davehg...I'm alive. I started watching the video, but couldn't make out all of the lyrics so I downloaded them and watched the video again. Beautifully tragic and sad. |
mahgister...Beautiful choral works. It's a genre I am learning to appreciate. |
scott22...I feel like I could have written your post. |
jdane...I don't have either of those works. I'll have to go on youtube. Thanks |
millercarbon...that is good. Thank you.
noromance...The Swan is truly beautiful. The cello is one of my favorite instruments. I particularly like Vivaldi's and Bach's cello concertos. Thanks |
I look forward to hearing all of the suggestions. I just enjoyed a CD I've had for a while but never listened to; Bach's The Art of Fugue played by the Emerson String Quartet. A superb recording. Bach never ceases to amaze me. Thanks to all. |
I'm familiar with some of the music suggested, but not all. I made a mistake in my original post. It's "A Good Year for the Roses", not day. Man's wife is walking out the door and all he can think of is; Oh well, it was a good year for the roses. That's sad. What do you people do when you're not feeling good about your world? Do you listen to music that will help you bottom out before trying to scratch your way back up, or do you immediately reach for some bubbly pop tune like Taylor Swift or Beyonce? I just can't do that stuff, or country. No offense intended to any country music lovers. |
I'm probably going to have to start a thread on the happiest music ever recorded to recover from all these sad suggestions. This appeal of mine to music that more accurately reflects life also applies to movies. I detest Hollywood feel good movies with happy endings. That could be a topic if we included discussions of the scores. |
rpeluso...Your message to roxy54 got me curious so I looked up "Lather". Brought back memories, some of which were quite illegal at the time. Also made me think of one of the band members Kaukonen? who later wrote "Genesis" which I would add to my list. |
Some of my old reliables:
Mozart: Lacrimosa
Bach: Air on the G String, Largo ma non tanto, Cello Suite 1
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata
Debussy: Claire de Lune
Handel: Largo
Chopin: Pretty much take your pick, especially Nocturnes
Liszt: Liebestraume
Schumann: Dreaming
Albinoni: Adagio for Strings and Organ
Delibes: The Flower Duet
Jeff Beck: Cause We've Ended as Lovers
Simon and Garfunkel: Scarborough Fair/Canticle
Greg Allman: Multicolored Lady
Van Morrison: Into the Mystic
Neil Young: Old Man
Stevie Ray Vaughn: Life by the Drop
Alvin Lee: The Bluest Blues
Peter Gabriel: Biko
Beatles: Eleanor Rigby, Yesterday
Lennon: Working Class Hero
Gordon Lightfoot: Circle of Steel
Dylan: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue, Tomorrow is a Long Time, I Shall be Released
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rafevw...YES!! There are times on these forums when everyone comes together to contribute in a positive way (well, in this case a depressing way) and it feels good. It restores my faith in humanity. I used to tell my kids that people are just looking for a reason to be helpful and show kindness. All you have to do is be courteous and respectful. I wish I could live up to my own words at all times, but unfortunately, sometimes I fail.
mahgister, MC & others...Last night I listened to Bruckner, Diamond, Gymnopedies, Sea Change, Melanie, Pan's Labarynth, The Swan, Barber, I listen to Mozart's 40th at least once a week, Nimrod, Joni Mitchel's Clouds, Elger's Elegy. I had to go to youtube videos for many of them. I also listened to Joshua Bell's Romance for the Violin. I'm not a big Bell fan, and the recording is overproduced, but it has a lot of selections that fill the bill. I will continue trying to find other recommendations that have been made. Now I am sufficiently depressed and I thank you all for a job well done. |
twoleftears...A Cohen fan. I was starting to think I was the only one. He was an incredibly interesting person which his lyrics clearly show. I mentioned "Alexandra Leaving" in my original post. It's a beautiful song that has multiple possible interpretations. Who was Alexandra? His wife? His daughter? An affair? Another favorite of mine is: "Night Comes On" which shows the mental illness he struggled with and acknowledged in an interview I watched. I had never heard of Cohen until I watched the first "True Detective". I thought the theme song was interesting so I did some research. By the way, anyone who is only familiar with "Hallelujah" from "The Lion King" has never really heard the song. It was Cohen's song and Disney should be ashamed for letting anyone other than him perform it.
cd318...Cohen does a great song called "You Want it Darker" another example of his conflicted religious beliefs. |
rvpiano...I have it, but I've never listened to it. I will change that tonight. |
teo-audio...People who can self-reflect and not feel some sadness are truly blessed, or just not being honest. In my opinion. |
One of my goals when I started this thread was to get people to share their feelings about why they turn to sad or melancholic music and what effect it has on them. While the anonymity afforded by forums such as these is often used for personal attacks, in this case it offers the ability to be open and honest with others. I have emotional issues, which is probably apparent from my posts and certain music seems to have a therapeutic effect on my state of mind. I am saddened to hear that others are also dealing with similar issues but I am happy to see that many of the posters feel safe and secure enough to share those feelings with others on this thread. I'll probably get some criticism for this, but that's OK.
tostadosunidos...I can't believe I didn't list John Prine, who we recently lost. Sam Stone, Hello in There, and others definitely qualify.
slaw...Absolutely. Air, Largo, etc.
maxnewid...Lucinda Williams - one of my favorites. I saw her in concert. What a great songwriter and performer.
Mahgister...I always look forward to hearing from you. You are a valuable resource for adding to my music library.
A lot of people have mentioned symphonies. I recall George Jones on David Letterman and Letterman said in his introduction something to the effect that if you can't sing like George Jones, go home. I feel that way about symphonies. If you can't write symphonies like Mozart, go home. I'm hoping people can change my mind about that.
tony1954...What a Wonderful World (has to be Armstrong) no doubt about it. |
newbee...Irish music is a good example of the beauty that can be inspired by tragedy and hard times. The history of the Great Potato Famine will break your heart, especially because it didn't have to happen. |
paulcreed...I know exactly what you're talking about.
I have to add a couple more. I apologize if somebody beat me to it.
Louis Armstrong: "St. James Infirmary"
Chet Baker: "Leaving" |
Just watched a Rick Beato "What makes this song great" youtube video about Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind" probably my favorite song of all time. When Beato breaks it down you can't help but appreciate just how good the song is. |
roxy54...I know you didn't address your post to me, but I want to comment anyway. I can see what you're saying, and I felt that way at first. But then I started thinking about it in a way that draws on your last sentence. "We all find different things sad", and we all have different ways of expressing our sadness. I commend you for not being disagreeable when you disagree. |
Has anyone mentioned the Bacharach/Warwick collaboration? Songs like "Do You Know the Way to San Jose", "Walk On By", "There's Always Something There to Remind Me", and "Reach Out For Me" are melancholic classics. |
