Damn Right I Got The Blues/When I Left Home – Contest and Good Times Generator

To celebrate the publishing of Buddy Guy’s new Autobiography “When I Left Home: My Story”, with David Ritz, and published by DeCapoPressMusicBooks,  Blues411 in cooperation with Betsie Brown of Blind Raccoon have put together a very cool contest for you….

read on

These are the original lyrics to the classic Buddy Guy song from the album of the same name released in 1991:
You damn right, I’ve got the blues,
From my head down to my shoes
You damn right, I’ve got the blues,
From my head down to my shoes

I can’t win, cause I don’t have a thing to lose

I stopped by my daughters house
You know I just want to use the phone
I stopped by my daughters house
You know I just want to use the phone

You know my new grand baby came to the door
And said, granddaddy you know ain’t no one at home

You damn right, I’ve got the blues,
From my head down to my shoes
You damn right, I’ve got the blues,
From my head down to my shoes

You know I can’t win, now people, cause I don’t have a thing to lose

What we now need you to do is to re-create your own version of this classic song and send it to us at: WhenILeftHome@blues411.com

No MP3′s, no accompanyment, just flat out lyrics written to show why you damn right got the blues  - following Buddy’s original structure above.

Have fun, let loose, and go for what you know for…judges decision final, no court of last resort available and all that other mumbo jumbo…….

Grand Prize Winner:
Autographed copy of Buddy’s new book ‘When I Left Home: My Story’ Written by Buddy and David Ritz, and published by DeCapoPressMusicBooks

First Place Winner:
Gi-normous collection of really cool stuff from Blind Raccoon including signed CD’s. LP, and collector’s items and more.

Second Place Winner:
Blues411 Swag Package includes T-shirt, bumper sticker, Mouse Pad and who knows what I might find at our world headquarters.

Third Place Winner:
Assorted great CD collection from Blues411.com

RULES: 

Please submit your original version of the lyrics to  WhenILeftHome@blues411.com

include your name,
snail mail address
email address
and phone number where we can reach you

Contest runs from midnight Tuesday, July 17, 2012 thru Tuesday, midnight July 31, 2012.

All entries become property of Blues411, and can be re-produced and used in any form either in written or virtual form and can be used in any form of promotion, display, ad’s as we seem fit.

Until next time,
Love, Peace & Chicken Grease
chefjimi
©Blues411.com 2012
photos: Leslie K. Joseph, Blues411, courtesy of artist and companies.

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