Music Prompt
The Best Playlist For Crying Out Loud
A cathartic list of songs for snot and sniffles.
Do you ever feel the need to cry and not stop?
To get out all of the emotions you’ve built up and held in?
Do you suppress those feelings so deep that when an advert comes on the TV about the starving children in Africa, you completely lose your sh*t and bawl like a baby wearing headphones?
I know I do.
Here is my playlist for when I need an emotional release. A cathartic cry to free myself of useless pent-up emotions.
“Crazy” by Cordrazine
When I first started listening to this song, I was in my early twenties.
I was dealing with the loss of some friends and other issues out of my control.
It was one of the times I felt really low. Even depressed.
take away all these days i wont be around no more you know the score around no more you know oh well all these tears are falling from my from these eyes so many years ive tried took away this moment lord dont leave me down dont ever leave me down im crazy
“Bright Eyes” by Art Garfunkel
I am crying just thinking about this song.
I remember first hearing it when I watched ‘Watership Down’ so I always think of the old rabbit that dies and follows the black rabbit to heaven.
Bright eyes Burning like fire Bright eyes How can you close and fail? How can the light that burned so brightly Suddenly burn so pale? Bright eyes
Is it a kind of shadow Reaching into the night Wandering over the hills unseen Or is it a dream?
“Against All Odds” by Phil Collins
This song always makes me think of the day my first love walked and disappeared for nine years. Read story here.
Tears spring into my eyes as soon as this song starts with its minor chords and sad piano.
How can I just let you walk away, just let you leave without a trace When I stand here taking every breath with you, ooh You’re the only one who really knew me at all How can you just walk away from me, When all I can do is watch you leave Cause we’ve shared the laughter and the pain and even shared the tears You’re the only one who really knew me at all
“Never Let Me Go” by Florence + The Machine
I remember bawling in my car after I’d been told that one of the dogs my rescue group was trying to rescue was going to be destroyed by the council.
I was bawling and singing at the top of my lungs;
Never let me go Never let me go Delivered me Never let me go Never let me go
And it’s over (Never let me go, never let me go) And I’m going under (Never let me go, never let me go) But I’m not giving up (Never let me go, never let me go) I’m just giving in (Never let me go, never let me go)
“Don’t Give Up” by Peter Gabriel (Feat. Kate Bush)
I’m a big Peter Gabriel fan and it was hard to pick one song but this one helps gets the “feels” moving.
This brings back memories of a friendship that broke apart and couldn’t be repaired.
I love how emotional his voice gets in the second verse below.
rest your head you worry too much it’s going to be alright when times get rough you can fall back on us don’t give up please don’t give up ‘got to walk out of here I can’t take anymore going to stand on that bridge keep my eyes down below whatever may come and whatever may go that river’s flowing that river’s flowing
“Angel” by Sarah McLachlan
Most of Sarah McLachlan’s songs make you feel sad. Her voice is so beautiful and haunting.
I was obsessed with her songs throughout my twenties. There was a lot going on in those days.
In the arms of the angel Fly away from here From this dark cold hotel room And the endlessness that you fear You are pulled from the wreckage Of your silent reverie You’re in the arms of the angel May you find some comfort here
“Possession” by Sarah McLachlan
The night is my companion And solitude my guide Would I spend forever here And not be satisfied
And I would be the one To hold you down Kiss you so hard I’ll take your breath away And after I’d wipe away the tears Just close your eyes dear
Through this world I’ve stumbled So many times betrayed Trying to find an honest word To find the truth enslaved
“In A Country Churchyard” by Chris de Burgh
Call me a dork, but I love Chris de Burgh. His music filled my home growing up.
There are so many songs to choose from but this one in particular helps me cry.
Many years have fallen on that golden country morning The graveyard’s overgrown, the church lies in ruins Ivy on the walls and ravens wheeling round above me As I made my way towards the last remaining headstone I fell to my knees, read the lines beneath the leaves And suddenly it seemed to me I heard the words like singing in the trees…
“Let your love shine on For we are the stars in the sky Let your love shine strong Until the day you fly… Let your love shine on For we are the stars in the sky Let your love shine strong Until the day you fly… Fly away”…
There’s many more songs I could add to this but I’ve gone and depressed myself by revisiting my list of sad songs.
I wasn’t in need of a ‘Cry-fest.’ I am now. Doh!
Each person resonates differently with certain songs.
The emotions come from the composition of chords, instruments and vocals or from the memories that are conjured up by the song.
Whatever the reason, it’s good to cry. It’s healthy and restorative.
Enjoy :)
What songs are on your sad song playlist?
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