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Thursday, January 19, 2012

The Only Thing that Justifies Our Presence on the Earth

Inspired by the two saddest songs according to Elisa, here are my own choices:

"Us Ones In Between" by Sunset Rubdown (ignore the sappy text, which is not by Sunset Rubdown - or don't):



"Cocaine and Ashes" by Son Volt:



Practically all of "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" by Wilco would also qualify. What can I say, downstate Illinois boys know how to make me sad.

Also Ashokan Farewell, but that is probably because of its indelible association with Ken Burns's Civil War documentary.

[Edit: damn it, I forgot some good ones, which I've added below]

"Carry Me Ohio" by Sun Kil Moon:



"MAPS" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs: