So, in a way, what makes a blues song blue is its lyrics. Billie Holiday's "Gloomy Sunday", a song so unhappy it apparently drove some of its listeners to suicide, would be a jazz ballad if it ...

It developed out of folk music, spiritual songs and work songs. The blues would have been originally performed by a solo singer accompanied by guitar or banjo. The lyrics of a blues song would be ...

Read the lyrics and meaning of the song Fire Walk with Me by the Black Keys, an emotional rock song about finding strength in ...