His Majesty composed this blues in Switzerland following his accession to the throne. The simple melody of the song relies on a 12-bar series of specific chords called ‘blues progession’, which is a key element in the composition of songs typical of this style. Having composed the melody, His Majesty had H.H. Prince Chakrabandh Pensiri compose the English lyrics – this time prior to the Thai lyrics.

The title of the song – H.M.Blues --- seemingly implies that it stands for “His Majesty’s Blues”, but in fact, it stands for “The Hungry Men’s Blues”. How this came about was that His Majesty, would get so carried away when playing with his band at private dinner functions which he hosted for resident Thais in Switzerland, that he often didn’t have his dinner until halfway through the night, when everybody else had finised their meal.

As for the Thai lyrics of “H.M.Blues”, ---“Chata Cheewit” --- Prof.Dr.Prasert Na Nagara noted that while he was composing the Thai version both the notes and the English lyrics were in Switzerland, therefore the theme of the lyrics --- English and Thai --- totally differ, ever though they both maintain the “blues” philosophical endings, as His Majesty originally intended.

“H.M.Blues” was performed by Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, in the United States of American on May 17, 1995.