Song · Mighty Wah
“The Story of the Blues” by Mighty Wah
Released 1983
“The Story of the Blues” by Mighty Wah appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1982 and 2004. It was first released in 1983. Its best result is #7 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #23 alternative song of 1982 and #4,877 alternative song of all time.
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"The Story of the Blues" came out in 1982 as a single by the English band Wah!, credited here as Mighty Wah, which was only one of the masks this crew wore: over the years they also answered to Wah! Heat, Shambeko! Say Wah!, JF Wah!, The Mighty Wah! and Wah! The Mongrel. It was just the third single under plain Wah!, after "Forget the Down!" and "Somesay", and Mike Hedges produced it. It's new wave with its heart flung wide open, a record that reaches for the grand gesture and gets a hand on it.
It climbed to No. 3 in the UK and No. 5 in Ireland, the biggest hit the band ever had. It found a second home on the terraces, too: Chester FC took it up, and it rings out at their home matches just before the players run out.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 7 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 344 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
| 2004 | 332 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 500 |
Also listed as: The Story Of The Blues.
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