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jaynova
I'm surprised there is only one mention of "Jeff Davis County Blues."

"Polaroids of the two of us
Scattered on the passenger seat
I drive slowly
And evenly
And I dream about home"

Gets me every time.

"Elijah" isn't really sad itself, but it's got a pretty sad vibe to it, I feel. And other than the ones that have already been posted, I'd say "Black Pear Tree" is pretty sad.

Enoch 18:14.

has Song for my Stepfather been posted?

'you erase me' has to be one of the saddest lines?

we don't mention that here.

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The first thing that distinguishes a writer is that he is most alive when alone. - Martin Amis

oh. Why is that?

you know, i just googled "stepdad" and a whole bunch of awful news came up.

i'm a stepdad, and i'm not bad.

stepparents in general seem to get a real bad rap, pretty much all the time.

when it's deserved, it's deserved, but sheesh. imagine dealing with that stigma, as well as stepkids who hate you, just because you exist! you wouldn't want to, believe me! i just wanna get along, and usually the best way is to get out the way, go hide in a closet and listen to my stereo.

so i implore all of you!

do not get married unless it's true love!

and if you do get married, and it's not true love

don't get remarried no matter what!

you'll create a step parent.

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that's a good point, mike.

sorry for the rant, i just couldn't believe googling "stepdad of the year" got the results it did.

the blame game goes round and round, the kid blames the stepparent for existing and their real parent for allowing them to exist in the same viscinity. the parents blame their parents. and really, where does the fault finally lie?

marriage. end marriage, and you end stepparents.

i don't know why disney hasn't figured this out yet.

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Blame Claudius

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ImpelDown
Blame Claudius

my favorite unreleased mg track!

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mike5998
you know, i just googled "stepdad" and a whole bunch of awful news came up.

i'm a stepdad, and i'm not bad.

stepparents in general seem to get a real bad rap, pretty much all the time.

when it's deserved, it's deserved, but sheesh. imagine dealing with that stigma, as well as stepkids who hate you, just because you exist! you wouldn't want to, believe me! i just wanna get along, and usually the best way is to get out the way, go hide in a closet and listen to my stereo.

so i implore all of you!

do not get married unless it's true love!

and if you do get married, and it's not true love

don't get remarried no matter what!

you'll create a step parent.

You know what's really funny? My parents told me not to marry anyone because you love them, because you will definitely stop loving them. You have to marry who God puts in your life, and then he'll keep you together.
luckily, by then I had learned not to heed one word of their advice.

that's funny, but in kind of a sad way.

way to rerail the thread!

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He played Snow Crush Killing Song in March at a show I went to and I bawled my eyes out. Its always been one of my favorites and is cathartically sad.

This is the first I've heard of Blame Claudius. Any way I could hear it?

Does the title refer to Claudius the Roman emperor, or Claudius the usurper from Hamlet? Or none of the above? I'm impossibly curious about this song.



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The entire second half of Life of the World to Come is like being hit in the stomach for me.

It reminds me of my mom. She's a really big spiritual person and everything about it just takes me back to me and her talking. Isiah 45:23 really makes me want to go crawl in a corner because it reminds me of my grandfather and how he must have felt in that last month. Damn it, John you are too good at this.

I can think of more, but none of it really makes me cry as much as Life of the World to come does.

Maybe not the saddest song, but the first one that came up in my head was Riches and Wonders. "I want to go home. But I am home" always hits me hard.

this is an empty country
i am its king
and i should not be allowed to touch anything

i tear up every time.

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just now folding laundry and practically bawling as i listen to the life of the world to come. Matthew 25:21 followed by Deuteronomy 2:10 jeez

Wow, I'm kind of surprised by all the mentions of Maize Stalk Drinking Blood. That's probably my favourite song, and it's made me sad before, but I never considered it one of the saddest ones ever. Rather, I've always seen it as working both ways, either sadly or full of hope.
Here's a hopeful reading: It revels in the beautiful day, contemplating some "you," enjoying the peace and the geese (cool rhyme). Climb the tree, take in the sky, so on. And then the line "not be allowed to touch anything" is more like "things are perfect, things are wonderful, I must leave them as they are."
But of course I can totally see the sad reading of the song too. I say all this because I had an afternoon of listening to it over and over, after beginning a relationship with someone I'd always liked. And so my reading then was "I hope never to change this." But things did change and I'm back to hearing the sad version, thinking "I fuck up everything I touch" (not that I actually did in my recent case, it just had to end).

In general, that people hear Full Force Galesburg as a sad album is news to me. Certainly has its sadness (Song for the Julian Calendar for me), but it seems to have a lot of hope and its moments of joy or enjoyment. Either way, I love it entirely.

The others:
"Bluejays and Cardinals" gets me. Makes me think of a dear friend. Matthew 25:21 likewise, of course. It also makes me think of him.
Song for the Julian Calendar, as I said.
Outer Scorpion Squadron
Spent many weepy moments with In Corolla.
Snow Crush Killing Song

probably many more!

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Tiresias
Wow, I'm kind of surprised by all the mentions of Maize Stalk Drinking Blood. That's probably my favourite song, and it's made me sad before, but I never considered it one of the saddest ones ever. Rather, I've always seen it as working both ways, either sadly or full of hope.
Here's a hopeful reading: It revels in the beautiful day, contemplating some "you," enjoying the peace and the geese (cool rhyme). Climb the tree, take in the sky, so on. And then the line "not be allowed to touch anything" is more like "things are perfect, things are wonderful, I must leave them as they are."
But of course I can totally see the sad reading of the song too. I say all this because I had an afternoon of listening to it over and over, after beginning a relationship with someone I'd always liked. And so my reading then was "I hope never to change this." But things did change and I'm back to hearing the sad version, thinking "I fuck up everything I touch" (not that I actually did in my recent case, it just had to end).

In general, that people hear Full Force Galesburg as a sad album is news to me. Certainly has its sadness (Song for the Julian Calendar for me), but it seems to have a lot of hope and its moments of joy or enjoyment. Either way, I love it entirely.

The others:
"Bluejays and Cardinals" gets me. Makes me think of a dear friend. Matthew 25:21 likewise, of course. It also makes me think of him.
Song for the Julian Calendar, as I said.
Outer Scorpion Squadron
Spent many weepy moments with In Corolla.
Snow Crush Killing Song

probably many more!

you could always take this post and turn it into a short essay for sad young cardinals. after all, the name of the blog and all. . . .

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Kathaariancode
Probably "Strawberry Fields Forever."

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trurl
This is the first I've heard of Blame Claudius. Any way I could hear it?

Does the title refer to Claudius the Roman emperor, or Claudius the usurper from Hamlet? Or none of the above? I'm impossibly curious about this song.

No, people were talking about how stepdads get a bad rap and I was responding to that sentiment

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treefeet
He played Snow Crush Killing Song in March at a show I went to and I bawled my eyes out. Its always been one of my favorites and is cathartically sad.

This indeed.

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Tiresias
Wow, I'm kind of surprised by all the mentions of Maize Stalk Drinking Blood. That's probably my favourite song, and it's made me sad before, but I never considered it one of the saddest ones ever. Rather, I've always seen it as working both ways, either sadly or full of hope.
Here's a hopeful reading: It revels in the beautiful day, contemplating some "you," enjoying the peace and the geese (cool rhyme). Climb the tree, take in the sky, so on. And then the line "not be allowed to touch anything" is more like "things are perfect, things are wonderful, I must leave them as they are."
But of course I can totally see the sad reading of the song too. I say all this because I had an afternoon of listening to it over and over, after beginning a relationship with someone I'd always liked. And so my reading then was "I hope never to change this." But things did change and I'm back to hearing the sad version, thinking "I fuck up everything I touch" (not that I actually did in my recent case, it just had to end).

In general, that people hear Full Force Galesburg as a sad album is news to me. Certainly has its sadness (Song for the Julian Calendar for me), but it seems to have a lot of hope and its moments of joy or enjoyment. Either way, I love it entirely.

The others:
"Bluejays and Cardinals" gets me. Makes me think of a dear friend. Matthew 25:21 likewise, of course. It also makes me think of him.
Song for the Julian Calendar, as I said.
Outer Scorpion Squadron
Spent many weepy moments with In Corolla.
Snow Crush Killing Song

probably many more!

you could always take this post and turn it into a short essay for sad young cardinals. after all, the name of the blog and all. . . .

well maybe, if my whole interpretation (which I only sometimes believe) didn't hinge on about 3 lines and a particular prerequisite mood