Peanuts Begins by Charles Schulz for March 03, 2021

Now with the invention of mp3s and music streaming, many of us have the opportunity to depress ourselves anywhere at any time!

I wonder if that song is “My Melancholy Baby” by Ernie Burnett.

Feels like me and Neil Diamond’s “Hello Again.”

Makes me think of “The Sound of Silence.” The original, not the crappy remake.

Neil Sadaka’s Breaking Up is Hard to Do (the slow version, not the bubble gum version.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXZ-2Vq4TqI

…Sam?

How about the song “I am a Rock, I am an Island” and a rock feels no pain, and an island never cries…

Ah yes, having a good old wallow. For me in my late teens it was Randy Van Warmer’s “(You Left Me) Just When I Needed You Most.” Not that anyone ever had, at that age, but it led to some fine old wallows.

My little sis hated “Seasons In The Sun” and “Kiss And Say Good-bye,” and an ex-schoolmate couldn’t stand “Killing Me Softly With His Song.”

“One”

Big John, Timothy, Where Oh Where can my baby be, Billy don’t be a hero, etc.

‘Sometimes I feel like a sad song….’ Thanks, John….

Kid, you’re like – what, six? What sad memories?

We introduced our daughters to the concept of “Dead Teen Songs” of the ‘60s & ’70s. They still laugh whenever they hear “Rocky”: "Rocky, you know I’ve never died before, don’t know if I can do it…" Their reaction is always, “No DIP, Sherlock!” This, along with “Tell Laura I Love Her”, “Teen Angel”, and on and on…

Want depression try Peggy Lee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sWTnsemkIs

Jim Carroll – People Who Died

Its my birthday today!

Experiencing artificially produced emotions can be addicting, but a lot safer when outside chemicals aren’t involved.

Johnny Cash’s cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt”.

I could never listen to Mary Hopkins “Those Were the Days”.

“Cat’s in the Cradle” does it for me.

“Oh My Papa”

“Cottage For Sale”

Céline Dion – Goodbye’s (The Saddest Word)

“Hey, wontcha play, another somebody done somebody wrong song?”

Ah, sweet sadness, eh CB?

It hurts so good!

Based on the information I have about Charles Schulz and the story surrounding the Little Red Haired Girl, I think the song CB is listening to is “Donna” by Richie Valens.

I love Fastball’s “the Way” and Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, but those are just two of the same songs we hear almost every day at work, same songs almost every single day

Turn ’em on, turn ’em on

Turn on those sad songs

When all hope is gone

Why don’t you tune in and turn them on

“Those were the days, my friend,….”

The World War II song “We’ll Meet Again,” which Stanley Kubrick used to devastating effect at the end of “Dr. Strangelove,” and John Barry’s theme from “Midnight Cowboy”

He’s not alone……

Some songs are like that. In my opinion it is part of what makes them beautiful.

“You played it for her, you can play it for me. Play it Sam.”

Always need to listen to depressing songs from time to time so that you can better appreciate things afterwards.

Charlie Brown’s whole life is being depressed

After reading most of the comments, I’m going to go on the the political cartoons without a side trip to YouTube.

“If she can take it, I can take it. Play it, Sam.”

It’s probably either Insomnium – Heart Like a Grave or My Dying Bride – My Wine in Silence.

I don’t usually listen to lyrics so there are plenty of sad songs I like. But if they sound sad I probably won’t like them.

If you want depressing try “American City Suite” by Cashman & West or how about “Suicide Is Painless”, the theme from M*A*S*H. Or maybe Gilbert O’Sullivan’s "Alone Again (Naturally). I love depressing songs even though I’m kind of a happy-go-lucky guy!

“La mélancolie, c’est le bonheur d’être triste” (Melancholy is the happiness of being sad) – Victor Hugo