Song by: Aretha Franklin
Song: Today I Sing the Blues
Today I Sing the Blues" is a song written by Curtis Lewis and performed by Aretha Franklin. The song reached number 10 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1960.The song appeared on her 1961 album, Aretha.
The lyrics say: Without a word of warning
The blues walked in this morning
And circled around my lonely room
I didn't know why I had that sad and lonely feeling
Until my baby called and said we we're through, ooh
For yesterday, this time
I sang a love story
But today, I'm singing the blues …
The lyrics start off in a very creative way. The writer talks about the blues like it's a person. That's called personification. Aretha Franklin sang the song with her own unique soulful sound.
Thank you for listening to Podcast and Blues. I'm Gail Nobles.
Blues Music
Episode Transcript
Today's topic Aretha Franklin on podcasting Blues. But today I'm singing the blues.
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Today I Sing the Blues is asong written by Curtis Lewis and performed by
Aretha Franklin. The song reached numberten on the US R and B Chart
in nineteen sixty. The song appearedon her nineteen sixty one album Aretha.
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The lyrics say, without a wordof warning, the blues walked in this
morning and circled around my lonely room. I didn't know why I had that
sad and lonely feeling until my babycalled and said we were through for Yesterday.
(01:08):
This time I sang a love story, But today I'm singing the blues.
The lyrics start off in a verycreative way. The writer talks about
the blues like it's a person that'scalled personification. Aretha Franklin sang the song
(01:34):
with her own unique, soulful sound. Thank you for listening to podcasting Blues.
I'm Gaille Nobles, but today I'msinging the blues.
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