Possible Clues:

• Unhappy and confused client, so sad, accepts ring
• Democrat is worried about most of cabinet being "blue"
• Sad
• Down one last rum after dance
• Ground to ascend, soil down
• Unhappy with record playing long after hours?
• Record terribly neat solo, getting down!
• Low in spirits
• Sad record playing, very old
• Gloomy record playing far on into the night