Still Got the Blues (For You) explained

Still Got the Blues (For You)
Cover:	Stillgottheblues89.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Gary Moore
Album:	Still Got the Blues
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	Blues rock
Label:	Virgin
Producer:	Ian Taylor, Gary Moore
Prev Title:	Oh Pretty Woman
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Walking by Myself
Next Year:	1990

"Still Got the Blues (For You)" is a song by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore. It was originally released as the title track of the album Still Got the Blues.^[2] The song was released as a single and reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1990.^[3] It is the only single of Moore's solo career to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it reached number 97 on 16 February 1991. Moore played his Les Paul Standard Guitar throughout the song. He also filmed a basic music video for the song.

The song was covered by Eric Clapton on his 2013 album Old Sock as a tribute to Moore following his death in 2011.^[4]

Plagiarism case

On 3 December 2008 a Munich, Germany court ruled that the guitar solo on the song plagiarized a 1974 instrumental recording called "Nordrach" (named after Nordrach, a small river in the central Black Forest) by the German progressive rock band Jud's Gallery from Offenburg.^[5] Moore denied knowing of the song, due to its unavailability on record or CD at the time of studio work on his album; the court stated that the song could have been heard on the radio or in a live performance during that time. The court also stated that there was no evidence that the guitar solo was lifted from "Nordrach", but copyright infringement does not depend on outright theft. Moore was ordered to pay Jürgen Winter, leader of Jud's Gallery, an undisclosed amount in damages.^[6]

Track listing

1. "Still Got the Blues (For You)" - 4:12
2. "Left Me with the Blues" - 3:04

Personnel

• Gary Moore - lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
• Don Airey - keyboards
• Gavyn Wright - strings
• Andy Pyle - bass guitar
• Graham Walker - drums^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–2011)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop Back Catalogue Flanders)^[8]	1
Finland (Radiosoitto Listalla)^[9]	7
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)	17
Netherlands (Download Top 50)^[10]	43
Poland (LP3)^[11]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[12]	18
Germany (Official German Charts)^[13]	81
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[14]	25
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[15]	27

Notes and References

1. New Singles. Music Week. 45. 28 April 1990.
2. Web site: Gary Moore Official Website - Discography . gary-moore.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100922134213/http://gary-moore.com/traklist00.html . 22 September 2010 . dead.
3. Book: David Roberts . British Hit Singles and Albums. 2006. 377. Guinness World Records Limited. 978-1904994107.
4. Eric Clapton Will Release New Album in March. Rolling Stone. 2013-01-29. en.
5. News: Gerichtsurteil: Gary Moores Welthit "Still got the Blues" war geklaut - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten - Kultur . Der Spiegel . 3 December 2008. 2012-01-07.
6. News: Ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist loses German plagiarism case. Dave Graham. Reuters. Berlin. 3 December 2008.
7. Web site: Gary Moore – Still Got The Blues (1990, Cassette). 1 June 2021. Discogs.com.
8. Web site: Ultratop Top 50 Back Catalogue Singles. ultratop.be. nl. 19 February 2011. 16 November 2020.
9. Web site: Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit MOK - MOY. Sisältää hitin. fi. 13 August 2015. 16 November 2020.
10. Web site: Dutch Download Top 50. dutchcharts.nl. nl. 12 February 2011. 16 November 2020.
11. Web site: Gary Moore – Still Got the Blues (For You) – Archiwum LP3. Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego. pl. 16 November 2020.
12. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1990. Ultratop.be. 20 February 2021.
13. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German. Offiziellecharts.de. 20 February 2021.
14. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1990. Dutch Top 40. 20 February 2021.
15. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1990. Dutchcharts.nl. 20 February 2021.