Deacon Blue are a Scottish pop band. The name of the band is taken from the title of a Steely Dan song, whose lyrics seem to reflect the group's early outlook:They got a name for the winners in the worldI want a name when I loseThey call Alabama the Crimson Tide...Call me Deacon Blues [1]CareerFormed in 1985, this predominantly Glaswegian act were one of the top-selling UK bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s.