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Who expressed sorrow best?
Posted on 6/3/16 at 7:37 pm
Posted on 6/3/16 at 7:37 pm
I'm inclined to say Townes Van Zandt. However
Sorrow and Blues are different, so my next guy is probably Gram Parsons. These cats make me sad in the best way.
Sorrow and Blues are different, so my next guy is probably Gram Parsons. These cats make me sad in the best way.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 7:56 pm to TexasTiger1185
Hank Williams
Townes Van Zandt
Gregg Allman
Layne Staley
Willie Nelson
Blind Willie Johnson
Junior Kimbrough...
Townes Van Zandt
Gregg Allman
Layne Staley
Willie Nelson
Blind Willie Johnson
Junior Kimbrough...
Posted on 6/3/16 at 8:23 pm to Honest Tune
Good list. Gregg was a solid contribution for sure!
Posted on 6/3/16 at 8:42 pm to TexasTiger1185
Jeff Tweedy
I try to stay busy
I do the dishes, I mow the lawn
I try to keep myself occupied
Even though I know you're not coming home
I try to keep the house nice and neat
I make my bed, I change the sheets
I even learned how to use the washing machine
Keeping things clean doesn't change anything
What am I gonna do when I run out of shirts to fold?
What am I gonna do when I run out of lawn to mow?
What am I gonna do if you never come home?
Tell me, oh, what am I gonna do?
I hate it, I hate it here
When you're gone
I caught myself thinking
I caught myself thinking once again
Have to try to keep my mind out of this
Try not to pretend
I'll check the phone, I'll check the mail
I'll check the phone again, I call your mom
She says you're not there and I should take care
I hate it here
When you're gone
I hate it, I hate it here
When you're gone
I try to stay busy
I take out the trash, I sweep the floor
Try to keep myself occupied
'Cause I know you don't live here anymore
I try to stay busy
I do the dishes, I mow the lawn
I try to keep myself occupied
Even though I know you're not coming home
I try to keep the house nice and neat
I make my bed, I change the sheets
I even learned how to use the washing machine
Keeping things clean doesn't change anything
What am I gonna do when I run out of shirts to fold?
What am I gonna do when I run out of lawn to mow?
What am I gonna do if you never come home?
Tell me, oh, what am I gonna do?
I hate it, I hate it here
When you're gone
I caught myself thinking
I caught myself thinking once again
Have to try to keep my mind out of this
Try not to pretend
I'll check the phone, I'll check the mail
I'll check the phone again, I call your mom
She says you're not there and I should take care
I hate it here
When you're gone
I hate it, I hate it here
When you're gone
I try to stay busy
I take out the trash, I sweep the floor
Try to keep myself occupied
'Cause I know you don't live here anymore
Posted on 6/3/16 at 8:59 pm to ThePTExperience1969
I should add Woody Guthrie
Posted on 6/3/16 at 9:12 pm to lhltvor
Otis and Mick just had so much soul in how they conveyed their songs as well as David Ruffin from The Temptations, you immediately knew it was sorrow when you heard their ballads. Also, Mick is a magnificent country singer.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 9:41 pm to ThePTExperience1969
Agree with all of the above, but would add Jackson Browne's "The Pretender" album. Wrote most of it after his then wife committed suicide.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 9:43 pm to ThePTExperience1969
quote:
Also, Mick is a magnificent country singer.
Upvote, queues up Exile....

Hey let him follow you down,
Way underground wind and he's bound.
Bound to follow you down,
Just a dead beat right off the street.
Bound to follow you down.
Well the ballrooms and smelly bordellos
And dressing rooms filled with parasites.
On stage the band has got problems,
They're a bag of nerves on first nights.
He ain't tied down to no home town,
Yeah, and he thought he was wreckless.
You think he's bad, he thinks you're mad,
Yeah, and the guitar player gets restless.
And his coat is torn and frayed,
It's seen much better days.
Just as long as the guitar plays
Let it steal your heart away,
Let it steal your heart away.
And his coat is torn and frayed,
It's seen much better days.
Just as long as the guitar plays
Let it steal your heart away,
Joe's got a cough, sounds kind a rough,
Yeah, and the codeine to fix it.
Doctor prescribes, drug store supplies,
Who's gonna help him to kick it
And his coat is torn and frayed,
It's seen much better days.
Just as long as the guitar plays
Let it steal your heart away,
Let it steal your heart away.
And his coat is torn and frayed,
It's seen much better days.
Just as long as the guitar plays
Just as long as the guitar plays
Just as long as the guitar plays
Just as long as the guitar plays
Posted on 6/3/16 at 9:55 pm to lhltvor
Don't exclude I Got The Blues, Shine a Light, Love in Vain and Moonlight Mile for that matter.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:01 pm to TexasTiger1185
I think Kris Kristofferson did a great job at this.
Some others I might add are Robert Smith and Morrissey.
Some others I might add are Robert Smith and Morrissey.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:01 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Good call, beat me to it.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:23 pm to JumpingTheShark
quote:
I think Kris Kristofferson did a great job at this.
Yeah, his writing portfolio is pretty extensive, some of that stuff will rip your heart out.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:48 pm to RogerTheShrubber
So is Pete Townshend's in that regard, his lyrics are very eloquent in their expression of such emotions.
Posted on 6/4/16 at 12:39 am to ThePTExperience1969
Tough to top Townes.....
The late great Guy Clark
George Jones
Glen Campbell
Gary Stewart
Judy Collins
Elton John
Jim Croce
Willis Alan Ramsey
The late great Guy Clark
George Jones
Glen Campbell
Gary Stewart
Judy Collins
Elton John
Jim Croce
Willis Alan Ramsey
Posted on 6/4/16 at 12:49 am to Zappas Stache
quote:
The late great Guy Clark
George Jones
Glen Campbell
Gary Stewart
Judy Collins
Elton John
Jim Croce
Willis Alan Ramsey
Good list.
Recently:
Ryan Bingham
Jason Isbell
Posted on 6/4/16 at 1:29 am to TexasTiger1185
Sorry, but when I saw the word 'sorrow' one of my favorite all-time albums came to mind- S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things...
Posted on 6/4/16 at 7:45 am to lhltvor
Who else on earth would've had the imagination to conjure up such lyrics? Particularly one hailing from Dartford, Kent, England? Just amazing.
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