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"10: A song that makes you sad"

This is tough as I don't own any music that makes me genuinely sad. I know songs that are sad, but nothing that cuts me in such a way that it actually makes me sad. To me, music is a salve, a mood setter, a place to retreat to.

So, instead of a song that makes me sad, I'm just going to choose a song that is about sadness. A bit of a cheat, but it's what I've got.

This was actually Sting's song - I bought Mercury Rising back when I was in my angsty college phase in the early 90s - but Johnny Cash covered it and I have to think that even Sting will tell you: this is how it should sound. I wrote a story based on this song once that I never posted, largely because I actually made myself too damn depressed by the ending.

It's a really lovely, sad song.

Date: 2019-02-18 07:25 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] leesa_perrie
I've heard the Sting version a while ago, but yes, Johnny Cash is exactly the right person to sing this song!
Edited Date: 2019-02-18 07:25 pm (UTC)

Date: 2019-02-18 07:41 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] naye
I love the original, but hadn't heard this version - fabulous!

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