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Every Day I Have the Blues

B.B. King
Live at the Regal (1965)
Moderate 100 BPM
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Every Day I Have the Blues by B.B. King is 100 BPM — Andante (walking pace).

Half-time 50 BPM · Double-time 200 BPM · released 1965

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Song DNA

Dynamic Range7/10
Sudden Changesmild
Texturelayered
Predictabilityhigh
Vocal Styledynamic vocals
Notes: Smooth guitar bends and expressive vibrato create an emotive, flowing texture with pauses building tension; classic 12-bar blues structure offers predictability while vocal delivery adds emotional depth.

Misophonia Triggers

Mouth Soundsnone
Percussive Clicksnone
Breathing Soundsnone
Repetitive Micro-soundsnone

A blues standard featuring B.B. King's signature soulful guitar work, emotive vocals lamenting heartache, and a classic 12-bar progression performed live with masterful bends and vibrato.

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Moods: emotional, introspective, melancholy

Traditions: blues

Volume Warning

"Every Day I Have the Blues" climbs hard.

Dynamic range 7/10 places this in our upper band. The opening volume that feels comfortable will not be comfortable at the climax. If you are setting this up for a focused listen, anchor your volume to the quietest section, not the loudest. The arc is the point of the song; if you blunt it by riding the volume knob, you lose what makes it work. B.B. King built the dynamic shape on purpose. Plan around it.

How this song sits on each sensory axis

A dynamic range of 7/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.

Sudden changes: mild. There are one or two transitions worth knowing about, though they're musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.

Texture is layered — a full arrangement with clear separation between parts.

Predictability is high — the song telegraphs what it will do next. A sensory-sensitive listener can usually guess where it's going without close attention.

Vocal style: dynamic vocals.

Where this sits in B.B. King's catalog

We have 18 songs from B.B. King in the library. Of those, 4 are rated Safe, 14 Moderate, and 0 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 7/10 sits above the artist average of 5.9, making it the #1 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.

Other tracks from Live at the Regal

We have 2 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.

1965 context

Released in 1965. We have 133 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 5.9/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 1960s.

Explore by mood and tradition

Moods
emotional · 2198introspective · 5733melancholy · 5408
Traditions
blues · 342

How fast is "Every Day I Have the Blues"?

100 BPM — Medium (midtempo / pop ballad)

For running

Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.

For workouts

Steady cardio, power walking, light weights.

For daily life

Cooking, casual listening, cleaning, dinner music.

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When "Every Day I Have the Blues" works, and when it doesn't

Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.

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Focus / studying

No — too dynamic or too many surprises. Save for active listening.

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Running / workout

Maybe — at 100 BPM this is more warm-up or cool-down pace than peak-effort running.

✗
Sleep / winding down

No — contains elements that will keep an awake nervous system engaged.

✓
Driving / road trip

Yes — predictable enough for safe driving attention, interesting enough to stay engaged.

✓
Cooking / dinner background

Yes — sits in the background without demanding attention.

✓
Emotional release / catharsis

Yes — this is a song for actively feeling what you came to feel, not for background.

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Why this rating

We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.

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48/100 intensity

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By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 56% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep3/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1965 in context

The 133 songs we’ve measured from 1965 average a dynamic range of 5.9/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity48
Dynamics67
Tempo33
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

Frequently asked about "Every Day I Have the Blues"

Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.

What is the BPM of "Every Day I Have the Blues" by B.B. King?

"Every Day I Have the Blues" by B.B. King has a tempo of 100 BPM (Andante (walking pace)). At half-time that is 50 BPM, and at double-time 200 BPM.

What is the sensory intensity of "Every Day I Have the Blues" by B.B. King?

"Every Day I Have the Blues" by B.B. King rates as Moderate intensity. Dynamic range 7/10, mild sudden changes, layered texture. Moderate is the default for well-produced music with real arc but no surprise elements.

How loud is "Every Day I Have the Blues" — what is its dynamic range?

"Every Day I Have the Blues" has a dynamic range of 7/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.

Does "Every Day I Have the Blues" have sudden or surprising changes?

"Every Day I Have the Blues" has mild sudden changes — one or two transitions worth knowing about, but they are musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.

What is "Every Day I Have the Blues" best for?

In our library "Every Day I Have the Blues" is recommended for: deep listening, emotional release, relaxation. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.

When was "Every Day I Have the Blues" released?

"Every Day I Have the Blues" is from 1965, on the album "Live at the Regal". It appears in our 1960s catalog.

What is the emotional mood of "Every Day I Have the Blues"?

We tag "Every Day I Have the Blues" as emotional, introspective, melancholy. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.

What is the vocal style of "Every Day I Have the Blues"?

The vocal style is dynamic vocals.

Is "Every Day I Have the Blues" good for running?

Not really — at 100 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.

Is "Every Day I Have the Blues" good for studying?

Only partially. The song's dynamic range (7/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.

Can I use "Every Day I Have the Blues" for sleep?

Not recommended for sleep. Contains transitions that will wake you up.

Should I listen to "Every Day I Have the Blues"?

"Every Day I Have the Blues" is Moderate intensity — fine for most listeners, but with enough dynamic activity that it works best as active listening rather than background.

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