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I know he's a piece of shit but man, what a writer and performer he was.

 

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Another for the Lord Huron fans.  Never released on an album outside of a soundtrack and for some reason hard to even find a decent version on Youtube.

I missed the year they played it at Red Rocks.  I probably would have broken.
 

 

I’ve seen Lord Huron several times – ACL, Moody Theater, Stubbs. They’re fantastic live.

57 minutes ago, South Austin said:

He’s a huge piece of shit. But he writes some outstanding sad songs.

 

Yeah, it was better when he was just an asshole to everyone and not what he later became towards women. I can't really listen to that album given how he treated Mandy Moore but she came out on the better end of it and he's faded into obscurity. I still listen to his early catalog and have fond memories of the shows I saw of his. 

REK Lynnville Train
Always thought he had a gun in his jacket at the end.

On 9/5/2025 at 11:51 AM, Al_4_ISU said:

 

 

 

George Jones fucking owns this lane.

This is correct.. heck.. Is there any sadder line than "But at least you thought you wanted it.. that's so much than I can say for me" The Possum gets me every time.

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Here’s another one. It’s melancholy with a positive message but it hits right when your heart is aching.

It kind of paired with the title track.

 

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1 hour ago, locodos said:

 

New GREAT ONE on me

 

 

Just now, Im_smarter_then_you said:

Life goes by so quickly.  
 

 

Live your life people. Eat that extra bite of ice cream.  Have that night cap.   Take that trip. Hug the ones you love a little tighter. 

This song always makes me feel sad for anyone who never chased their dreams or never even realized they were allowed to have dreams to chase. 

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If you have two hours, you will be rewarded.. If you have 15 minutes you will be rewarded.  

So you're mad nobody replied to your PR thread about "the blues" and this chick (who seems quite talented), so you post a link that doesn't appear to link a sad song?

A sad song from my perspective is one that forces me to confront the mundanity of my own existence. Examples include:

 

 

Plenty of other Boxer-era National songs to choose from.

Some of this thread seems to not match my expectations, but whatever.  I think this song is brilliant.  It captures the essence of a brief affair and its permanent consequences but it paints it all in the context of every day life.  The dude is a genius:

 

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On 9/4/2025 at 6:46 PM, Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand said:

 

She never took off, but I always loved Kristen Barry's version(Matt Chamberlain on drums(various stints with Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Bob Dylan, et), Christopher Ballew(POTUSA on Bass)
 

 

22 minutes ago, skilesare said:

She never took off, but I always loved Kristen Barry's version(Matt Chamberlain on drums(various stints with Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Bob Dylan, et), Christopher Ballew(POTUSA on Bass)
 

 

Awesome, man. I'd never heard that before. Thanks. Since we're on sad songs/NY covers wave...

 

For me, this was the theme song of the devastation I felt in the summer of 2006.

Girl I was kinda sorta dating couldn't make up her mind between me or her ex. She went on a trip with him and I figured I'd lost her forever.

The song was especially poignant since her name was / is Grace.

 

In the end, she made up her mind and now she's my wife. But summer of 2006 fucking sucked.

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Holy shit.  That Moreland tune . . .

EDIT:  look at every face in that crowd.  THAT'S a song that connects.  Everyone in the audience had lived that.  Wow.  I need to check out more of his music.

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