Fats Domino "Blue Monday"
One of the most under-appreciated musicians of the 20th Century, Fats Domino's run of hits is still among the greatest in the history of rock 'n roll. For nearly a decade, there was at least one Fats Domino song on the Billboard Hot 100.
While other Fats Domino songs get more attention, I've always had a soft spot of "Blue Monday."
I suppose most people also hate Mondays, but really, the song's B-key progressions and the terrific breakdown to open each chorus hook me every time.
I wasn't a partier when I first heard "Blue Monday," but there's something about the visuals of having a good time but paying for it later that's at least a little romantic.
Fats Domino pulled away from the spotlight when his health went downhill in the late-'90s, and after Hurricane Katrina, it turned out he went into full-blown survival mode after he refused to leave his house, living another dozen years before he died in 2017.
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