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Blues in My Kitchen, Blues in My Dining Room (Wnyc - Folk Songs of America, Recorded 2/6/1941, Pt. 3)
by Lead Belly
About This Song
About "Blues in My Kitchen, Blues in My Dining Room (Wnyc - Folk Songs of America, Recorded 2/6/1941, Pt. 3)" by Lead Belly
Blues seeps into every room of this house. Lead Belly's 'Blues in My Kitchen' is a domestic haunting—the mundane turned mournful. His guitar paces like a caged animal, while his voice names each space as a site of sorrow. The tension is between home's comfort and its inescapable sadness.