wow. thanks. didn't know of her. am checking back in here to post this from the youtube rabbit hole, including her TED talk. gonna check out more.Mary Gauthier's "I Drink"
Some great ones, also love Mark Lanegan's Stay.Sufjan Stevens - 4th of July
Mark Lanegan - Skeleton Key
Elliott Smith - Twilight
Damien Jurado - Sheets
Nick Cave - Weeping Song
Had a strained relationship with my dead but did get it right before he passed, but that song as well as Living years by Mike and the mechanics still get me…Took a surprisingly long time to get to cats and the cradle.
Don't forget your favorite blankieI'll be making a playlist soon and I'll just lock myself in a dark room with some tissues and a good pillow.
Townes is the gold standard for this topic.Pancho and Lefty by Townes Van Zandt
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right by Bob Dylan
Not Coping by Clowns
One of those is not like the others
eta* That was my 73,000 post on this board. Glad it was a music post. Salud, all you ####ers!
For "Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" does it for me...gianmarco said:
"Idioteque" used to get me when I was just getting over my getting over days...The Dreaded Marco said:One of my top 5 songs of all time also happens to be sad and gives me the chills every time:
Let Down - Radiohead
I was making fun of my own bleakness one night and I kept playing the song on my phone and singing the "He wants to marry me" part of the song to my mother. She was unamused. Maybe hit a little too close to home.I've stated this one in other threads: Carly Simon - "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"
Gut punch of a song.
I think the fact that it does hit very close to home for some (present company included) is what makes it so sad and powerful.I was making fun of my own bleakness one night and I kept playing the song on my phone and singing the "He wants to marry me" part of the song to my mother. She was unamused. Maybe hit a little too close to home.I've stated this one in other threads: Carly Simon - "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"
Gut punch of a song.
Such a ####### depressing song. Awful. Anybody making "art" like that really ought to be writing essays rather than evoking emotions. Putrid.
I agree. I just have a bone to pick with maudlin or mawkish art that seeks to capitalize on human frailty. That's all. Just something I thought about in college once while reading Ayn Rand's The Romantic Manifesto. I don't agree with Rand on almost anything, but reading about how art could be inspirational and aspirational stuck with me.I think the fact that it does hit very close to home for some (present company included) is what makes it so sad and powerful.
It's all Jacob Brackman's fault.I agree. I just have a bone to pick with maudlin or mawkish art that seeks to capitalize on human frailty. That's all. Just something I thought about in college once while reading Ayn Rand's The Romantic Manifesto. I don't agree with Rand on almost anything, but reading about how art could be inspirational stuck with me.
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/carly-simon/thats-the-way-ive-always-heard-it-should-beA singer-songwriter named Jacob Brackman wrote the lyrics. He and Simon met when they were counselors at a summer camp in 1967; they wrote several songs together, which appeared on Simon's first three albums. Simon cites Brackman as a major influence in her development as a songwriter, and was amazed at his ability to fit lyrics to a melody without using clichés.
It's hard to believe that a man wrote the lyrics, which are clearly from a woman's point of view, but the song came out of a conversation Simon had with Brackman. He was going through some relationship troubles that were very similar to Simon's: His girlfriend moved in with him and he was worried about giving up some of his identity and personal space as he felt an infringement on his territory.
Yeah, I had looked that up when singing it to my Mom (this was a year or so ago) and that it was a guy that had written the lyrics. I wasn't surprised, to be honest.It's all Jacob Brackman's fault.
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/carly-simon/thats-the-way-ive-always-heard-it-should-be
Radiohead has a lot of sad songs, but I think How to Disappear Completely is their most dreary and depressing song (and also their best, IMO).The Dreaded Marco said:One of my top 5 songs of all time also happens to be sad and gives me the chills every time:
Let Down - Radiohead
Yeah, I couldn't agree more. It probably evokes more emotion in me and hits home more than any other. I could see this being played at a wake.Radiohead has a lot of sad songs, but I think How to Disappear Completely is their most dreary and depressing song (and also their best, IMO).
I don't know about anyone else, but depressing, sad songs are ones I can often find uplifting. The sheer power of them can be an upper, not a downer.Yeah, I couldn't agree more. It probably evokes more emotion in me and hits hime more than any other. I could see this being played at a wake.
The video is pretty powerful, too. That feeling of stumbling around in your pajamas, while everyone else in the world seems to be all dressed up and enjoying the party. Pretty apt.I lied. Here's another one.
Wrecked -- Imagine Dragons
It's written about his sister-in-law that passed away due to cancer. Great, emotional song.
She's an amazing narrative songwriter. A couple years ago she came out with an album called Rifles & Rosary Beads where she spoke to a bunch of different people associated with the military and then co-wrote songs with them telling their storiessong said:wow. thanks. didn't know of her. am checking back in here to post this from the youtube rabbit hole, including her TED talk. gonna check out more.
This. Lost my little brother to a OD shooting that ####. Song is beautiful but tears me up everytime.Hurt, the Johnny Cash version, recorded when he was 71, suffering from diabetic neuropathy and just months before he died. Trent Reznor became a fan of the Cash version.
It begins “I hurt myself today / To see if I still feel.”
I cannot speak for anyone else, but while Adele has a few songs I can handle, her over the top singing style makes it hard for me to get any emotional reaction from her songs. In essence, the way she sings most of the time reminds me of a guitar player who feels the need to shred like crazy in every solo, simply because they can. She obviously was gifted with a great voice from the gods, but her "I am going to show off how awesome my voice is in every line, even when a little more restraint is needed" style of singing just isn't my thing.Finally, how has no one mentioned a single Adele song yet? SNL did a whole skit about people breaking down in tears after hearing five seconds of "Someone Like You". Her cover of Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love" is another tear-jerker, although -- and I say this as someone who was never even remotely a fan of "Glee" -- the version they did after actor Cory Monteith died is pretty damn powerful.
She sounds too polished, same applies to Taylor Swift.I cannot speak for anyone else, but while Adele has a few songs I can handle, her over the top singing style makes it hard for me to get any emotional reaction from her songs. In essence, the way she sings most of the time reminds me of a guitar player who feels the need to shred like crazy in every solo, simply because they can. She obviously was gifted with a great voice from the gods, but her "I am going to show off how awesome my voice is in every line, even when a little more restraint is needed" style of singing just isn't my thing.
I don't agree in regards to Taylor. Taylor is the opposite of a naturally gifted singer. She had to work her butt off to improve as a singer considering how nasally and pitchy she was in her early years, and she still isn't close to an Adele when it comes to technical ability. Taylor definitely has some pop songs that were produced to have her song very polished, but those are the exceptions rather than the norm, IMO.She sounds too polished, same applies to Taylor Swift.