# Blues (disambiguation)

The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern. The word is also often used in musical contexts to refer to the twelve-bar blues, a particular blues song form, or talking blues, a form of country music.
Blues or The Blues may also refer to:

## Art, entertainment, and media

* Blues dance, a style of social dance done to blues music
* The Blues (film series), a documentary series produced by Martin Scorsese

### Fictional entities

* Blues, the final boss in the video game Yie Ar Kung-Fu
* Proto Man, a video game character from the Mega Man series, called Blues in Japan
* The Blues trio (Jim, Jay and Jake) from the Angry Birds game series

### Music

* The Blues (song), 1990 song by Tony! Toni! Toné!
* Blues, a common "placeholder" genre for ID3 tags on MP3 files, and other formats
* "New Blues", a song by Joe Satriani from his album The Extremist

#### Albums

* Blues (Jimi Hendrix album), compilation album by guitarist Jimi Hendrix
* Blues (Bob Dylan album), a Bob Dylan compilation album
* Blues (Breakout album), studio album by Polish band Breakout
* Blues (Eric Clapton album), a 1999 blues rock album by Eric Clapton
* Blues (L.A. Blues Authority Volume II), a 1993 album by Glenn Hughes
* Blue's, a 1987 album by Zucchero Fornaciari
* Blue;s, a 2018 EP by Mamamoo
* The Blues (B. B. King album), a 1958 blues album by B.B. King
* The Blues, a 1960 blues album by John Lee Hooker
* The Blues (Alex Harvey album), a 1964 album by Alex Harvey
* The Blues (Johnny Hodges album) a 1955 jazz album by Johnny Hodges
* The Blues: Baby Please Don't Go 1935–1951, an album by Big Joe Williams, released in 2003
* The Blues (EP), a 2003 EP by Some Girls

## Law enforcement and military

* Dress blues (disambiguation), the dress uniforms of some law enforcement and military branches
* Jersey Blues, the nickname of the 1st New Jersey Regiment
* Jersey Blues, the nickname of the 50th Armored Division
* Royal Horse Guards, Household Cavalry regiment of the British Army, known as The Blues

## Organizations

* Blues (Vénetoi), a political faction and associated chariot racing team in the Byzantine empire
* Bleus de Bretagne (Association of Breton Blues), a liberal and anticlerical organization in late 19th century Brittany
* Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, a federation of health insurance companies primarily in the United States

## Sports

* Blue (university sport), an award won by athletes

### "The Blues"

The Blues is a nickname of a number of sporting teams:
* Sturt Double Blues, Australian rules football team in the SANFL
* Carlton Football Club (nickname: the Blues), Australian rules football team in the AFL
* Cleveland Blues (disambiguation), various baseball teams of that name
* Nashville Blues, a minor league baseball team based in Nashville, Tennessee in 1887
* New South Wales cricket team, also known as the Blues
* Espoo Blues, ice hockey team of Espoo, Finland
* St. Louis Blues, professional NHL ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri
* Blues (Super Rugby), rugby union team based in Auckland
* Cardiff Blues, rugby union team from Wales
* New South Wales rugby league team, also known as the Blues
* Buffalo Blues, a defunct Federal League baseball team
* The Blues is a nickname of a number of association football clubs:
** Italy national football team is nicknamed "Gli Azzurri", which translates to "The Blues" in Italian
** Waterford United F.C.
** The Blues is a common nickname of a number of British association football clubs:
*** Birmingham City F.C.
*** Bury Town F.C.
*** Chelsea F.C.
*** Everton F.C.
*** Ipswich Town F.C.
*** Manchester City F.C.
*** Southend United F.C.

## Other uses

* BLUES, a German air pollution monitoring system
* Blues Saraceno (born 1971), guitarist and music producer
* Depression (mood), often referred to as "the blues"
* Butterflies referred to as "blues":
** Polyommatinae
** Glaucopsyche
** Plebejus
* Three narcotic medications sometimes referred to as "blues" due to their color:
** Alprazolam (Xanax)
** Diazepam (Valium)
** Oxycodone (Oxycontin/Roxicodone)

## Fictional characters

The Blues, a trio of small, round, bluebirds in the Angry Birds games