I've become one of those people who capitalise every word in a title, dear me. Back to the business at hand: Sad songs. There are a few definitions of sad which should probably be dealt with before I triumphantly announce the title of a song that makes me sad. There is sad as in the opposite of happy, i.e. emotionally distressed. However there is also sad as in words to the effect of "you sad bastard". There are also varying degrees of sadness, is the song supposed to depress me; make me cry; turn me to alcohol? If anything today requires a playlist rather than one song, perhaps something that gradually depresses or, in the case of the "sad bastard", a collection of Tim Westwood's tracks.
This song makes me sad, not in a horrible manner; it's not like I go off crying myself to sleep while listening to it. The song itself is all at once beautiful and sad. I play guitar (like everyone else) and I think my understanding of how difficult it is to play like that and sing with that emotion that lends me to appreciate this song. It's not one I play often, though I used to; it's a song best reserved for quiet times, away from people where you can sit back and bask in it. If you haven't heard it before it's not overly depressing, it's actually quite a pretty little song so don't be disheartened.
No comments:
Post a Comment