Blog Tag: Sad Songs
Saddest Songs
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Spinner has released a list of The 25 Most Exquisitely Sad Songs in the Whole World, and, while I'm thrilled that one of my favorite bands of all time, The Pernice Brothers tops the list, I'm surprised that they chose that particular Pernice Bros. song. I think they have sadder songs, personally. There are a lot of pretty-glaring omissions, in my opinion. And, (of course I would say this) No David Wilcox on the list?!
Also, the list is really "recent song" heavy. Lots of new releases and indie artists. Maybe if they had called it "The 25 Most Exquisitely Sad Indie Songs From the Last 10 years", they would have something. Yes, there are older songs on there, granted.
I read the comments and pretty much everyone has a comment to the effect of, "OMG How could they forget {blank}!?!?" where the blank is filled in by 1 cut from the 10 albums that person has heard. There are a few repeats in the comments, which, if you got enough of those, you could probably come up with a list that was more accurate - or at least, agreed upon. For the most part, though, the comments list another 50 different songs which people found sad.
I think a sad song list is deeply personal and based on experience. Hell! Freakin' Walkin' on Sunshine could probably be heart-wrenching for someone. Here's my partial list (what I can think of off the top of my head, in no particular order). What's yours?
- For Real (David Wilcox covering Bob Franke)
- Let Them In, Peter (Wilcox covering John Gorka [putting to music a poem by Edwin Mccain])
- Chet Baker's Unsung Swan Song (Wilcox)
- Jamie's Secret, Language of the Heart, How Did You Find Me Here (again, Wilcox - I'm a fan, OK?)
- Telegram from the Future. Stop. (Russian Futurists)
- Our Time Has Passed (Pernice Bros.)
- Um, a bunch of stuff.
I'll post an update later after going through my iTunes collection.
