Dmitry Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Had me laughing out loud a couple of times. http://pages.ivillage.com/catharinechronicles/theblues.htm 12. Do you have the right to sing the Blues? Yes, if: a. you older than dirt b. you blind c. you shot a man in Memphis d. you can't be satisfied No, if: a. you have all your teeth b. you were once blind but now can see c. the man in Memphis lived d. you have a 401K or trust fund 7. Blues can take place in New York City but not in Hawaii or anyplace in Canada. Hard times in Minneapolis or Seattle is probably just clinical depression... 4. The Blues is not about choice. You stuck in a ditch, you stuck in a ditch. There ain't no way out. 11. No one will believe it's the Blues if you wear a suit, 'less you happen to be an old ethnic person, and you slept in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Wrote a song about it--like to hear it? Here it goes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgraham333 Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Wrote a song about it--like to hear it? Here it goes... I recognize that, but can't place it.... SNL, Mad TV? Was it David Allen Grier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Yes, David Allan Grier on In Living Color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricia Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Had me laughing out loud a couple of times. http://pages.ivillage.com/catharinechronicles/theblues.htm 12. Do you have the right to sing the Blues? Yes, if: a. you older than dirt b. you blind c. you shot a man in Memphis d. you can't be satisfied No, if: a. you have all your teeth b. you were once blind but now can see c. the man in Memphis lived d. you have a 401K or trust fund 7. Blues can take place in New York City but not in Hawaii or anyplace in Canada. Hard times in Minneapolis or Seattle is probably just clinical depression... 4. The Blues is not about choice. You stuck in a ditch, you stuck in a ditch. There ain't no way out. 11. No one will believe it's the Blues if you wear a suit, 'less you happen to be an old ethnic person, and you slept in it. Blues and C+W. If there ain't no adversity, misery and infidelity, there ain't no song. Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 That list never fails to make me smile. I posted it on the BNBB one time, and also here last year, on the thread about figuring out your blues name. -Erik (a.k.a. ol' Skinny Eyes Parker) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 Somehow this thread made me think of Loudon Wainwright III's song about not having the blues, "I'm Alright": Woke up this morning, didn't feel that bad Last night was definitely not one of the worst I ever had Ate a nice dinner, drank a few drinks Didn't think about you baby no matter what you think Went back to my hotelroom I went straight to bed Didn't moan, didn't cry and I did not wish I was dead I'm alright I'm alright Yeah I'm alright baby I'm alright without you Woke up this morning, didn't have the blues So I put on my tubesocks, laced up my running shoes Went down to the reservoir to jog a mile or two Didn't take about our love and I wasn't missing you Went back to my hotelroom took a few phonecalls Clean sheets on a made up bed and artwork on the wall I'm allright I'm allright Yeah I'm alright baby I'm alright without you Woke up this afternoon and I sat up in the bed There was a gnawing in my gut and a poundin' in my head So I went to the bathroom, to the medicinechest There was sleepin'pills and razorblades and all the rest But I was in control baby I was so relaxed I found myself my dental floss, my favourite kind - unwaxed I'm alright I'm alright Yeah I'm alright baby I'm alright without you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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