A Man and the Blues

A Man and the Blues

Buddy Guy

The title track off his 1992 album “A Man and the Blues” – a bare bones tale about moving up north and feeling homesick

Each verse is about drinking –

Verse 1: drinking away the pain

Verse 2: being so sad you want to drink gasoline and blow yourself up

Verse 3: being so sad that the fresh water of the Great Lakes tastes like turpentine