the Castilian Spanish version of Timi Yuro’s "Hurt" ["Agonado"]. gawd almighty, that one aches in the <3 in a way the English version only hinted at. you don’t even have to understand Spanish to FEEL what she is singing. you can "hear" hurt in her delivery. then there is Tim Buckley’s "once i was" which is the male version of that. then there is the Basque lullaby "Nana" sung by Victoria De Los Angeles. poignant! then there is "Vesti La Guibba" from "I Pagliacci" [Leoncavallo operetta] sung by a tenor whose name escapes me but you'd swear there were real tears [he was emoting like gangbusters] dripping from his eyes in the video. almost intolerably sad. "Since i fell for you" by Lenny Welch is yet another where he sells the song in his emotional delivery. if he recited the NYC phone directory in that voice it would have almost as much pathos.
Sad songs- We love them- We need them
Hello everyone,
I was listening the other day to a sad song on my playlist and realized their ability to invoke a powerful emotional reaction. Usually about someone in your life. Your children, your special lady or man or maybe someone who is no longer living. I realized we need these songs to remind us life is short and to remember what is most important to us. I thought I would ask everyone to list a song or two that is special to them. It doesn’t necessarily need to be a sad song. I have children so I will start with a few songs that remind me to tell them I love them more often or give them an extra hug or two.
Cats in the cradle- Harry Chapin
Jacobs Dream - Allison Krause
Hell Is for Children- Pat Benetar
Ron