Blues

India
January 16, 2007 8:25pm CST
I have heard many types of music....but i still do not understand wat is meant by blues...why is it called blues???bcoz the name is not as self-explanatory as other types of music are....like heavy metal means a sound made by heavy metal...and techno means involving a lot of electric guitars and so on...similarly wat does blues mean???
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vinaynagendra
@vinaynagendra (343)
• India
17 Jan 07
slow sad music of black american origin
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Wanderlaugh
@Wanderlaugh (1622)
• Australia
17 Jan 07
"Blues" is from an old American expression, "moody blues". It's been applied to the music, because it deals with a lot of emotional issues, and is so expressive.
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Darkwing
@Darkwing (21583)
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17 Jan 07
Blues are the sad songs of life and love. The word pertains to one having the blues, and that's what the songs are about. Listen to the words... sometimes they're very sad, and the music is adapted to sound the same way.