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Title: Blues lyrics?
Post by: Smelodies on December 11, 2010, 12:54:43 PM

I want to do a blues, but I have virtually no poetic ability (virtually no singing ability either, but that's at least fun to try).  Can you post some original blues lyrics?

Title: Re: Blues lyrics?
Post by: Pidgeon on December 11, 2010, 01:14:29 PM

Just improvise about something you're sad about.

Title: Re: Blues lyrics?
Post by: B_Buster on December 11, 2010, 01:27:24 PM

How 'bout The No Soundboard Blues?

Title: Re: Blues lyrics?
Post by: Sarah on December 11, 2010, 01:31:01 PM

You mean like

I woke up this morning
My legs felt like lead
I said, "Good god almighty,"
I might as well be dead."

I've got the blues.
Etc.?

If so, you should be able to come up with something pretty easily.  Hell, years ago, I improvised many verses of "The Underwear Blues" for my young cousin.  She thought she was going to embarrass me by requesting such a naughty composition, but I showed her:  nigh on bored her to death.

To think that same cousin now has five kids.  Now there's the subject of a blues song.

Title: Re: Blues lyrics?
Post by: Smelodies on December 11, 2010, 01:32:42 PM

Quote from: Sarah on December 11, 2010, 01:31:01 PM

You mean like

I woke up this morning
My legs felt like lead
I said, "Good god almighty,"
I might as well be dead."

I've got the blues.
Etc.?

Well, something a little more outside the box.

Title: Re: Blues lyrics?
Post by: Smelodies on December 11, 2010, 01:33:20 PM

Quote from: B_Buster on December 11, 2010, 01:27:24 PM

How 'bout The No Soundboard Blues?

Do it up!

Title: Re: Blues lyrics?
Post by: Sarah on December 11, 2010, 03:18:44 PM

Hey, I was just confirming the basic formula in which you were interested.

Title: Re: Blues lyrics?
Post by: fonpr on December 11, 2010, 04:10:51 PM

I like colors, all their hews.

Sometimes I feel like I'm wearing Eeyore's shoes.

These words aren't meant to confuse.

Title: Re: Blues lyrics?
Post by: Smelodies on December 18, 2010, 11:48:40 PM

Playing a gospel ditty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERHhkoN0TOo#)

Playing "El Raton" by Cheo Feliciano (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixp-T90hMAg#)

So instead of the blues, I went gospel today.

Title: Re: Blues lyrics?
Post by: Matt on December 19, 2010, 01:18:29 AM

You have to write what you know. Take a lesson from the masters:

blues hammer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfu8Dx0N6uY&feature=related#)

Title: Re: Blues lyrics?
Post by: Smelodies on December 19, 2010, 01:30:06 AM

That's funny.  That clip reminds me of Martin Mull's "White Man's Blues":

I woke up this morning
Both my cars were gone
Felt so suicidal
Threw my drink across the lawn

Title: Re: Blues lyrics?
Post by: Hugman 3.0 on December 19, 2010, 04:35:50 AM

I got the message board confusion blues.

Title: Re: Blues lyrics?
Post by: Sarah on December 19, 2010, 07:02:08 AM

I always liked this one:

neil innes - short blues (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAc3Cx0Njss#)