@ssotd.bsky.social
Posting sad songs daily. I love music that makes me feel something. I hope you enjoy
Hello in There by the great John Prine. Deep and classic SSOTD. "Well it's been years since the kids had grown. A life of their own and left us alone". About the loneliness and isolation of old age. Also, the importance of showing kindness. #musicsky #nowplaying #hellointhere
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I Know Places by Lykke Li. Heartbreaker of a song! "The high won't fade here, babe. No, the high won't hurt here, babe." Great Swedish singer. "coming home, come unfold, babe." About addiction, love and safety. #musicsky #nowplaying #unfold!
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Thank you!
19.11.2025 21:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Sounds amazing!
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How Soon is Now? by the Smiths. Sad all the way through. "You shut your mouth, how can you say, I go about things the wrong way? I am human and I need to be loved, just like everybody else does." Shy, lonely and desperate for love. Like all of us. #musicsky #nowplaying #smiths
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I agree!
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O-o-h Child by The Five Stairsteps. Straightforward SSOTD.
"Some day when your head is much lighter." Some great covers of this song. Bittersweet song because things are bad now but someday! Released during the civil rights movement. #musicsky #nowplaying #hope
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Me too
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Mama, You Been on My Mind by Bob Dylan covered by Jeff Buckley. Love this SSOTD cover. Oh the lyrics! "perhaps it is the color of the sun cut flat and covering the crossroads I'm standing at." Written about a recent breakup, i about yearning and distance. #musicsky #nowplaying
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Helpless by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Great SSOTD for a Friday! "And in my mind I still need a place to go. All my changes were there." Written about Neil Young's childhood battle with Polio. About nostalgia, pain and love, like all sad songs :) #musicsky #nowplaying #CSNY
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Let Her Go by Passenger. A lot of sad words for a basic sad idea. "'cause love comes slow and it goes so fast." Also, "everything you touch surely dies." A lot of sadness about not realizing what you have until it's gone. #musicsky #nowplaying
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The Only Exception by Paramore (Acoustic). This is a tearjerker. "When I was younger, I saw my daddy cry. He broke his own heart." The song is about losing faith in love until you find someone to love and then they leave. I mean come on! #musicsky #nowplaying #paramore
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Bygones by Keaton Henson. First, I love anything by Keaton Henson! This is a devastating song. "I am going to live if it kills me." and my favorite line "I got all my baby teeth, all buried underneath my grown ones." Anxiety & failed escape through art. #musicsky #nowplaying #me
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Ask by the Smiths. This song has been in my head all week. An upbeat SSOTD, but always makes me a little sad. "writing frightening verse to a buck-tooth girl in Luxembourg." Overall, if it's not love, then it's the bomb that will bring us together. #musicsky #nowplaying #smiths
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I tried again!
06.11.2025 22:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I tried again!
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Usually, I post a sad song of the day but, today I am posting a sad poem of the day. This one gets me to my bones:
06.11.2025 22:42 β π 33 π 5 π¬ 4 π 0Well said, disenchanting!
06.11.2025 16:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I also love her voice
06.11.2025 16:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Love this, I need it right now...
06.11.2025 16:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Great point! A mystery....
06.11.2025 16:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0THis is a good one!
06.11.2025 16:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Love these!
06.11.2025 16:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0![Big Thief - Randy [Official Audio]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jcxt3ldnycj3o227shjgk4bx/bafkreidfi5rq2yqw24x4o3nn6vzi22relx2ocqj67acdyor7xwkgbpwta4@jpeg)
Randy by Big Thief. Love this song! "I haven't left the house much lately and you don't come around here anymore." It is about a person going crazy and needing Randy to make it ok. We all need a Randy, I know I do. #musicsky #nowplaying #lenkler
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Reposting this classic. My eyes are open today! #musicsky #nowplaying #pale
04.11.2025 20:51 β π 25 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Love this song and John Prine! Thank you so much for sharing!
03.11.2025 22:46 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0![a-ha - Take On Me [ Live From MTV Unplugged, Giske / 2017 ]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jcxt3ldnycj3o227shjgk4bx/bafkreicdgquv7673ihjapbjvf4yoccg5xfpqbtxo226xeew2cd4le6ahxu@jpeg)
Take On Me by a-ha. The unplugged version is really sad. My favorite line is "It's no better to be safe than sorry. Take on me!" It has one of the hardest to sing choruses and an innovative music video, about a last chance at love. "your shyin' away" #musicsky #nowplaying
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Helplessly Hoping by Crosby, Stills & Nash. Was written about Stephen Stills' struggles after a break-up. Using illiteration and wordplay. "Gasping at glimpses of gentle true spirit, he runs, wishing he could fly." About lost love and vunerability. #musicsky #nowplaying
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Hi Abbie, no but it is a great song!
30.10.2025 20:44 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0![The Shins - New Slang [OFFICIAL VIDEO]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jcxt3ldnycj3o227shjgk4bx/bafkreibdavbczgzovdliracjt2nb75bfj2dn2nacuauhrwpghe2yr6om24@jpeg)
New Slang by the Shins. Listen, it will change your life, I swear. "Gold teeth and a curse for this town were all in my mouth. Only, I don't know how they got out dear." Feeling trapped and escaping and lost love. #musicsky #nowplaying #shins
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