agh ▁and ▁Cl on mac no ise ▁and ▁Henry ▁Henry , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Down ▁and ▁Con nor . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁Bo yl an ▁died ▁in ▁office ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁aged ▁ 6 7 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 0 ▁death s ▁Category : R oman ▁Catholic ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁Kil more ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁b ish ops ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁County ▁Cav an ▁Category : Red empt or ists ▁Category : Red empt or ist ▁b ish ops <0x0A> </s> ▁" Bl uer ▁Th an ▁Blue " ▁is ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁song ▁recorded ▁by ▁Michael ▁Johnson . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁noted ▁pop ▁and ▁country ▁song writer ▁R andy ▁Good rum . ▁Origin ally ▁recorded ▁as ▁a ▁demo , ▁" Bl uer ▁Th an ▁Blue " ▁was ▁taken ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁single ▁from ▁Johnson ' s ▁subsequent ▁LP , ▁The ▁Michael ▁Johnson ▁Album . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁failing ▁relationship , ▁and ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁conv ince ▁himself ▁that ▁his ▁situation ▁will ▁improve ▁once ▁the ▁one ▁he ▁loved ▁moves ▁on ; ▁however , ▁it ▁is ▁evident ▁by ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁to ▁the ▁song ▁his ▁efforts ▁are ▁thus ▁far ▁in effect ive . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁became ▁the ▁singer ' s ▁first ▁Top ▁ 4