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Existential Blues Redux
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This song is a new version of the song I first recorded with Craig Hansen and Steve Schultz back in 1985. Craig played lead guitar on both versions.
blues vocal horns electric guitar
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Musician and song writer in Seattle, Washington.
For as long as I can remember, music has been a passion of mine. While playing for a live audience is great fun (most of the time), I've always had a special interest in recording -- both the technology and the process itself. These days I don't play gigs any more, but I enjoy writing and recording music for others to hear online. Hopefully, you'll find something you like here. Don't forget to look at the individual song pages for lyrics and information about my collaborators. Thanks for visiting.
Song Info
Genre
Blues • Electric Blues
Charts
#69 today Peak #14
#14 in subgenre Peak #4
Author
John Henke
Rights
Copyright 2021 by John Henke
Uploaded
March 17, 2023
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MP3 6.7 MB • 320 kbps • 2:57
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WAV 29.7 MB
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Vocals
Male
Character
Energy
relaxed, cool
high-energy
Story behind the song
When philosophy majors get the blues.
Lyrics
Well I worry in the morning, worry in the afternoon And I worry in the evening, worry in the night time too I'm talking real depression here, I'm talking bad news I got the low down mean and rotten existential blues You say you're feeling low down, don't know what to do You say you're feeling low down, don't know what to do Well I can tell you brother, you ain't truly been blue If you never ever read no Sartre or Camus I got those blues, got those existential blues Yes I do, got those existential blues You say we're human beings and we've got to be free Well that don't buy me nothing but anxiety You won't find it in Plato and it ain't in Descartes 'Cause nobody writes it like that Jean Paul Sartre Yeah he's heavy, he's really down You say I'm looking nervous and I'm wearing a frown Sometimes I gotta wonder why I'm still around I got those blues, got those existential blues Yes I do, got those existential blues You say we're human beings and we've got to be free Well that don't buy me nothing but anxiety You got holes in your pockets, got no shine on your shoes You got holes in your pockets, got no shine on your shoes Don't bother me mister 'cause I paid my dues I got those low down mean and rotten existential blues.
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