Playlist for a rough night?

[sparky]

Originally Posted by carrie721

I would say the first 15 times I heard this song, I wept. Like, real crying, for real. It absolutely tears me apart. I still tear up when I hear it, no matter how many times I have ... I can't stop myself. I haven't heard that song - I should pick up WL.

Much of WL is just fun stuff, but He's Alive, though it is full on Jesus revival stuff, just blows my socks off. STH is flat out great, the climax of it does bring tears to my eyes.

I really like Rosanne Cash, but I can't say I've heard much George Michael in my day.

Have you heard Black Cadillac yet ? Her best ever. You should get the George LWP. It is really a great record. Nothing like what you would expect from him. It is beautiful.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by sparky

Much of WL is just fun stuff, but He's Alive, though it is full on Jesus revival stuff, just blows my socks off. STH is flat out great, the climax of it does bring tears to my eyes.

Dude, I love Jesus music (and I mean real Jesus music, gospel and stuff like that - not christian rock), even tho I am definitely not a Christian. I'm sure I'll love He's Alive.

Have you heard Black Cadillac yet ? Her best ever. You should get the George LWP. It is really a great record. Nothing like what you would expect from him. It is beautiful.

Actually, I just bought Black Cadillac a few weeks ago. I love it. And I'll keep that GM album in mind. Thanks, sparky!

[ragandbone]

This is a mish mash, but why have smooth transitions on a rough night?
I haven't noted songs that are covers, but I am listing the version I would want for this dark night.
I know how to Wallow. Oh yes.

"Ill Wind" Lena Horne
"People They Ain't No Good" Nick Cave
"I Ain't Goin' Down To The Well No More" Marianne Faithful
"El Desierto" Lhasa De Sela
"Mad World" Gary Jules
"The Scarecrow" June Tabor
"Love Has No Pride" Bonnie Raitt
"Crazy Man Michael" Sandy Denny
"Amelia" Joni Mitchell
"My Life" Iris DeMent
"Sweet Old World" Lucinda Williams
"Famous Blue Raincoat" Leonard Cohen
"Miss Murray" Linda Thompson
"Company" Ricki Lee Jones
"Making Pies" Patty Griffin

[goldustsongbird]

Originally Posted by ragandbone

"Sweet Old World" Lucinda Williams

I need more Lucinda in my life! It's been easily two years since I've listened to her. *digs out Essence* Have you heard her really early stuff? Like Happy Woman Blues? It's good listenin'.

[amber]

In the spirit of being up way too late and talking too much - If I'm upset, I like to sing really loud and aggressively. Sad, slow songs just make me sadder. And, lots of times I'm also mad when I'm sad. So I hit all Stevie's massive screamers, and some other artists besides. You know, "You're an a-hole, no one looked as I walked by" type of songs. If I've been drinking, the more so.

A sample setlist would include:

Edge - The ultimate screamy - you actually get to scream in the middle of it. It's like double scream icecream with yell chips.

Long Way to Go - ditto

Stand Back - I never don't love it, It never fails to invoke the perfect emotive release. Like "No one looked (bitch!) I walked by! (dammit!) Just a (f*cking!) invitation woulda been just fine, (A**hole!)" - If you see what I mean.

Crazy - Obvious. So yelly, and when you're crazy, why not sing about it?

Blue Lamp - this one is for when there is a touch of maudlin tinging my yelly. Not so much the words as the sound of the music. And I just really like it, it takes the edge off.

Wild Heart - same.

Long, Long, Time - LR - another over the top vocal, though sad. It's most valued for the singing really loud yet emotionally properties rather than the lyrics.

It kind of goes on like that - the louder I can sing, the more yelly the song, the happier I become.
That was just a sample to give you an idea. Although those songs are almost always included.

If i have an actual sorrowful night, I like to lay in my bed and read. And at most other times as well. It's hard to sing while you're crying, isn't it? And that's no good. You either cry, or you sing. But if you listen to sad songs while you are crying, it will make you way more sad.