The Botox Blues

final episode:

(Scene: A cosy living room. Izzy, with a neatly dishevelled air, strums a well-loved acoustic guitar, looking perplexed. Gerda, sips her tea, watching him with an amused glint in her eye.)

Izzy: (Sighs dramatically, letting a mournful, non-bluesy chord fade) Oh, blimey, Gerdsy. This is harder than I thought. Much harder.

Gerda: (Setting down her teacup with a soft clink) Ze blues, Izzy? From you? Zat is a challenge, ja? You are too… sunshine. Too full of ze… joie de vivre.

Izzy: Precisely! You love your blues, don't you? Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf… all that raw emotion, that pain!, but how on earth am I meant to channel heartbreak and despair when my life with you is nothing short of a perpetual garden party? My soul is practically skipping! Every line I write sounds like a jingle for marmalade!

Gerda: (Her smile widens, a mischievous spark in her eyes) Ach, Izzy. You look for ze suffering? Ze tears? Ze lamenting?

Izzy: (Nods eagerly) Precisely! I need inspiration for true, deep blues!

Gerda: (Deadpan, then a wide, mischievous grin spreads across her face) Just go look in ze mirror, mein Schatz. At your face. Zat should be enough blues for anyone.

Izzy: My… my face?! Darling, that’s a bit rich, isn’t it? I thought you found it… charmingly craggy!

Gerda: (Waving a dismissive hand, still chuckling) Only for de art, my schatzi! Only for de art! Now, go! De blues avaites you!


The End.


Lyrics on Soundcloud
Tempo 92bpm Key G 4/4
Style is _BARREN.STY (Barren Road Blues Shuffle)
3248 Guitar Electric Soloist
Real Drums PopShuffleSlow
2886 Guitar Acoustic Rhythm Blues Shuffle
2624 Guitar Baritone Electric Rhythm
Organ - Friend
Bass - Friend
Vox - Yours truely.