Playlist 11

[stoutfellow]

Two...

• Come In from the Cold, Joni Mitchell. I'd never heard this one until recently; it's an introspective song on the emotional tides of adolescence, as seen from years later and wiser.
• The Legend of Wooley Swamp, the Charlie Daniels Band. Another quasi-monologue by Daniels, about a mean old swamp-dweller. Grimly amusing.
• Same Old Lang Syne, Dan Fogelberg. Melancholy and sentimental, but I like it. (I'm just an old soppy, but you know that by now, don't you?)
• Creeque Alley, the Mamas and the Papas. C'mon, how many songs rhyme "sophomore" with "Swarthmore"? (How many songs mention Swarthmore?)
• Bad Moon Rising, Creedence Clearwater Revival. Fulfills the RDA for apocalypse, in one easy dose...
• Promised Land, Elvis. Another that I hadn't heard before, about a... rather difficult trip home.
• After the Gold Rush, Neil Young. Creepy and opaque, which is probably why I like it.
• California Dreamin', the Mamas and the Papas. Probably their best-known song; I also have a cover by America, which differs in some significant ways.
• You've Got a Friend, Carole King. See above, under "soppy".
• Dance, Little Jean, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Blatantly manipulative, but it hits my buttons squarely; the chorus always brings tears.

Comments

[hornedhopper.livejournal.com]

"the chorus always brings tears."

[Tosses a virtual hankie and cuppa your way!] You *do* like those sad songs...you should insert a couple of hoppers in your list, like Oingo Boingo's Dead Man's Party. Guaranteed to untear your ducts (g)!

(There are actually a number of sad songs I like very much, but I currently can't listen to them; the hand cannot move quickly enough to shut off the radio when One Of Those Songs cranks up (g))

I predict that SunLizzard will shortly opine that any of the 80s cheerful songs would make *her* cry! (g)

Bad Moon Rising is a great song to sing along with. Dooon't go out tonight...

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

Ah, but Dance, Little Jean is a happy song - the kind that makes you "cry for happy". Here's the chorus:

Dance, little Jean, this day's for you,
Two people you love stood up to say "I do".
Dance, little Jean, a prayer that you've had
Was answered today: your momma's marryin' your dad!

[hornedhopper.livejournal.com]

Oh, that does sound happy!

Speaking of weddings, reminds me that I intended to post about...

[filkferengi]

Have you cued up "Sad Songs [Say So Much]" or "Silly Love Songs" yet? ;)