so sad you'll cry a little... (Part 2)

A while back I mentioned this playlist, here is some more details.

"You're Missing" - Okay, everyone says something is underrated. And this is Springsteen, so that pretty much would be impossible, right? Wrong, this forgotten track from his post 9/11 album The Rising sets a new standard for loss. While the song could easily be about the loss of a loved one after 9/11, it could just as well be about a wife waiting for her husband to come home from war, or a husband waiting for his estranged wife to return to him. Its a sad, sad story of loss, with a haunting bridge... "Children are asking if you're all right, will you be in our arms tonight"

"The last thing I needed first thing this morning" - Not only has it served as a model of song titles for new hip bands like Fall Out Boy and Panic! At the Disco, this Willie Nelson tune is heartbreak. Talk about a guy who has had a bad day, the mailman, the alarm clock, the garbage man and the gate are all out to get him, and thats before he gets to the first chorus.

"Nothing Compares 2 U" - Sure you've heard the Sinead version, but do a little work and search out any of the live versions by Prince. There is a particularly good version that is in his Hit's and B-Sides box sets.

"Icy Blue Heart" John Hiatt knows of what he sings. "His beer was warmer than the look in her eyes"

"Gone til November" - Wyclef Jean sings about those he leaves behind.

"Hallelujah" - Look, the guy ended up committing suicide, of course his songs are sad. Okay, maybe thats not true. But he's dead, and his songs are sad, you connect the dots.

"Real Love" - Not really sad, but it sounds so hopeful, and everyone needs a little hope.

"Fix You" - My kids love Coldplay. This song has become an anthem, I think they used it that world trade center movie with Nicholas Cage as a policeman. But if you close your eyes and listen to it, its really a sad tune about how as much as we may want to, you really can't fix someone else, no matter how much you love them.