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singing the blues







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But those blue bloods are now singing the blues after falling in the quarterfinals.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 2, 2026

It’s not just music lovers singing the blues.

From Seattle Times Aug. 20, 2023

Without him, the oddly leaden “A Beautiful Noise” would really be singing the blues.

From Washington Post Dec. 4, 2022

The billionaire owner of a 130-foot yacht, named MY Song, is singing the blues after his vessel went missing at sea when it fell off a cargo ship.

From Fox News Jun. 1, 2019

A jam-packed four-thirty a.m. crowd at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack or Dickie Wells’ might have such jam- session entertainment as Hazel Scott playing the piano for Billie Holiday singing the blues.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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