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See also [[The Something Song]] and [[Ballad of X]].
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== [[Anime]] ==
* ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'': The ending song "The Real Folk Blues" and the episode title "Asteroid Blues".
* The ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' American dub had a large number of episodes titled "Something-or-other Blues".
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[Judge Dredd (comics)|Judge Dredd]]'' story "Hell Street Blues".
* Comic strip ''[[Baby Blues]]''.
* ''[[Spider-Man]]: Blue" by Jeph Loeb
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* There have been three movies called ''St. Louis Blues''. The first was a jazz short in the 20's that depicted the only film footage of W.C. Handy (see the Music entry below). The next one was made in the 30's. It was a musical comedy starring Dorothy Lamour. The third was a musical bio-pic about W.C.Handy made in the 50's with Nat King Cole as the lead. Because of this last film, the aforementioned 1930's ''St. Louis Blues'' was retitled to ''Best of the Blues'' for television.
* "The Weary Blues" from ''Summer Holiday''.
* ''Gaz Bar Blues''
== [[Literature]] ==
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* Bizarro author Jordan Krall's ''Squid Pulp Blues''
* [[Derek Robinson]] did two, not related: ''Red Rag Blues'' and ''Kentucky Blues''. Both could be puns, with "blues" in the first title contrasting with "reds" (i.e. Communists), and "blues" in the second one alluding to the [[American Civil War]].
* ''Volkswagen Blues''
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20170510165018/http://riptidepublishing.com/titles/bluewater-blues Bluewater Blues]'', part of the ''Bluewater Bay'' series
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20170618123217/http://riptidepublishing.com/titles/trowchester-blues Trowchester Blues]''
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20170613065617/http://riptidepublishing.com/titles/junior-hero-blues Junior Hero Blues]''
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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* "St Louis Blues" by W.C. Handy.
* Both Utah Phillips and Grandpa Jones have a song called "Cannonball Blues".
* There are numerous songs called "Freight Train Blues".
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZGjB2saGXs D.B. Blues]" by [[W.A.S.P.|WASP]].
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-MTO9gHmqY Nursing Home Blues]" by D.R.I.
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* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV-_kOTW-BU Wolverine Blues]" by Entombed.
* "Melancholy Blues" by [[Queen]]
* "A Junkie's Blues" by [[
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgvFge-Go0U Nodding Donkey Blues]" and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGiEreZxFdA Black Bart Blues]" by [[Iron Maiden]].
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL9upQvSGeM Slow Lane Blues]" by Saxon.
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1NLVVKU5Vk Slow Blues]" by [[Thin Lizzy]].
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT5FhRWQT8I Down Payment Blues]" and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skoXHEzC1iQ Satellite Blues]" by [[ACDC]].
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e6qmAp2nTM Buckingham Blues]" and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSZ4k6voAVM Generic Blues]" by [["Weird Al" Yankovic]], the latter
* "[https://web.archive.org/web/20100129073102/http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4280076/11500249 Bell Bottom Blues]" by Derek and the Dominos.
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fevQPZDyxdk Yer Blues]" by [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]]. "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HJ2zDu_11w For You Blue]" could count.
** [[George Harrison]]'s solo career has produced "P2 Vatican Blues" and "Marwa Blues".
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF83aaIV0Jo Birmingham Blues]" by [[Electric Light Orchestra]].
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* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf1Zg-nuL84&feature=related City Boy Blues]" by [[Motley Crue]].
* St. James Infirmary Blues, a traditional number with varying versions of lyrics.
* [
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ykAsNn6OeE Running Gun Blues] by [[David Bowie]].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7wPjziMIL8 Long Island Blues] by Julian Casablancas.
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* [[Johnny Cash]] had several throughout his career, including his hit, "Folsom Prison Blues."
* "Travelling Riverside Blues" by [[Led Zeppelin]].
** Also the separate but related, "Traveling Riverside Blues" by [[Robert Johnson]].
* "Dachau Blues" by [[Captain Beefheart]] on [[Trout Mask Replica]]
* [[The Rolling Stones]]' unreleased "[[Intentionally Awkward Title|Cocksucker Blues]]"
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* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMqy72C-KIQ Rich Kid Blues]", The Raconteurs.
* Helplessness Blues by the Fleet Foxes.
* "Summertime Blues", originally performed by [[Eddie Cochran]], later covered by many acts, including [[Blue Cheer]], [[The Who]], and [[Rush (band)|Rush]].
* "Short White Blues" by [[Eric Bogle]].
* "Fighting Man Blues" by THE BACK HORN.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[Afterlife Blues]]''
* The ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''' book ''No Cure for the Paladin Blues''
* ''[[Sordid City Blues]]''
* ''[[Fall City Blues]]''
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