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Song Info
Housewife's Blues
Keywords:
Blues, Housewife, 1970s, soap operas, menopause,
Songwriters:
Clark Ford
Have any of the listed songwriters for this song charted in Billboard's Top 40?
No
Have any of the listed songwriters for this song had a cut on an independent or major recording label release?
No
Genre
Blues
Demo Voice(s)
Sung by Male
Sung by Female
Song Status
Uncut
Gender
Suitable for Female Voice
Tempo
Ballad
Mid - Tempo
Song Assignment
Song Not Assigned to Publisher
Master Quality Recording
Is Available
Is Not Available (hasn't been recorded yet)
Brief song history
Housewife's Blues is from the musical "1972", about a family in that year. The character of the mother sings the song as she wistfully thinks about going back to school and getting a job now that her kids are in college. The song is full of references to soap operas that were on the air in 1972, and still on the air in 2009. The song was performed live during a staged reading of the musical. Soprano: Doris Nash, Piano: Clark Wolf, Guitar: Russell Nollen.
Lyrics
Well I'm a housewife and mother, with just one life to live Yeah, I'm a housewife and mother, seems all I do is give Well, I don't like to be a complainer But my life is unchallenging, a real no-brainer Yeah, I'm a housewife and mother, with just one life to live Well I'm here all day long, and all my children are gone Yeah I'm here all day long, I need a magic wand Cooking, cleaning, dusting, laundry, doing dishes Vacuuming, watching soaps, and making wishes Yeah I'm, here all day long, and all my children are gone Well I'm thinkin' about all the days of our lives Yeah I'm thinking about all the millions of wives Stuck at home, an endless succession Of thankless days, drudgery, and depression Yeah, I'm thinkin' about all the days of our lives Well I'm stuck right here as the world turns Yeah I'm stuck right here, when will I ever learn? Fairy Godmothers are a fantasy If anything's happening it's up to me Yeah I'm stuck right here as the world turns Well I'm tired all the time, maybe it's menopause Yeah I'm tired all the time, maybe that's the cause Hot flashes, mem'ry loss, it's a riddle Why I'm not a patient at Gen'ral Hospital Well I'm tired all the time, maybe it's menopause Well I'm a housewife and mother, I've got the housewife's blues Yeah I'm a housewife and mother, I've got the housewife's blues Ohhhh...
Artists that have recorded this song
Publisher or Representative Contact Info
My Contact Info
Clark Ford cfford@iastate.edu 515 292-5023 http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cfford/1972Musical.html
