Market Blues Weekly · Episode 19 · 3 min · 21 August 2026
Friday Market Blues
The Ticker Tape Took It All
What this episode covers
Friday Market Blues transforms the week's stock market fluctuations into soulful blues lyrics, capturing the emotional highs and lows of trading. Each verse personifies market gains as fleeting miracles and losses as heartbreaks, reflecting a seasoned trader’s perspective after thirty years of watching the ticker. Listeners will gain insight into market sentiment while experiencing a heartfelt, musical reflection on the unpredictable nature of investing.
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Transcript
318 words · the script as narrated
Monday morning, coffee black and mean Fired up the terminal, that soul-sucking screen Futures had a glimmer, a little hint of green Thought for once this crazy world wasn't gonna be so keen But the opening bell, it rang a hollow sound Watched my darling holdings get driven to the ground I got the Friday Market Blues, down in my weary soul That wicked ticker tape, it's taken its damn toll It gives you one good day to make you think you've won
Then it steals your money 'fore the week is done Lord, another Friday, and I'm feelin' old The Dow took a tumble, fell right off a cliff The S&P was shakin' like it had a lover's tiff My tech stocks went to heaven, then they went straight to hell Couldn't tell you why, couldn't hear that final bell Felt my poor heart breakin' on that Wednesday afternoon Singin' the same old sorry, worn-out tune I got the Friday Market Blues, down in my weary soul
That wicked ticker tape, it's taken its damn toll It gives you one good day to make you think you've won Then it steals your money 'fore the week is done Lord, another Friday, and I'm feelin' old Thirty years I've watched this game, seen the bulls and bears Traded all my good sense for a thousand useless shares They call it a correction, a healthy little dip I call it a bad lover with poison on her lip She builds you up on Thursday, a miracle so sweet
Just to leave you broken on a Friday, cryin' in the street I got the Friday Market Blues, down in my weary soul That wicked ticker tape, it's taken its damn toll It gives you one good day to make you think you've won Then it steals your money 'fore the week is done Lord, another Friday, and I'm feelin' cold
About Market Blues Weekly
Tune in every Friday as we turn the week's market movements into soulful blues. Each note captures the heartbreak of losses and the fleeting thrill of gains, sung by a seasoned observer who's seen it all and still gets surprised. This show blends financial insights with heartfelt storytelling, making market ups and downs a musical journey you won't forget.