The Blues

Whenever I tell people that I like the Blues (italicized so you know how you have to say it, the Bluuues) they usually don't believe me. I can't really blame them. If somebody told me they liked the Blues I'd think they were full of shit. It sounds like one of those stupid pithy things you drop in conversations to give the appearance that you posses depth and character. Even people who have known me for a while probably think I'm full of it. And why wouldn't they?

Why would anyone go out of their way to listen to the blues? Even Blues singers don't seem to enjoy the Blues. The music just seems so... dark, melancholic, brooding even. But this is a common misconception. The Blues are about what you do to get over your angst, not about revelling in it. Your woman done you wrong, so you shoot her. Your landlord kicked you out so you go drinking. Your woman landlord kicked you out and done you wrong so, well obviously, you go drinking and later shoot her. See the Blues represent a problem solving tool. Just one path to a conclusion.

Rock- She wronged you, a while ago. Like a long time ago and it was the summer or during high school or you have to get back to college, so you wrote this song.
Rap- She wronged you, but you don't need her anyways. Plenty of women in line, unless she was "theone", in that case, you are very sorry.
Country- She wronged you, your truck wronged you, your dog has wronged you, but thank god your an American.
Pop- She/He/They wronged you, but you're doing good and they aren't so dance or something.
Classical- You are a well adjusted individual, enjoy that issue of The New Yorker and your glass of wine.

What are you gonna do? Bah dum ba dum. Get out your gun. Bah dum ba dum.


P.S. Doesn't seem like "Theone" should be a word? When we say it like that everyone knows what we're talking about right?