Re: Songs about the blues.

[Samuel Gravina <sgravina@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't forget the Blues Brothers.  I wish they were women then they would
have more appropriately been called the Soul Sisters.

Sam


Mojo Red wrote:

> --- Samuel Gravina <sgravina@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> Ever notice that a lot of songs about the blues
>> aren't blues.  I can't think
>> of any now but I know I've heard a lot of them.
>> 
>> If you go back in time a bit you will also notice
>> a lot of songs from the
>> early part of the century about rag-time music
>> weren't rag-time music.
>> 
>> Sam
> 
> Absolutely!
> 
> Here are some non-blues blues songs.
> 
> Blue Skies
> Rhapsody in Blue
> Blues for Allah
> My Blue Heaven
> 
> Then there's those old rock bands disguised as
> blues bands: 
> 
> Blues Magoos
> Moody Blues
> Blue Oyster Cult
> 
> Accounted for some disapointing LP purchses in my
> youth... thinking I was gonna get some blues.
> 
> Harpin' in Colorado,
> --Ken M.













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