Music Meme, day 27
Today prompt, "A song that breaks your heart", is the last of the difficult ones - I already know what my responses for days 28, 29 and 30 are. I think my answer for this is going to be a copout, because the my best answer, Tall Ships (which I've already mentioned once, I think), is a medley of several songs and therefore probably disallowed.
So what I'm going for here is a song that mostly breaks my heart because of its associations:
In Evita, Another Suitcase in Another Hall is sung by Juan Peron's previous mistress, upon being displaced ("unemployed", according to the libretto) by the title character. It's a song of rejection, and that's the role it plays for me as well; it gets added to my mental playlist when something has just gone horribly wrong. So since I'm sort of used to listening to it when I'm desperately unhappy anyway, listening to it the rest of the time tends to make me feel down (I'm going to stop now). The song I really ought to find heartbreaking from Evita is A Waltz for Eva and Che, especially since I can't really disagree with its depressing fatalism, but for some reason it's never really resonated with me, possibly because the use of Ché Guevara in framing just seems weird.
1.A song you like with a colour in the title - Famous Blue Raincoat - Leonard Cohen (performed by Tori Amos)
2.A song you like with a number in the title - Six Underground - Sneaker Pimps
3.A song that reminds you of summer - Gentlemen and Players - The Duckworth Lewis Method
4.A song that reminds you of someone you'd rather forget about - King of the World - First Aid Kit
5.A song that needs to be played LOUD - Radetzky March - Johann Strauss Sr
6.A song that makes you want to dance - Rhythm of the Night - DeBarge
7.A song to drive to - Waterfall - The Stone Roses
8.A song about drugs or alcohol - Champagne Supernova - Oasis
9.A song that makes you happy - Rock, Paper, Scissors - Katzenjammer
10.A song that makes you sad - The Fields of Athenry - Pete St. John (performed by The Dubliners)
11.A song that you never get tired of - Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin
12.A song from your pre-teen years - Sit Down - James
13.One of your favourite 70's songs - The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
14.A song that you would love played at your wedding - Never Mind the Whys and Wherefores - HMS Pinafore
15.A song that is a cover by another artist - The Only Way Is Up - Yazz and the Plastic Population (performed by Stornoway)
16.One of your favourite classical songs - Gloria all'Egitto (Triumphal March) from Aida - Giuseppe Verdi
17.A song that you would sing as a duet on karaoke - The Keys of Canterbury - Show of Hands
18.A song from the year you were born - Together in Electric Dreams - Oakley/Moroder
19.A song that makes you think about life - Another Man's Cause - The Levellers
20.A song that has many meanings for you - Polaroid Picture - Frank Turner
21.A favourite song with a person's name in the title - Come to the Opera with me, Loretta - Jess Morgan
22.A song that moves you forward - Obstacles - Syd Matters
23.A song you think everybody should listen to - Skate While You're Skinny - Jess Morgan
24.A song by a band you wish were still together - Lillibulero - Bellowhead
25.A song by an artist no longer living - Rock and Roll Music - Chuck Berry
26.A song that makes you want to fall in love - Friday I'm in Love - The Cure
27.A song that breaks your heart - Another Suitcase in Another Hall - Evita
28.A song by an artist with a voice you love
29.A song you remember from your childhood
30.A song that reminds you of yourself
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So what I'm going for here is a song that mostly breaks my heart because of its associations:
Click to viewIn Evita, Another Suitcase in Another Hall is sung by Juan Peron's previous mistress, upon being displaced ("unemployed", according to the libretto) by the title character. It's a song of rejection, and that's the role it plays for me as well; it gets added to my mental playlist when something has just gone horribly wrong. So since I'm sort of used to listening to it when I'm desperately unhappy anyway, listening to it the rest of the time tends to make me feel down (I'm going to stop now). The song I really ought to find heartbreaking from Evita is A Waltz for Eva and Che, especially since I can't really disagree with its depressing fatalism, but for some reason it's never really resonated with me, possibly because the use of Ché Guevara in framing just seems weird.
1.A song you like with a colour in the title - Famous Blue Raincoat - Leonard Cohen (performed by Tori Amos)
2.A song you like with a number in the title - Six Underground - Sneaker Pimps
3.A song that reminds you of summer - Gentlemen and Players - The Duckworth Lewis Method
4.A song that reminds you of someone you'd rather forget about - King of the World - First Aid Kit
5.A song that needs to be played LOUD - Radetzky March - Johann Strauss Sr
6.A song that makes you want to dance - Rhythm of the Night - DeBarge
7.A song to drive to - Waterfall - The Stone Roses
8.A song about drugs or alcohol - Champagne Supernova - Oasis
9.A song that makes you happy - Rock, Paper, Scissors - Katzenjammer
10.A song that makes you sad - The Fields of Athenry - Pete St. John (performed by The Dubliners)
11.A song that you never get tired of - Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin
12.A song from your pre-teen years - Sit Down - James
13.One of your favourite 70's songs - The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
14.A song that you would love played at your wedding - Never Mind the Whys and Wherefores - HMS Pinafore
15.A song that is a cover by another artist - The Only Way Is Up - Yazz and the Plastic Population (performed by Stornoway)
16.One of your favourite classical songs - Gloria all'Egitto (Triumphal March) from Aida - Giuseppe Verdi
17.A song that you would sing as a duet on karaoke - The Keys of Canterbury - Show of Hands
18.A song from the year you were born - Together in Electric Dreams - Oakley/Moroder
19.A song that makes you think about life - Another Man's Cause - The Levellers
20.A song that has many meanings for you - Polaroid Picture - Frank Turner
21.A favourite song with a person's name in the title - Come to the Opera with me, Loretta - Jess Morgan
22.A song that moves you forward - Obstacles - Syd Matters
23.A song you think everybody should listen to - Skate While You're Skinny - Jess Morgan
24.A song by a band you wish were still together - Lillibulero - Bellowhead
25.A song by an artist no longer living - Rock and Roll Music - Chuck Berry
26.A song that makes you want to fall in love - Friday I'm in Love - The Cure
27.A song that breaks your heart - Another Suitcase in Another Hall - Evita
28.A song by an artist with a voice you love
29.A song you remember from your childhood
30.A song that reminds you of yourself
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