Billie Eilish, BLUE | Bangerz N Bopz

In the 22nd edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2025), we highlight “BLUE” performed by Academy and Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Billie Eilish.  

Bring on the bold, fierce songs! Bangerz N Bopz serves up background info and insight into songs of various styles, especially songs that raise eyebrows and stir the pot.  Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 22^nd edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2025), we break down “BLUE” performed by Billie Eilish.

“I try to live in black and white, but I’m so blue.” Noted. “BLUE” is the 10^th and final track from HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, the Grammy-nominated third album by Academy and Grammy-winning alternative pop singer/songwriter Billie Eilish. A two-part song, the concluding cut from HIT ME HARD AND SOFT  runs nearly six minutes long. Eilish does what she does best: serve up cool, calm, and collected vocals. She sounds stunning. Eilish composed “BLUE” alongside her talented brother, FINNEAS, who also produced it.

“I thought we were the same / Birds of a feather, now I’m ashamed,” Eilish sings in the verse of part one of “BLUE,” ‘True Blue.’ ‘True Blue’ benefits from tuneful melodies, gorgeous background vocals, and ear-catching production cues.  ‘Sound’ highlights include the groove, as well as the bass.  A change of pace occurs before the two-minute mark, signaling part two, ‘Born Blue.’ “You were born bluer than a butterfly / Beautiful and so deprived of oxygen,” Billie sings in the first verse, continuing, “Colder than your father’s eyes / He never learned to sympathize with anyone.” During ‘Born Blue,’ the tempo is slower.  Her performance is hypnotic as she paints a vivid portrait of the blueness of this nameless person, seemingly an ex. Around the three-and-a-half-minute mark, a thudding kick enters the mix, as well as distinct, low vocals. Just before the four-minute mark, the full-fledged drum groove reveals itself.  The section to beat is the chorus:

“I don’t blame you

But I can’t change you

Don’t hate you (Don’t hate you)

But we can’t save you (But we can’t save you).”

The songwriting is on-point and marvelously incorporates blueness throughout, including the bridge (“Just a baby born blue now, now”). Another musical touch stands out: strings.  Those dramatic, lush, and picturesque strings conclude “BLUE” which is one of the best songs from HIT ME HARD AND SOFT. 

Billie Eilish // HIT ME HARD AND SOFT // Darkroom / Interscope // 2024

Billie Eilish, BLUE: Bangerz N Bopz No. 22 (2025) [: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Darkroom / Interscope; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]