Songs for weeping
Submitted by MrMcCabe on Thu, 06/21/2001 - 03:30
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- "Caroline No," The Beach Boys
- "Eleanor Rigby" and "Yesterday," The Beatles. I know, I'm horribly predictable.
- "Selfless, Cold and Composed," Ben Folds Five. "You just smile like a bank teller/Telling me politely/Have a nice life." Ben writes good lyrics.
- "Hallelujah," Jeff Buckley. I haven't heard the Cohen version, and I don't think I want to.
- "Parasite," Nick Drake.
- "Buckets of Rain," Bob Dylan.
- "It's a Fire," Portishead.
- "Fake Plastic Trees," Radiohead. Back when it was just guitars and melodies.
- "Nightswimming," REM. Stipe's finest vocal performance.
- "The Sound of Silence," Simon & Garfunkel. The acoustic version, of course.
- "Wild World," Cat Stevens.
- "Your Sweet Voice," Matthew Sweet. I can't say I approve of the pedal steel guitar, but those harmonies...
- "Running to a Stand Still," U2.
- "Damage" and "Tears Are In Your Eyes," Yo La Tengo.
Nice list. Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World always gets me. So does Solitude by Billie Holliday. Fake Plastic Trees is also a favorite of mine.
Saka
Great list, I have a couple of crying favorites too:
"Sweet Jane" and "I'm So Lonely I Could Cry" done by Cowboy Junkies
"I've Seen it All" by Bjork
I'll think of more, I might have to copy this list later.
Is Cowboy Junkies' "Sweet Jane" a cover of the Velvet Underground song?
Indeed it is, it slows down the tempo, and its just beautiful. Its on "The Trinity Sessions", so is "I'm so Lonesome...".
Thank you! I had never heard of the Cowboy Junkies - they sound like a great band.
You should check out lbangs' 100 greatest albums list, Trinity Sessions is on there, and the write up is a good one.
beautiful list! how about Father and Son by Cat Stevens and Streets of London by Ralph McTell?
I would suggest Sister Morphine, by either the Stones or Marianne Faithful