“All I could do was hang my head and moan” belts out Big Joe Williams in Delta Blues. Blues all seem to come from this mutual desperation to relieve some deep emotion that has been building up down in the soul. Whether it is grief, frustration, or just depression, emotion is what fills up a blues song to the brim. The blues are marked by swaggering tunes and slow melodious beats. It seems ironic, however, that these songs that sing of the troubles and hard times end up bringing happiness. The blues are really an escape where sharing emotion through song can bring people to together. Blues appeal to the ears with the simple beats and rhythm, but the blues reach people the most when they hit home with the emotion of the song. It is emotion that pours out the lyrics, cues the banjo, and blows soul through the harmonica.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
If my pen could sing...
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Bobby, I really like your comments here and the style in which you write them. They are musical, in and of themselves! I also like how you focus on the blues as a kind of seam that unites a community. Good idea! Joyelle
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