Let's be real: Valentine's Day is not necessarily a happy day for everyone. In the accurate words of Sir Elton John, "Sad songs say so much," so I thought I would round up some of the sadder songs of longing and unrequited love, maybe with a bit of twang, even, in protest of all the lovey-dovey crud that Hallmark foists upon us at this time of year.
Since I write about what I listen to fairly often, this list may be a bit redundant, but consider it a happy round up! This is what was getting to me the most in 2008, whether it was released in 2008 or 1974, whether I'd heard it a zillion times before or it was something new to my ears.
Rodriguez - Cold Fact
Bonnie Prince Billy - Lie Down in the Light
Bobby Charles - s/t
Sun Kil Moon - "Glenn Tipton" from Ghosts of the Great Highway
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - "Islands in the Stream"
Rodriguez - Cold Fact
Bonnie Prince Billy - Lie Down in the Light
Bobby Charles - s/t
Sun Kil Moon - "Glenn Tipton" from Ghosts of the Great Highway
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - "Islands in the Stream"
