The album received Platinum status, the first by a female country singer. Drive By. The song became a worldwide hit single. brown eyed blues you can find yourself another fool al. "[1], The track was recorded at Jack's Tracks in Nashville on October 27, 1976. But your eyes have a tint of gold. Genotype The song has been covered by Lorrae Desmond, Laura Fygi, Anita Meyer, the Nolans, Tessanne Chin, Dolly Parton, Alison Statton (aka Devine & Statton), Wendy Van Wanten, Georgia White and Dana Winner. Despite the title, Gayle herself already has blue eyes. Brown Eyed Blue you can find yourself another fool. I wanna know if she'd take a chance I got the brown eyed blues The vast majority of the world's population has brown eyes, with blue coming in a very distant second. When I do the wrong thing Play "Brown Eyed Blues". In the United States, it topped the Billboard country music chart for four weeks, and was Gayle's first (and biggest) crossover pop hit, reaching number 1 on the Cashbox Top 100 for two weeks, and number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, blocked from the top spot by Debby Boone's smash hit, "You Light Up My Life". I would gladly trade all of my tomorrows away. Standard Tuning Capo 1 / [Verse 1] G Am She’s got those eyes, those eyes Bm F Am That’ll see right through you G Am When she leaves that night Bm F Am I … Polka Set. She told them that people with brown eyes were better than people with blue eyes.She also made the brown-eyed students put construction paper armbands on the blue-eyed students. A blue-eyed person has brown pigment in the back layer only. Mary of Dunloe / Long Before Your Time. F G A I say yeah, yeah, yeah . Most babies are born with blue eyes but they often change within the first three years of life. why be with a stranger when you could be with your friend if you're ever lonely you know i'm lonely too and i'll stay lonely until i'm again with you. Recessive Eye Color Blue is a recessive eye color. I got the brown eyed blues Beatles Medley. Everything on that recording was the original take as it went down, except the string section I added later." Yours are brown. Brown Eyed Blues by Adrian Hood retabbed by PeaceEasy22 (thanks to reklee and Munki!) [1]. You gotta check out. I just wanna hold her hand, be her man That loving her is a game I'll always lose That'll see right through you. Who's to blame when she's always on my mind Learn to play guitar by chord / tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Cause I'm still not revealing This is why it looks like blue eyes change color. She's got those eyes, those eyes A G D A Brown eyed blues A G D A/C You can find yourself another fool. For a moment with you. Reynolds explained, "we were sittin' on the floor...singing songs to one another. Brown Eyed Blues Lyrics. Brown Eyes. (2009), we have done a Punnett’s square test and shown that both parents have to be heterozygous CT in order for their child to have 25% probability of inheriting blue eyes. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. I got the brown eyed blues I don't wanna be with anybody else Said she makes me take a good look at myself She brings out the best in me She doesn't think any less of me When I do the wrong thing She loves me for me and I can't explain 'Cause I'm still not revealing 'Cause I still get the feeling That loving her, is a game i'll always lose That loving her is a game I'll always lose Gayle had many more hit singles for the next ten years, such as "Talking in Your Sleep", "Half the Way" "You and I" (a duet with Eddie Rabbitt) and "I'll Get Over You", but none have achieved the same level of success as "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". Brown and green are dominant eye colors. Why be with a stranger when you could be with your friend? 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If you're ever lonely you know I'm lonely too and I'll stay lonely Until, I'm again with you. She doesn't think any less of me It came so fast that she wasn't sure that she had done her best job. When she leaves then I. I wanna leave, with her too. Cause I still get the feeling Cause I still get the feeling There is 75 to 95% chance of the baby getting brown or green eyes if both the parents have same colored eyes. It was released in June 1977 as the first single from Gayle's album We Must Believe in Magic. Blue eyes are uncommon, with about 8-10% of the world having them. So rare it must not be true. Ukulele chords and tabs for "Brown Eyed Blues" by Adrian Hood. I wanna leave, with her too Cause I'm still not revealing That'll see right through you What I Like About You. It’s highly unlikely for a baby to have blue eyes if both the parents have brown eyes. Cause I know that I care for her Reynolds recalls that when he played "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" for Gayle "she was just as excited [by the song] as I was. Her eyes are blue. "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" composer Richard Leigh had been responsible for all three of Crystal Gayle's previous Top Ten C&W hits, the third of which "I'll Get Over You" had reached number 1. "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" is a song written by Richard Leigh, and recorded by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Blue Eyes - Brown Eyes Study On April 5 1968 Jane Elliot preformed the historical experiment in her 3rd grade classroom separating blue-eyed and brown-eyed children. Free and guaranteed quality with ukulele chord charts, transposer and auto scroller. Boot Scootin Boogie / Kansas City / Elvira. And wished that they were blue. She brings out the best in me She loves me for me and I can't explain Reynolds noted "it was just one of those charmed sessions...[After] we presented the song to the musicians...it was about the third time running [through] that song that we ran tape...[Gayle] sang [the song] wonderfully. Yours represents the ground. Brown Eyed Blues Chords by Adrian Hood. A If you're ever lonely D You know I'm lonely too C D A And I will stay lonely until I'm again with you. In a 2004 Country Music Television interview, Gayle stated that Leigh wrote the song because his dog had one brown eye and one blue eye. I said hey, hey, heeeey. I wanna know if she'd take a chance I don't wanna be with anybody else Summer Wind / New York, New York. [Leigh] mentioned a song that his publisher was gonna get to Shirley Bassey...[and] sang it for me: 'Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue'. I just wanna hold her hand, be her man That loving her is a game I'll always lose Mireille Mathieu has recorded the song first in French as "Un peu de bleu" in 1977 then in German as "Tränen Würden Mir Nicht Stehn" in 1980, another French rendering "Mes yeux bleus sont gris" was recorded by Michèle Torr, Matell, and a Cantonese version titled "你說是甜我說苦 (You Say it is Sweet, I say it is Bitter)" was recorded by Prudence Liew for her Jokingly Saying album. And she's on … When she leaves then I Around the Counties Waltz Set. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Jane Elliott carried out the “Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes” exercise in her classroom. And I'd see her all the time if I could Originally, all humans had brown eyes. into my eyes or has your heart gone blind can you look into your own and find the safe place to hide. It's a shame I didn't meet her before And I hope that she thinks about me While just 2% of the world has green eyes and about 10% have blue eyes, 86% of people in Ireland and Scotland have one of these two colors. Despite the title, Gayle herself already has blue eyes. I just wanna hold her hand, be her man The brown-eyed children were encouraged to play only with other brown-eyed children and to ignore those with blue eyes. The song became Gayle's signature piece throughout her career. And I hope that she cares about me Cause I still get the feeling From the research by Branicki et. Conclusion: If both brown-eyed parents are either CT or TT none of their children would have blue-eyes. That’s actually what makes us see someone’s eyes as blue. Brown Eyed Girl / You May Be Right. In 1978, the song won Gayle a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. (Always thinking of her) Cause I'm still not revealing If I knew being here with you today, Would mean being alone tomorrow. I got the brown eyed blues, Daddy’s Little Girls (Music Inspired By the Film). brown eyed blues you can find yourself another fool. I got the brown eyed blues This means that people with blue eyes reflect more light back than those with brown eyes. In 1999, the song was recognized by ASCAP as one of the ten most-performed songs of the 20th century. on Amazon Music Unlimited (ad) "Brown Eyed Blues". And I can hardly speak I wanna know if she'd take a chance She's got those eyes, those eyes. Ben Harper Lyrics. When we touch, I go weak Brown eyed blues. Now, people are … Said she makes me take a good look at myself According to Gayle's regular producer Allen Reynolds, he was advised by Leigh's landlady, songwriter Sandy Mason Theoret, that Leigh was "a little down in the dumps lately because nothing much [was] happening" after the success of "I'll Get Over You". At Theoret's suggestion, Reynolds visited Leigh to cheer him up. 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