This week, I decided to listen to "Cross Road Blues" by Robert Johnson.
I found it very nice to learn about blues songs, because I have always thought that they sounded rather interesting and fun. This song is not an exception to that description. Robert Johnson's voice is nothing short of unique, and it gives a playful vibe to the song. The guitar style is also quite unique, and definitely sounds organic. This is due to the recording style that this is done in, in the sense that it sounds like the song is being performed live in front of you, even though it isn't.
It was a little bit difficult to be able to tell what the lyrics were that Johnson was singing. It was much easier to follow along using the real-time lyrics that were shown on apple music. This helped me understand and analyze the song much better as I listened to it.
While the song is slightly upbeat and seems to have a joyful air to it, the lyrics are not the same. The lyrics are sad, and often speak of "sinkin' down". The narrator is at a crossroads, and most definitely is not enjoying their experience there.
This is also the song that I reviewed last week and I really enjoyed listening to it because Robert Johnson is a great musician and quite possibly could have sold his soul to the devil to play guitar the way he does and write the songs that he had written. This doesn't sound great, but I am not one to enjoy listing to music from that time period, however Robert Johnson is an exception.
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