Vangelis: The Saga of the Bounty

A to Z Challenge 2015: Universal Concepts: S is for Sad Songs

Sad songs: we love them, but we hope we never have to live them.

I'm one of the lucky few who have had a romance that has lasted since my teen years up into my middle years and is still going strong. Most early romances lead to heartbreak, and that's the sad truth.

Listening to and singing sad songs can be cathartic. Sing and cry, if that's what you need to do. Write a sad song or poem of your own. Don't be ashamed! Let your feelings show.

~DJ Sadie~

Bright Eyes: Every Day and Every Night (Full Album)

Great Indie Rock band from Nebraska.

~DJ Blooming Psycho~

Blink 182: Adam's Song

I love this song, and not just because my name's in the title. ;-)

I love that they bravely took on the topic of depression and suicide ideation. 

I think that sometimes just having one's feelings acknowledged can make all the difference.

There's no shame in seeking help.

I struggled with depression and suicide ideation into my forties. The depression still comes on at times but I've learned to cope with it better and it seems to resolve more quickly. I don't take medications. I think learning good coping skills is key, but I would certainly never put down anyone who feels that they need medication. Taking medication in no way makes you a weak person.

One size does not fit all, each of us needs to find the way that works!

Love,

DJ Adam

Linkin Park: She Coudn't

Beautiful deep cut from Linkin Park with this melancholy power  ballad.

~DJ Spectra~

Murders of Holies vs Valiona and Theralion

Cool play-through, plus bangin' music with "Keep Hope Alive" by The Crystal Method." I better watch the head-banging with my messed up neck!

~DJ Misty~

Five UN Friday

Click the Big Five to play along.

I read a poem about unrequited love, and when I saw the Five on Friday prompt, I thought of several songs that have a word beginning with "un" in the title. So today I present Five Un Friday for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!

~DJ Ursula~

Bryan Adams: I'll Always Be Right There

I don't know these folks, but what a beautiful video for this song. Seriously, I'd rather see stuff like this any day than the overproduced, oversexed videos that we end up being overexposed to.

I also wanted to thank everyone who so kindly commented on my personal introduction. You all rock!

~DJ Illsa~

Netherworld Cinema: The Silence of the Lambs

I'm a fan of horror, but I prefer monsters and atmosphere to "slasher" type horror, so I never watched this movie. It was my son, who was born just a year before Silence of the Lambs came out, who recommended it to me. He's not big on slasher flicks either, but he said that the characters are so well crafted and portrayed that it's worth watching. He also said that it isn't a gratuitous "slasher flick" in spite of the subject matter, it's more of a psychological thriller.

I would have to agree on both counts.

Anthony Hopkins is utterly terrifying in this role. He's one of those actors who is more frightening when he plays "evil" because he looks so completely normal and nondescript, like someone you'd see in the grocery store. Or the liquor store, buying a nice Chianti.

~DJ Tempest~

Gloria Estefan: Don't Let This Moment End

Netherworld TV Time: Jimmy Fallon plays Catchphrase

I honestly don't watch a lot of talk shows or late night TV, but Jimmy Fallon looks like he has a lot of fun!

Maybe I'm weird, but for me, one of Neil Patrick Harris' most memorable roles was the creepy Carl Jenkins in Starship Troopers.

~DJ Cheesy~

An American Snoop Dogg in Paris

This reminds me of a little tale from many years ago in the mid-nineties. It probably won't be of much interest to anyone but me, but I'll tell it anyway. I went to see Public Enemy and U2 in concert. Before the show started, I was standing near the back entrance to the arena and who but Flavor Flav should walk by with his three older kids and their mother. I decided against saying anything to him as I didn't want to bother him when he was with his family. 

It's really too bad that Flav screwed things up so much between himself and his older kids. Guy's got issues. Regardless, Public Enemy always puts on one hell of a show, and I try to see them whenever they're in town. To be honest, although I love U2, I really thought that all the props they had onstage was overkill. Bono also seemed to really distance himself from the audience. Music-wise it was a push. Performance-wise, I actually preferred Public Enemy's performance. They seemed much more accessible.

About ten years later, my son and I went to a talk given by Chuck D. We went up afterwards and got his autograph. He's a true gentleman and really seems to have it together. 

Just a couple fun memories from back in the day. I enjoyed the recollection.

~DJ Cheesy~

Gabe Dixon Band: More than It Would Seem

Hip Hop History: 50 Cent

"What the hell, DJ Helena? Why would a middle aged white broad be interested in 50 Cent?"

The man is a survivor. He came from very bad circumstances and turned himself into something. His songs tell stories, they don't glorify violence. Except for a completely ridiculous video game (50 Cent: Bulletproof) I've enjoyed his body of work.

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He was shot nine times: in the hand (a round hit his right thumb, to where the bullet passed through and out his little finger), arm, hip, both legs, chest, and his face (his left cheek). The face wound resulted in a swollen tongue, the loss of a wisdom tooth, and a small slur in his voice. He maintains a bullet fragment in his tongue because it was thought that taking it out would further damage his nerves and taste buds. His friend also sustained a gunshot wound to the hand. They were driven to the hospital where Jackson spent thirteen days.(From the Wikipedia entry.)

 "It happens so fast that you don't even get a chance to shoot back.... I was scared the whole time.... I was looking in the rear-view mirror like, 'Oh @#!*% , somebody shot me in the face! It burns, burns, burns.'"

 "After I got shot nine times at close range and didn't die, I started to think that I must have a purpose in life... How much more damage could that shell have done? Give me an inch in this direction or that one, and I'm gone"

Jackson has a tattoo of "Marquise" (his son) with an axe on his right biceps. "The axe is 'cause I'm a warrior. I don't want him to be one, though," he explains. He also has "50", "Southside", and "Cold World" inscribed on his back because "I'm a product of that environment. It's on my back, though, so it's all behind me."

~DJ Helena~

Todd Terry: I Thought Your Love

Empyrium: Ode to Melancholy

Caedmon's Call: Manner and Means

The heart is a lonely thing to lose in the dead of night
The heart is a sad thing to lose in the throws of a fight
The heart is the match to the fire
And the embers of desire, to keep it burning

I am a shell of the manner and the means
Mine is a story of nothing as it seems
But when we have come this far
And still don't know who we are, does it keep burning?

When it's over, and you see it with your eyes
Would you rather have the truth or a lie?

I call for angels to breathe holy on this rust
I call the snakes to come out slowly from the brush
I need a massive overhaul
A revival to fall, to keep it burning

The heart is a costly thing to sell in the prime of the years
And my heart is thinly veiled in the usual fears
The heart is the dream, and the kiss
That there could be more than this, to keep it burning

Smash Mouth: Then The Morning Comes

I've Run Away to Join The Fairies

Lyrics:

I've run away to join the fairies
This mortal world has lost its charms
I'll be a flower for their garden
Never to hold you in my arms

They will enchant me and enslave me
And make of me their fool for fun
Upon my head they'll place an ass head
More or less as you've always done

I loved you like I was your baby
Although you couldn't even fly
And though you held no eldritch secrets
All too enthralled to you was I

In yonder forest grows a toadstool
To make the mind of man grow small
They will mistake me for their changeling
I wasn't human after all

Falling Forward: Drought