{"id":230,"date":"2006-06-01T02:25:00","date_gmt":"2006-06-01T02:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ayearofsongs.org\/blg\/?p=230"},"modified":"2015-11-01T11:19:23","modified_gmt":"2015-11-01T19:19:23","slug":"im-sick-of-the-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayearofsongs.org\/blg\/2006\/06\/01\/im-sick-of-the-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m sick of the blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ayearofsongs.org\/ayearofsongs\/images\/blogimages\/Desenchante2.jpg\" alt=\"Je suis d\u00e9senchant\u00e9 \" align=\"left\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There was a time &#8212; a while back, mind you &#8212; when I was writing so many song lyrics that I couldn&#8217;t keep up, music-wise. Actually, judging from the quality of many of those songs, I couldn&#8217;t keep up lyric-wise, either, but we&#8217;ll let that go. For now.<\/p>\n<p>That meant the musical dropback plan b of the 20th century &#8212; the blues.<\/p>\n<p>One day when I&#8217;d run out of music and run out of words and yet still found myself writing a song, I found myself singing, &#8220;I&#8217;m sick of the blues.&#8221; And I thought &#8212; ah, an instant classic.<\/p>\n<p>But, gee, I <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">love<\/span> the blues. So I quickly began ticking off a list of musical genres that I was even more sick of. That was good for a verse&#8230; (And please keep in mind this was 1994, too. Hence the dated cultural references.) Trendy cuisine, another verse. And where else to go from there but around the world&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Formulaic? I wear my formulae on my <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">sleeve.<\/span> Er, sleeves. Whatever.<\/p>\n<p>Anyhow, if the lyrical conceit seems a might precious, you might want to check out the dub version (from 1999; just below the other play and download links). The fictional vignette posted with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ayearofsongs.org\/ayearofsongs\/2006\/01\/dsenchant.html\">previous AYoS version<\/a> is a riff on that mix.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-230-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/download\/Baby_I_Just_Got_the_Blues_v2\/200606162_Baby_I_Just_Got_the_Blues.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/download\/Baby_I_Just_Got_the_Blues_v2\/200606162_Baby_I_Just_Got_the_Blues.mp3\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/download\/Baby_I_Just_Got_the_Blues_v2\/200606162_Baby_I_Just_Got_the_Blues.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>dub version (1999):<br \/>\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4070776236\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/track=2564056796\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onebluenine.bandcamp.com\/album\/collection-of-convenience-scared\">collection of convenience: scared by one blue nine<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>D\u00e9senchant\u00e9<br \/>\n1\/19\/94<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sick of the blues<br \/>\nI&#8217;m sick of reggae too<br \/>\nI&#8217;m sick of rock and country<br \/>\nrap and techno too<br \/>\nI&#8217;m sick of Madonna and Bono<br \/>\nof course I always was<br \/>\nm sick of world music<br \/>\nambient trance and dub<br \/>\nI am sick to death of everything<br \/>\nI always loved to do<br \/>\nI&#8217;m sick to death everything<br \/>\nbut most of all of you<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m fed up with cuisine nouvelle<br \/>\nI&#8217;m cuttin&#8217; off Cajun too<br \/>\nI&#8217;m bored with bouillabaisse<br \/>\nwith Thai and Greek I&#8217;m through<br \/>\nI wish I had a dollar<br \/>\nfor every overpriced Bordeaux<br \/>\nI wish I had a dime for every time<br \/>\nyou blew my roll<br \/>\nI am sick to death of everything<br \/>\nI always loved to do<br \/>\nI&#8217;m sick to death everything<br \/>\nbut most of all of you<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m d\u00e9senchant\u00e9 with<br \/>\nCannes and St Tropez<br \/>\nI cannot regain<br \/>\nthat simpaticismo<br \/>\nI felt in Spain<br \/>\nI can&#8217;t explain<br \/>\nthis ennui borders on pain<br \/>\nbut all around the world<br \/>\neverything&#8217;s about the same<br \/>\nI&#8217;m sick to death of everything<br \/>\nI ever loved to do<br \/>\nI&#8217;m sick to death everything<br \/>\nbut most of all of you<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 78%;\">1\/19\/94<\/span><br \/>\n(C)1994, TK Major<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was a time &#8212; a while back, mind you &#8212; when I was writing so many song lyrics that I couldn&#8217;t keep up, music-wise. Actually, judging from the quality of many of those songs, I couldn&#8217;t keep up lyric-wise, either, but we&#8217;ll let that go. For now. 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