1.) Melo… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least four music groups with name Blue Monday:
1.) Melodic Straight Edge band from Vancouver BC Canada
2.) Minimalist electro/noise project from Slovakia formed in 2001
3.) A band of veteran musicians from Central NY (who sometimes open for THE RODS) - see http://www.bluemondayband.com
4.) BLUE MONDAY BLUESBAND http://www.bluemonday.info/Biography.html
With the intention of doing a one-time gig with a bluesband at a local jam session Blue Monday was formed.
The audience, as well as the bluesband members themselves were enthusiastic. So, we decided to continue this bluesband; and we did. After a few months of rehearsal on songs by Guy Forsyth, Tommy Castro, ZZ TOP, Mark Ford and many other bluesbands, Blue Monday managed to come up with a varied program.
In the past couple of years, Blue Monday has done several gigs in the Dutch blues-scene like, Nixx Bluesclub Enschede, Down Town Gemert, the opening act for Barrelhouse in "de Pul" in Uden, Bluestour in Cuijk, "Drijf in" Bluesfestival in Giethoorn, BLAST Blues in Asten, and many, many more......
In 2004 some of the Blue Monday musicians did a "minitour" with the "modern day Blues Queen" Miss Dede Priest from Austin Texas
The most important thing for the Blue Monday bluesband is to have a lot of fun "Playing the Blues" while entertaining the audience with an evening of "Rocking Rhythm & Blues"!!!
See the individual band member profiles here: http://www.bluemonday.info/Bandmembers.html
KEEP THE BLUES ALIVE!!!!! VISIT OUR GIGS AND OTHER BLUESBAND GIGS:
http://www.bluemonday.info/Gigs.html
The Everything Festival
Blue Monday Lyrics
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Blue Monday's "The Everything Festival" speaks to the human condition of yearning for something more in life. The opening lines of the song suggest that sometimes, we feel there has to be more to life than what we are experiencing or have experienced. The feeling of wanting more begins to fester inside, but the artist feels destined to just fall back in line. The lyrics go on to suggest that every action seems to be clichéd, as if their path has already been predetermined, and they are just another pawn in the game of life. The song emphasizes the fact that every minute brings the artist one step closer to their last breath, but still, they adjourn their aspirations to another day. The lyrics suggest that the artist sees their father's sunken eyes in the mirror, lost and destitute before he dies. The artist does not want to succumb to a life of playing it safe, and having regrets that their vices cannot placate. They do not want to look back and wish they had more, and apathy never gained them anything. The artist craves more and wants to be rewritten. They do not want to look back and say "Make me young, make me young...."
Overall, the song is a powerful commentary on the human condition of wanting something more out of life. It emphasizes the importance of living life to the fullest, pursuing aspirations, and not letting regret govern one's life. The song speaks to anyone who has ever struggled with feeling like just another pawn in life's game, and anyone who has ever dreamed of being something bigger and better.
Line by Line Meaning
And sometimes I think there has to be something more I feel it fester inside.
I often feel like my life is missing something important, and it's eating away at me.
But it looks like I'm destined to just fall back in line.
Despite my inner turmoil, I feel like I'm stuck following the same predictable path as everyone else.
Every one of my actions seems so damn clichéd has my path been predisposed.
I can't help but feel like I'm just going through the motions, following a pre-determined path set by the world around me.
Am I just another pawn in this game?
I wonder if my life is truly my own, or just a small piece in a larger game being played by others.
Every minute's one step closer to my last breath still I adjourn my aspirations to another day.
I know time is limited, but I still put off chasing my dreams and passions for another day.
When I look in the mirror I see my father's sunken eyes so lost and destitute just before he dies.
I see echoes of my father's struggle and sorrow in myself, and fear that I will end up in the same position.
I cannot succumb to a world of playing it safe with halls of regret my vices cannot placate.
I refuse to live a life of safety and caution, only to regret not living fully in the end. My vices won't numb that pain.
I don't want to have to look back and say I wish I had more. Apathy never gained me a gooddamn thing. I crave more.
I don't want to reach the end of my life and regret not having lived more fully. I know that apathy will only hold me back.
I want to be rewritten. Cause I don't want to have to look back and say "Make me young, make me young...."
I want to be able to look back on my life without regrets, and be able to say that I lived fully and on my terms.
Every minute's one step closer to my last breath. I crave more.
Time is running out, and I want to live more fully than ever before.
Still I adjourn my aspirations to another day. I crave more.
Despite my desire for more, I still hold back on chasing my dreams and putting myself out there.
Contributed by Wyatt V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.