▁wrong ▁( J oe : ▁" L ad ies ▁and ▁gentlemen ! "). ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁cur tain ▁r ises ▁on ▁a ▁c afé ▁with ▁a ▁bar , ▁g amb ling ▁room ▁and ▁dance ▁floor , ▁c afé ▁owner ▁Mike ▁ber ates ▁his ▁worker ▁Sam ▁for ▁his ▁la z iness ▁and ▁commands ▁him ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁work . ▁As ▁Sam ▁swe eps ▁the ▁floor , ▁he ▁rel ates ▁that ▁he ▁res ents ▁" Blue ▁Monday " ▁because ▁he ▁always ▁los es ▁at ▁dice ▁g amb ling ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁day ▁when ▁people ▁die , ▁and ▁con cludes ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁use ▁working ▁on ▁Mond ays ▁( Sam : ▁" Blue ▁Monday ▁Blues "). ▁The ▁pian ist ▁S weet pe a ▁arriv es ▁and ▁plays ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁until ▁the ▁ar rog ant ▁singer ▁Tom ▁comes ▁in ▁and ▁knock s ▁her ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁way , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁only ▁reason ▁the ▁c afé ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁business ▁is ▁his ▁singing . ▁Joe ' s ▁sweet heart ▁Vi ▁enters , ▁asking ▁if ▁anyone ▁has ▁seen ▁her ▁" lo vin ' ▁man " ▁Joe , ▁whom ▁she ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁meeting ▁for ▁a ▁date ▁( V i : ▁" Has ▁Anyone ▁Se en ▁My ▁Joe ? "). ▁ ▁When ▁Mike ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁back room ▁to ▁ask ▁if ▁anyone ▁has ▁seen ▁Joe , ▁Tom ▁attempts ▁to ▁s edu ce ▁and ▁w oo ▁Vi . ▁When ▁Tom ▁tells ▁her ▁that ▁he ▁lov es ▁her ▁and ▁asks ▁what ▁she ▁sees ▁in ▁the ▁g