Funeral by Phoebe Bridgers. This song is really sad and I can't stop listening to it. "Jesus Christ, I'm so blue all the time and that's just how I feel. Always have and I always will." About the heroin overdose of a close friend and so much more. #musicsky #nowplaying youtu.be/jcq5NlYz1PU

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor. Classic and good Friday SSOTD. "With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go, whoa." Written on a road trip to see his new nephew. He wrote it for him. Sad lullaby. #musicsky #nowplaying #sweetbabyjames youtu.be/k2x0fPgAj_Y

Innocence and sadness by Dermot Kennedy. Powerful SSOTD! "Darlin', don't spend another second wonderin' what you're worth, don't you ever get affected by the ways of this world." Those are true words! A song done in one take about love, loss and moments. #musicsky #nowplaying youtu.be/3CbOtyzFPXA

Riptide by Vance Joy. Kinda fun, kinda sad song. "And I got a lump in my throat 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong." Basically, about chasing a girl he likes and the ups and downs. #musicsky #nowplaying #riptide www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ_1...

Voyager by boygenius (love them!). I have been listening to this pretty and sad song a lot. "And I don't mean to make it all about me, but I used to believe no one could love you like I do and I am starting to think it might be impossible not to." Ugh! #musicsky #nowplaying youtu.be/RTrOEKbgHIg

Jealous by Labrinth. Thank you @hemptressraven.bsky.social for the recommendation! "It's hard for me to say, I'm jealous of the way. You're happy without me." SSOTD about heartbreak and longing. Written about a parent who left the family when he was four. #musicsky #nowplaying youtu.be/50VWOBi0VFs

In opposition to the banning of curriculum in Texas that includes LGBTQ writers and topics, including Plato. I would like to share this Plato quote: "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." #anticensorship #plato

Stay or Leave by Dave Matthews. Ugh so sad. "We used to laugh under the covers. Maybe not so often now." Beautiful song about a once great relationship lost. "What day is this? Besides the day you went." #musicsky #nowplaying #davematthews youtu.be/hzXGfQBnar4

Breath (2 AM) by Anna Nalick. Such good lyrics in the midst of this song! "Here in town, you can tell he's been down for a while but, my God, it's so beautiful when the boy smiles Wanna hold him, maybe I'll just sing about it." You could write a book about that lyric. #musicsky youtu.be/FcvXr-9XtgA

Carolina In My Mind by James Taylor. SSOTD Heartbreaker. "Whisper something soft and kind and hey, babe, the sky's on fire, I'm dying, ain't I? I'm gone to Carolina in my mind." About homesickness, isolation and addiction. Ultimately, about home. #musicsky #nowplaying #babyjames youtu.be/Gic6B-B6rpg

Angels by Adrianne Lenker & Buck Meek. A powerful and sad SSOTD. "Oh, I just wanna see you there, sleeping on my floor. " and "Learning love ain't easy, child, when all you see is war." Great lyrics about love, yearning and emotional connection (life). #musicsky #nowplaying youtu.be/fGNCcqp6Z-k

Feeling Good by Nina Simone. I think this is a perfect new year song. "It's a new dawn, it's a new day. It's a new life for me, yeah." About liberation, freedom and a new start. Positive song with a sad feel. #musicksky #nowplaying #ninasimone youtu.be/oHRNrgDIJfo

Where Have All The Flowers Gone by Pete Seeger (Peter, Paul and Mary). Sad and timely folk song. "Where have all the young men gone. They're all in uniform. Oh when will we ever learn." From a Cossack folk song, pro environment and anti-war. #musicsky #nowplaying #Bugonia youtu.be/lhiP6YkFVWg

For All You Give by the The Paper Kites (feat. Lucy Rose). Beautiful SSOTD. "I think about it like a man in need. Every time I'm gone." Bittersweet song about missing someone but giving all the love and effort they give back to them. #musicsky #nowplaying #paperkites youtu.be/UPhwQjsP-Cw

Keep Me In Your Heart by Warren Zevon. Classic heartbreaker. He knew he was dying when he wrote this. "Shadows are fallin' and I'm runnin' out of breath. Keep me in your heart for a while. If I leave you it doesn't mean I love you any less." Hits hard. #musicsky #nowplaying youtu.be/RMTKb-pgxGI?...

Vacation by the Florist. Great band and song! "I don't know how to be what I wanted to be when I was five." This SSOTD is the perfect song, nostalgic, sad and anxiety filled. #musicsky #nowplaying #maybeitwill youtu.be/nwtzS3q4ds4

Sober by Tool. Powerful SSOTD. "Why can't we not be sober? I just want to start things over. And why can't we sleep forever? I just want to start this over." Great video. About addiction and the pull to use. About a friend of the band. #musicsky #nowplaying #tool youtu.be/nspxAG12Cpc

Party Song by the great Keaton Henson. "i'm sorry, can't make your party, I'll be busy burning." About lost love and his feelings seeing her with a new love. "and I'm afraid I'd kill your lover while your back was turned." Keaton Henson is perfect. #musicsky #nowplaying youtu.be/VzkJCAIt0Z0

By Your Side by Sade. Smooth SSOTD! "You think I'd leave your side, baby. You know me better than that." Powerful song about love overcoming life's hardships. Brings me right back to that time and those feelings. #musicsky #nowplaying #sade youtu.be/C8QJmI_V3j4

I'd Have To Think About It by Leith Ross. Love this! "You never loved the same amount." About never getting over love, even when it was not great. The devastating line "I love you more than my future spouse." Written about a lost love. #musicsky #nowplaying #thinkaboutit youtu.be/yg8Vl6LfrKs

Creep by Stone Temple Pilots. Great unplugged version. "All's I got is time, got no meanin', just a rhyme." "Think you're kind of neat, then she tells me I'm a creep." Scott Wieland said it was about growing up and not knowing where you fit. #musicsky #nowplaying #halftheman youtu.be/Nx0Gq_bzM2U?...

A Day in the Life by the Beatles. Deep SSOTD. "He blew his mind out in a car. He didn't notice that the lights had changed." Lennon wrote the first part after he read about the death of his friend. Originally banned for the last line. #musicsky #nowplaying #beatles youtu.be/usNsCeOV4GM

Bag of Bones by Mitski. Powerful and beautiful SSOTD. "Mercy on me, would you please spare me tonight? I'm tired of this searching, would you let me go?" The song is about seeking sexual validation but left feeling empty. Shake this poet out of the beast! #musicsky #nowplaying youtu.be/uf0rzDVijC0

The Freshmen by the Verve Pipe. Nostalgic and sad. "For the life of me, I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins, we were merely freshmen." About a love triangle, leading to abortion and suicide. Tragedy to a catchy tune. #musicsky #nowplaying #freshman youtu.be/1umEXpGHc0E

This Year's Love by David Gray. Perfect holiday sad song. "This year's love had better last. Heaven knows it's high time." I like this song because it shows contrast between fear, desperation and elation that comes with finding love. #musicsky #nowplaying #sweepme youtu.be/6zN4_7hq77g

Hello in There by the great John Prine. Deep and classic SSOTD. "Well it's been years since the kids had grown. A life of their own and left us alone". About the loneliness and isolation of old age. Also, the importance of showing kindness. #musicsky #nowplaying #hellointhere youtu.be/OVhA01J0Zsg

I Know Places by Lykke Li. Heartbreaker of a song! "The high won't fade here, babe. No, the high won't hurt here, babe." Great Swedish singer. "coming home, come unfold, babe." About addiction, love and safety. #musicsky #nowplaying #unfold! youtu.be/0DKw_xnzKok

How Soon is Now? by the Smiths. Sad all the way through. "You shut your mouth, how can you say, I go about things the wrong way? I am human and I need to be loved, just like everybody else does." Shy, lonely and desperate for love. Like all of us. #musicsky #nowplaying #smiths youtu.be/hnpILIIo9ek

O-o-h Child by The Five Stairsteps. Straightforward SSOTD. "Some day when your head is much lighter." Some great covers of this song. Bittersweet song because things are bad now but someday! Released during the civil rights movement. #musicsky #nowplaying #hope youtu.be/dguz0IsCuKU

Mama, You Been on My Mind by Bob Dylan covered by Jeff Buckley. Love this SSOTD cover. Oh the lyrics! "perhaps it is the color of the sun cut flat and covering the crossroads I'm standing at." Written about a recent breakup, i about yearning and distance. #musicsky #nowplaying youtu.be/G46_ZC37X-E

Helpless by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Great SSOTD for a Friday! "And in my mind I still need a place to go. All my changes were there." Written about Neil Young's childhood battle with Polio. About nostalgia, pain and love, like all sad songs :) #musicsky #nowplaying #CSNY youtu.be/C8LYOyqJE7k

Let Her Go by Passenger. A lot of sad words for a basic sad idea. "'cause love comes slow and it goes so fast." Also, "everything you touch surely dies." A lot of sadness about not realizing what you have until it's gone. #musicsky #nowplaying youtu.be/RBumgq5yVrA

The Only Exception by Paramore (Acoustic). This is a tearjerker. "When I was younger, I saw my daddy cry. He broke his own heart." The song is about losing faith in love until you find someone to love and then they leave. I mean come on! #musicsky #nowplaying #paramore youtu.be/gqUi3siPBfw

Bygones by Keaton Henson. First, I love anything by Keaton Henson! This is a devastating song. "I am going to live if it kills me." and my favorite line "I got all my baby teeth, all buried underneath my grown ones." Anxiety & failed escape through art. #musicsky #nowplaying #me youtu.be/Ah2SqXC4Xv4

Ask by the Smiths. This song has been in my head all week. An upbeat SSOTD, but always makes me a little sad. "writing frightening verse to a buck-tooth girl in Luxembourg." Overall, if it's not love, then it's the bomb that will bring us together. #musicsky #nowplaying #smiths youtu.be/zoo9Vu1a9bU

Usually, I post a sad song of the day but, today I am posting a sad poem of the day. This one gets me to my bones:

Randy by Big Thief. Love this song! "I haven't left the house much lately and you don't come around here anymore." It is about a person going crazy and needing Randy to make it ok. We all need a Randy, I know I do. #musicsky #nowplaying #lenkler youtu.be/uusn6wORMxE

Reposting this classic. My eyes are open today! #musicsky #nowplaying #pale

Take On Me by a-ha. The unplugged version is really sad. My favorite line is "It's no better to be safe than sorry. Take on me!" It has one of the hardest to sing choruses and an innovative music video, about a last chance at love. "your shyin' away" #musicsky #nowplaying youtu.be/-xKM3mGt2pE

Helplessly Hoping by Crosby, Stills & Nash. Was written about Stephen Stills' struggles after a break-up. Using illiteration and wordplay. "Gasping at glimpses of gentle true spirit, he runs, wishing he could fly." About lost love and vunerability. #musicsky #nowplaying youtu.be/BdBs7JFn9Pk

New Slang by the Shins. Listen, it will change your life, I swear. "Gold teeth and a curse for this town were all in my mouth. Only, I don't know how they got out dear." Feeling trapped and escaping and lost love. #musicsky #nowplaying #shins youtu.be/zYwCmcB0XMw

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day. Very meloncholic SSOTD. "So take the photographs and still frames in your mind. Hang it on the shelf in good health and good time." Overall, hold on to every moment, even though it may be tough. #musicsky #nowplaying #life youtu.be/CnQ8N1KacJc

The Hills by the Weeknd. Powerful and really sad song. "always tryna send me off to rehab. Drugs started feelin' like it's decaf." About fame, excess, and addiction. The end is in Amharic, saying I love you very much. Besides the fame, a very relatable song. #musicsky #prince youtu.be/yzTuBuRdAyA

Love Farewell by Jake Xersex Fussell. Very catchy sad song. "Everyone his true love searching. Cannons roar, drums a-beating. Oh my love, there's no retreating." Going to war and leaving a love behind. Probably forever. #musicsky #nowplaying #music youtu.be/e_FNwEavqDc

Hard to Say I'm Sorry by Chicago. Classic SSOTD. "Everybody needs a little time away I heard her say from each other." This song brough Chicago back to the mainstream. A roller coaster of a relationship song, I guess like most relationships! #musicsky #nowplaying #Chicago youtu.be/1A0MPWseJIE

Fox by Giving a Butterfly a Skeleton. This is a beautiful, sad and touching song. This band with a great name is one to watch! One of their newest songs! #musicsky #nowplaying #fox youtu.be/ak7I3wxjNjM

Delta Dawn by Alex Harvey sung by Tanya Tucker. This SSOTD has quite a story. Alex was going on TV and told his mother not to come since she drank. She died in a car accident that night. The song is ultimately about not getting over rejection. #musicsky #nowplaying youtu.be/g6ymXTFFtnc

Again by Janet Jackson. This pretty SSOTD brings back a lot of memories. "And God knows how I've cried and I never want to return. Never fall again." Classic tale of falling in love with the wrong person. The melody and soft singing just get me. #musicsky #Nowplaying youtu.be/qUHtwV8wkOU

Everything I Own by Bread. Classic SSOTD, and heartbreaking. "I would give everything I own. I'd give up my life, my heart, my home. I would give everything I own just to have you back again." Written as a tribute to his father, but about lost love. #musicksky #nowplaying youtu.be/K9_cPteTSGY

Souvenir by Boy Genius. Sad song great band (supergroup)! "When I cut a hole into my skull do you hate what you see? LIke I do." This song is about struggling with mortality, the past and relationships (like I do). #musicsky #nowplaying #boygenius youtu.be/RPGcCvUf-mQ