50s - Singing The Blues (Guy Mitchell)

Singing The Blues

With Rock 'n' Roll and Elvis Presley holding court in the America music scene, who would have thought that Guy Mitchell with his swinging "Singing The Blues" could displace King Elvis from his throne (temporarily) in the xmas month of 1956.

This popular song, written by Melvin Endsley, spent 8 weeks in #1 on the Billboard chart from end November 1956 to mid January 1957. In the UK Singles chart, South London rock 'n' roller Tommy Steele's version made #1 for one week in January 1957; it was sandwiched by Guy Mitchell's version for two weeks at the #1 spot.

Other notable cover versions include recordings by Marty Robbins, Bill Haley & His Comets (1960), Dean Martin (1963), Marie Osmond (1975), Dave Edmunds (1980).

"Singing the Blues" was also performed live by Beatle Paul McCartney on the MTV show Unplugged in 1991.

Lyrics:

Well, I never felt more like singin' the blues
'Cause I never thought that I'd ever lose
Your love dear, why'd you do me this way
Well, I never felt more like cryin' all night
'Cause everythin's wrong, and nothin' ain't right
Without you, you got me singin' the blues

The moon and stars no longer shine
The dream is gone I thought was mine
There's nothin' left for me to do
But cry-y-y-y over you (cry over you)

Well, I never felt more like runnin' away
But why should I go 'cause I couldn't stay
Without you, you got me singin' the blues

[Instrumental and whistling]

Well, I never felt more like singin' the blues
'Cause I never thought that I'd ever lose
Your love dear, why'd you do me this way
Well, I never felt more like cryin' all night
'Cause everythin's wrong, and nothin' ain't right
Without you, you got me singin' the blues

Oh, the moon and stars no longer shine
The dream is gone I thought was mine
There's nothin' left for me to do
But cry-y-y-y over you (cry over you)

Well, I never felt more like runnin' away
But why should I go 'cause I couldn't stay
Without you, you got me singin' the blues