1. blues - Noun
2. blues - Verb
3. Blues - Proper noun
a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
a state of depression
Source: WordNetBlues is easy to play, but hard to feel. Jimi Hendrix
I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues. Duke Ellington
Rhythm and blues used to be called race music. ... This music was going on for years, but nobody paid any attention to it. Ray Charles
The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life. Eric Clapton
Blues was my first love. It was the first thing where I said, 'Oh man, this is the stuff.' It just sounded so raw and honest, gut-bucket honest. From then I started rebelling. Carlos Santana
The blues - the sound of a sinner on revival day. W. C. Handy