Introduced as a song sung from one passenger to another on an airplane plummeting into the sea, it’s a call to resistance, but an utterly ironic one. Bright Eyes: “At the Bottom of Everything”ĭon’t be fooled by one of the jauntiest melodies Conor Oberst has ever written.
Here are the saddest songs of the 21st century so far:ĥ0.
This list has been updated from its original publish in 2018. We kept it to one song per artist, though several had multiple nominations. So grab a pint of your favorite ice cream and your best pair of headphones and queue up our playlist for your pain. We all have our go-to sad songs, like security blankets for those all-too-common times of need. This is one of my favourite songs the piano is amazing, it’s a Freddie classic.A few years ago, Paste looked at the 50 saddest songs of all time, but as the need for new music to help you grieve-to show you that you’re not alone in your pain and to give you the space to process sorrow-is unending, we asked our staff and writers what songs they return to in times of sadness. He invites us into his mind to show us his true feelings which are different to what we would presume- “I’m in the news I’m just getting used to my new exposure, so come into my enclosure and meet my melancholy blues”. Then he concludes saying that he’s only adjusting to his new celebrity and is not happy although it may seem otherwise. I’m permanently glued to this extraordinary mood”.
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Then he carries on explaining that he doesn’t know how to handle his newfound fame “I’m causing a mild sensation with this new occupation. As we know Freddie was never one to discuss his private life and often wore this ‘sunny smile’ in order to conceal his true feelings from the ever intrusive public, in this line he is just admitting that. “So don’t expect me to behave perfectly and wear that sunny smile”. He carries on saying how he’s going to drown his sorrows (he had a growing drug habit at this time also) etc and then avows his true feelings
He starts off saying how his lover has left him again.
It could also concern his sexuality because at that time he was struggling to convince people he was straight, and that couldn’t have made him happy, but that’s just a thought. General CommentThis song is essentially about Freddie’s fame and the fact that although he appears to be happy, this new celebrity is not enough for him because his relationships are unfulfilling.
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