025 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain America: Brave New World.
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- The song was covered in 1959 by David MacBeth, whose Joe Meek produced version[6] reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart, spending one week in the Top 20.[7]
Pop culture
The song is featured in the television series Watchmen. It is also featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain America: Brave New World (2025), in which it is used by Samuel Sterns (Tim Blake Nelson) to activate a form of mind control. Sterns previously used the name "Mr. Blue" as an alias when communicating with Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk (2008).
See also
References
- ^ Breihan, Tom (February 13, 2018). "The Number Ones: The Fleetwoods' "Mr. Blue"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
'Mr. Blue' was more a product of the pop-star studio system, and it wasn't nearly as good of a fit.
- ^ "BMI | Repertoire Search". Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 230.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 208.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- ^ Joe Meek, Telstar: The Hits of Joe Meek, Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., London, 2006
- ^ "DAVID MACBETH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
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