BLUES

[noun] [U + singular or plural verb]The blues is a type of slow sad music, originally from the southern US, in which the singer often sings about his or her difficult life and bad luck in love.Can you name any famous blues singers?Billie Holiday was famous for singing the blues.I'm gonna sing you a classic blues number (= song) now.(informal) If you have the blues, you feel sad.He's had the blues real bad since his wife left him.