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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Wallowing

I love sad songs. When I'm feelin' blue, down in the dumps, just plain gloomy, nothing makes me happier than wallowing in it with some super-duper, potentially-suicide-inducing, depressing music.

So, since I love lists and am not depressed right now, I'm feeling generous, and have chosen 20 of my favorite sad songs to share with you. I've included links for as many of them as I could, although some are weird versions because that was all I could find in the amount of time I was willing to spend looking. I was going to embed the videos, but that takes up too much space. If you're too lazy to click on the links and discover awesome sad music, then you don't deserve the gift of these songs anyway. Here yous go (in no particular order):

1. No One's Gonna Love You (Band of Horses): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuZo7pLnL7c

2. Bigfoot (The Weakerthans): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owk3Wg58jy8

3. Skinny Love (Bon Iver): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssdgFoHLwnk

4. Samson (Regina Spektor): http://www.totallyfuzzy.net/ourtube/regina-spektor/samson-video_7f26aff06.html

5. I Can't Make You Love Me (Denison Witmer) - he's covering a Bonnie Raitt song and it's f-ing amazing: http://hypem.com/track/634280/Denison+Witmer+-+I+Cant+Make+You+Love+Me

6. Do What You Gotta Do (Okkervil River) - another cover, this time of a Nina Simone song. Also, so so good: http://hypem.com/search/okkervil%20river%20do%20what%20you%20gotta%20do/1/

7. Brothers on a Hotel Bed (Death Cab for Cutie): http://hypem.com/search/death%20cab%20brothers%20hotel/1/

8. Further North (Jets to Brazil): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHIaq-Gq7I4

9. Silenced by Cars (Outsmarting Simon): couldn't find a link for this one

10. Inmates (The Good Life): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYT8XUKO-58

11. Better in Manhattan (Casey Dienel): http://www.myspace.com/caseydienelfans

12. Forever (Ben Harper): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwJyFyBQVEM

13. Stay or Leave (Dave Matthews - yes, that one): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LiagSjiPXA

14. I Remember (Damien Rice): http://hypem.com/search/damien%20rice%20i%20remember/1/

15. If It's The Beaches (The Avett Brothers): http://www.fuelfriendsmp3.com/listenup/05%20If%20Its%20The%20Beaches.mp3

16. Maps - acoustic (Yeah Yeah Yeahs): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJf2FQDl8Ig

17. It'll Be A Breeze (The Long Winters): couldn't find the real version, so this is Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie covering it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9QH_xuN5Ew

18. Shirts and Gloves (Dashboard Confessional): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OotT4Wpd30

19. You Are All I Have (Hayden): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzhEJdaNjMk

20. Little Hands (Duncan Sheik): couldn't find the real version, so here's some random cover... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upQaBVJJS7U

BONUS TRACK! - I Can Feel Your Pain (Manchester Orchestra): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNOWzHI9i7U

Alright, be sure to write a thorough suicide note. You don't want to leave any questions you can't come back and answer, you know . . . or do you? . . .

Amendment: Obviously, I could add a lot more songs to this list, but a couple that I forgot and felt must be included are, "I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You" by Colin Hay, "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" by The Postal Service, and "Stay Away" by The Honorary Title ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa0zA8At89Y ). (Special thanks to Huany...)

2 comments:

  1. Wow...why don't you just cut and paste my blog on yours! That's cool, shoplift my ideas...not a problem...

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  2. i put that hayden song on that mix i made you for chanukah years ago. i introduced you to them thank you very much.

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