07. Zaz Turned Blue
Written by David Weiss (David Was) and Don Fagenson (Don Was)
Performed by Polly Jean Harvey and Eric Drew Feldman

Found on:
Lounge-A-Palooza

This song was featured on Lounge-A-Palooza, a tongue-in-cheek album whose intent was to take "lounge music to its illogical conclusion."

The song features sampling of "Glory Box" and "Wandering Star," both by Portishead.

Zaz had red hair
He didn't care
He always laughed aloud
He wasn't proud
Just a real easy guy
Wouldn't tell a lie
But then one day
Zaz turned blue

Zaz turned blue
What were we supposed to do?
Yeah Zaz turned blue
What were we supposed to do
When Zaz turned blue?

That night in the park
For a lot
Zaz let's do round
Fool around
Steve squeezed his neck
Figured what the heck
But Zaz hit the ground
He was down

Zaz turned blue
What were we supposed to do?
Yeah Zaz turned blue
What were we supposed to do
When Zaz turned blue

After high school Zaz was cool
He worked on cars and went to bars
And then one day he ran away
And became a millionaire
At the edge of a team

But he didn't want to fight
Didn't do it out of spite
And he didn't wanna die
No he didn't wanna die
And he seemed kinda strange
Could it be that he changed
On that night in the park when he fainted in the dark

Zaz didn't die
Lucky guy
There were no parades
How the glory fades
Now he shoots lots of pool
And as a rule wears a silly grin on his chin
It all started when

Zaz turned blue
What were we supposed to do?
Yeah when Zaz turned blue
What were we supposed to do
When Zaz turned blue