Turn them on, turn them on
Turn on those sad songs
When all hope is gone
Why don't you tune in and turn them on
They reach into your room, oh
Just feel their gentle touch
When all hope is gone
Sad songs say so much.
There are some songs that make you cry. They may make you cry every time you hear them, when you are in a certain mood or when you are in certain situations.
You know the songs I'm talking about. We all have them.
Sometimes, you need a good cry. On those days, you just put on those songs and let the tears flow. It's cleansing.
Some of my personal playlist for those days:
That's My Job and The Rose - both by Conway Twitty...always makes me think of my dad.
The Road Is My Only True Friend by Gregg Allman. I am a lifelong Allman fan. There's nothing he can sing that I don't love. This was released posthumously. The first time I heard it I cried my eyes out. I had to remove it from my playlist I listen to at work...that's how emotional this song makes me. He knew the end was close and he was saying goodbye. I read an interview with a bandmate after it was released and he said Gregg had a very hard time singing it live, and only did so a few times. Miraculously in the middle of a world tour a couple of years before his death, he took a strange detour to our area and I was able to see him for my birthday. Hands down, he was always the best concert I've ever seen...the first time and the last time.
Nothing Compares 2 U by Chris Cornell. I liked the Prince version, I LOVED the Sinead O'Conner version, but when Chris Cornell did it as a tribute on Sirius XM Radio after Prince died...he won me over. I generally don't like a cover, but Cornell reaches inside and tears you inside out when he sings this song.
Landslide by Stevie Nicks - Another one that always reminds me of my dad.
Same Love by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Of all the hate and harm in this world, why would anyone have an issue with love? Seems like it would be a no-brainer, but sadly, people-the species, is a complete and utter failure.
Happy Trails by Van Halen. I always chuckle when that tear falls. You made sure everyone would always smile when they thought of you Keith...thanks for that.
Letters from Home by John Michael Montgomery. I had a dear brother in Iraq the first time I heard it. I think of every one of our men and women on foreign land and their families when I hear it. It still cuts. It will until we all finally realize how precious life is and learn to live and let live.
I have more that have many and varied reasons that they are on "that" list, but these were a few. What are some of yours?
