Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: folk
Song Meaning of “Lovesick Blues” by The Little Willies
‘Lovesick Blues’ is an iconic country song by The Little Willies that speaks to the feelings of loneliness and despair that come with a broken heart. The lyrics tell of the narrator’s longing for a lost love gone missing, with his only companion being the music of his ‘lovesick blues’. This haunting sadness reverberates throughout the song as the narrator reflects on all the moments shared with his now absent beloved.
The chorus paints a picture of this kind of romantic despair, where despite the narrator’s best efforts he can’t get over heartbreak and move on: “I’m in love, I’m in love with a beautiful gal, that’s why I’m a-singin’ this lovesick jubilee.”
Ultimately, the narrator is left in an emotional limbo, wishing and hoping that he can one day find a way to bring his lost love back to him. The song perfectly captures the confused and forlorn feelings of a broken heart — something we all have experienced at some point.