The Blues Don’t Bother Me
The Blues Brothers Lyrics


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If you're wonderin'
What's all the noise
I'm in the backroom
With the girls and boys
Were' discussing the blues
And they don't seem to see
The blues is all I play
The blues don't bother me

When I was a little boy
Sittin' on my papa's knee
I coulden't a been no older than two or three
He said I am a blues man
You're gonna take after me
After me
The blues is my companion
The blues don't bother me
They don't bother me
No they don't


When I go to bed at night
I'll throw on a record or two
If I didn't have these blues
I woulden't know what to do
I need them to soothe me
To ease my misery
The blues is my companion
They don't bother me
They don't bother me
The blues don't bother me
They don't bother me
Keeps me company
I got the blues
Relieves my misery
Keeps me company




The blues don't bother me
I got the blues

Overall Meaning

In The Blues Brothers' song "The Blues Don't Bother Me," the singer, likely a blues musician, is expressing that despite what others may think or say about his dedication to the blues genre, he embraces it wholeheartedly. He claims that he frequently discusses the blues with other musicians and that the blues is all he plays. Even as a child, his father, also a blues musician, recognized his son's affinity for the blues, and the singer now affirms that the blues is his constant companion that soothes his woes and keeps him company.


The lyrics suggest that the blues is not just a style of music for the singer, but a way of life. The singer's love for the blues is deeply ingrained and passed down from his father. The line "the blues don't bother me" is not a statement of indifference, but rather a declaration of acceptance and comfort with a sometimes sad and melancholic genre. The singer's desire for the blues is almost like a need, as he claims he wouldn't know what to do without them.


Overall, the song suggests that the blues are an essential part of the singer's identity, and he embraces them fully, regardless of any social stigmas or criticisms towards the genre.


Line by Line Meaning

If you're wonderin'
In case you're curious


What's all the noise
Why the commotion


I'm in the backroom
I'm in a private area


With the girls and boys
In company of both genders


Were' discussing the blues
We are talking about blues music


And they don't seem to see
They don't seem to understand


The blues is all I play
I only perform music in the blues genre


The blues don't bother me
I'm not troubled by the blues


When I was a little boy
When I was young


Sittin' on my papa's knee
Sitting on my father's lap


I coulden't a been no older than two or three
I was very young, around two or three years old


He said I am a blues man
My father declared himself a blues musician


You're gonna take after me
You'll follow in my footsteps


The blues is my companion
Blues music is always with me


They don't bother me
I'm not troubled by them


No they don't
They really don't


When I go to bed at night
Before I go to sleep


I'll throw on a record or two
I'll play some music


If I didn't have these blues
Without blues music in my life


I woulden't know what to do
I would be lost


I need them to soothe me
I need them to calm me


To ease my misery
To make me feel better


Keeps me company
It accompanies me


I got the blues
I have the blues in my heart


Relieves my misery
Takes away my pain




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Comments from YouTube:

@BR4IN1N4J4R

I'm from the Chicago area originally, and I was raised on this style. Blues will never stop being cool

@LW-tt1nl

We left Chicago. Chicago will never leave us. β˜•

@teenaphelps2187

My family is from Indianola, Mississippi, down in the Delta, the hometown of Mr B.B. King, and Mr. Willie Clayton also. I was raised up on Blues, and I was around a lot of Chicago Blues musicians, and blues vocalist since I was a baby. I absolutely like, and love Blues. The Blues don't bother me. πŸ˜πŸ’ž

@supasoulproductions1333

Another great passed into legend. RIP Matt "Guitar" Murphy. Thanks for the great blues!!

@paolotomolillo6003

God bless you Matt thanks for the blues R. I. P

@abdullanasser298

That's a legend

@waltraudsch.9063

R.I.P. Matt "Guitar" Murphy (15th June 2018)

@joedeli1095

RIP Mr. Murphy.

@eslgednm3875

RIP Matt

@omriopaz55

the blues never die!

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