About this minute
- Title
- Broke and Hungry
- Performer
- Memphis Slim
- Contributor
- Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Year
- 1974
- Collections
- Black History Month
Memphis Slim: Broke and Hungry
How do you think the singer is feeling in this song? Is he happy, sad, angry, excited? He seems to be sad – and he says “I’m broke and I’m hungry”. This music is called Blues. We say “I’ve got the blues” to mean “I’m feeling sad”. The music takes its inspiration from sadness; it...
