hypersongs

Made Up in Blue

The title song of the 1986 EP and the Bats' first single of the week in NME.
The Bats, from Made Up in Blue (1986)

Scott wrote it and the band recorded it in December 1985 at Point Studio in London. We found no artist statement about its meaning. The video was filmed in London and edited at TVNZ Christchurch; a camera jam in the clockwork Bolex caused the flicker, and the expatriate Johnny Ogilvy shot it, per Flying Nun. The song closed the Bats' show at the Hollywood in Avondale on March 7, 2026, per a 13th Floor review. It reached 41 in New Zealand and was added to CD reissues of Daddy's Highway. Our upload is titled with both this song and Daddy's Highway, so we cannot say which it is; we found no covers or samples.

On stage

  • 2026-03-07, Hollywood, Avondale Closed the show, per a review.

Sources

  1. Made Up in Blue, Wikipedia
  2. Bats fly the nest, Flying Nun
  3. Made Up in Blue, NZ On Screen