I was surfing around and came across a blog that listed the top 25 saddest songs "in the world." I'm a huge fan of lists. There's nothing better than reading a "best of" list and nodding your head in approval or shaking your head in disgust. It satisfies the mini-critic in all of us.
One would assume in creating a list that not only purported to claim the "top" anything but also claimed to include "the world" would be from someone with a vast knowledge of the subject or at least the time and energy to research all music written...ever...anywhere. This person obviously did not have the time. My assumption is that the list was culled from a personal CD collection within the writer's reach. Well, anyone can do that.
And I have. Enjoy!
Without a doubt, one of the saddest songs, nay, albums ever created is Tori Amos' Little Earthquakes. The album is an intimate and painful diary filled with tales of abuse, rape, miscarriages, and other cheery fare. Possibly the saddest (and one of the best) songs on the album is "Silent all these years." With lyrics like You think there's a heaven where the screams have gone/I got twenty-five bucks and a cracker/do you think it's enough to get us there?, you can safely assume tissues are in order.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Geek links
--If you are a fan of Adult Swim's Robot Chicken, check out the trailer for the upcoming Robot Chicken: Star Wars.
--Cat Power (Chan Marshall) is going to be in a movie.
--Here's a hilarious clip from collegehumor.com's The Michael Showalter Showalter. (Warning: Contains seriously foul language.) Paul Rudd is interviewed. There's a little homage to the Lilly Tomlin/David O. Russell meltdown.
--Did you know there is a free comic book day?
--If you are fortunate enough to live in a bigger city, here are the indie films opening this week.
--The Beastie Boys are releasing an instrumental album.
--And you think your trivial problems are bad? Look at the day this woman had.
--Cat Power (Chan Marshall) is going to be in a movie.
--Here's a hilarious clip from collegehumor.com's The Michael Showalter Showalter. (Warning: Contains seriously foul language.) Paul Rudd is interviewed. There's a little homage to the Lilly Tomlin/David O. Russell meltdown.
--Did you know there is a free comic book day?
--If you are fortunate enough to live in a bigger city, here are the indie films opening this week.
--The Beastie Boys are releasing an instrumental album.
--And you think your trivial problems are bad? Look at the day this woman had.
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