"\"Blue Coat Man\"" . "Five Long Years"@en . . . . "161.0"^^ . "\"Five Long Years\" is a song written and recorded by blues vocalist/pianist Eddie Boyd in 1952. Called one of the \"few postwar blues standards [that has] retained universal appeal\", Boyd's \"Five Long Years\" reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart. Numerous blues and other artists have recorded interpretations of the song."@en . . . .