Do you know what does "blues" mean in " jackhammer blues" in the following song? I know what a jackhammer is but have not heard of jackhammer blues ever.
I've got those jackhammer blues, I've been trippin' on a hard rock pile,
I've got the jackhammer blues, I've been trippin' on a block o'slag,
I can hear my hammer trippin' while I'm tryin' to get some sleep at night.
Jackhammer, jackhammer eatin' that rock away;
Look at my jackhammer chompin' that rock away;
Takes fourteen cranes and dumptrucks just to follow me around a day...
The "blues" is a musical genre. It is sad music about the difficult lives of workers and prisoners and love gone wrong. Typical musical instruments are banjo and guitar.
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The "blues" is a musical genre. It is sad music about the difficult lives of workers and prisoners and love gone wrong. Typical musical instruments are banjo and guitar.
Many songs are named "Something Blues"
Saint Louis Blues
Steamroller Blues
Folsom Prison Blues