tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post6206886442119515103..comments2024-03-29T09:23:50.269+00:00Comments on My Top Ten: My Top Ten Self Pity Songs (Volume 1)Rolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-2649798515332549392016-12-05T09:14:17.373+00:002016-12-05T09:14:17.373+00:00Definitely!Definitely!Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-65163334863804403442016-12-05T08:31:56.982+00:002016-12-05T08:31:56.982+00:00That last line made me LOL!That last line made me LOL!FurryBootsCityBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14823032991317503886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-79959734519431438422016-12-04T07:12:20.725+00:002016-12-04T07:12:20.725+00:00Surely this one qualifies, Rol?
Standing Here Cry...Surely this one qualifies, Rol?<br /><br />Standing Here Crying<br />https://app.box.com/s/jw2srjx307iwrdz9kmjs1bjw2gfpg44x<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-20769987443398275222016-12-03T16:29:09.703+00:002016-12-03T16:29:09.703+00:00Fantastic, and I can't think of anything worth...Fantastic, and I can't think of anything worthy of adding to this list and the suggestions in the comments. But something tells me it would be inadvisable to listen to them all in one sitting without making sure first that all kitchen knives are out of reach.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-29424180619491331772016-12-03T10:37:33.579+00:002016-12-03T10:37:33.579+00:00Being stuck in the 1960s at the moment, Skeeter Da...Being stuck in the 1960s at the moment, Skeeter Davis with The End Of The World comes to mind. Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671033552961486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-44794105460220769962016-12-03T08:52:59.970+00:002016-12-03T08:52:59.970+00:00Deserves a place for the title alone.Deserves a place for the title alone.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-32266447920165848582016-12-03T08:52:17.595+00:002016-12-03T08:52:17.595+00:00Some great suggestions, there, Chris. Giving me an...Some great suggestions, there, Chris. Giving me an idea for an "All Request" Self Pity Top Ten sometime soon.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-51690849065116211522016-12-03T08:51:28.213+00:002016-12-03T08:51:28.213+00:00I find it hard to argue.I find it hard to argue.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-90067464455042553432016-12-03T08:51:03.696+00:002016-12-03T08:51:03.696+00:00Well, at least Nick cheered up as he got older... ...Well, at least Nick cheered up as he got older... Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-4358640536658454412016-12-03T08:50:16.167+00:002016-12-03T08:50:16.167+00:00Another classic.Another classic.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-17368956391037346142016-12-03T08:49:45.121+00:002016-12-03T08:49:45.121+00:00I could, of course, do a Top Ten Self Pity Songs m...I could, of course, do a Top Ten Self Pity Songs made up just of George Jones tracks. Rest assured, he will feature in the future.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-67623225719465285732016-12-03T08:48:29.233+00:002016-12-03T08:48:29.233+00:00Thanks, Martin. There's many more where they c...Thanks, Martin. There's many more where they came from. Volume 2 will follow shortly.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-82738290194793447312016-12-02T21:07:54.098+00:002016-12-02T21:07:54.098+00:00Morrissey is definitely the king of self pity
Good...Morrissey is definitely the king of self pity<br />Good call by FBCB for Geoge Jones though<br /><br />Can I offer up Ron Sexmith with Me,Myself and WineCharity Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049726176497694026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-75293044646382056522016-12-02T14:56:12.504+00:002016-12-02T14:56:12.504+00:00Yep, there are many great self-pity songs. This ty...Yep, there are many great self-pity songs. This type of list definitely needed The Smiths. I might add these 10, in random order:<br />Winter Kills by Yazoo <br />In Shreds by The Chameleons<br />Cup Of Coffee by Garbage<br />Fade to Black by Metallica<br />Kiss Off by Violent Femmes<br />You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory by Johnny Thunders<br />State Trooper by Bruce Springsteen <br />All The World is Green by Tom Waits<br />Moonbeam Levels by Prince<br />and finally something by Leonard Cohen or The CureChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-3723114912283667672016-12-02T13:25:52.315+00:002016-12-02T13:25:52.315+00:00I think I know It's Over is the greatest song ...I think I know It's Over is the greatest song ever written and recorded. Proper soul.Paul B Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256499249015566063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-38062004841644779242016-12-02T11:03:50.514+00:002016-12-02T11:03:50.514+00:00This list made me think of 'Figure of Fun'...This list made me think of 'Figure of Fun' by the Birthday Party, which someone once said reminded them of me (it wasn't a compliment). Lyrics include:<br /><br />I am a figure of fun,<br />Obsessive, deadpan and moribund<br /><br />and:<br /><br />I have no luck in love,<br />I have no luck in anything,<br />I am a figure of fun<br />Rob Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515880319695569649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-6929920178331329712016-12-02T08:27:55.837+00:002016-12-02T08:27:55.837+00:00Brilliant list. One of your best. A sad reflection...Brilliant list. One of your best. A sad reflection of my own state of mind but then: <br /><br />So this is how it feels to be lonely<br />This is how it feels to be small<br />This is how it feels when your word means nothing at allAGuidingLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823333742737762759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-34014706806024166612016-12-02T08:19:26.683+00:002016-12-02T08:19:26.683+00:00Being an old fart, I only recognise about half the...Being an old fart, I only recognise about half the songs in your top 10 and - at the risk of being told that you posted about this song before - I would like to offer this George Jones gem as worthy of inclusion in any top 10 of self pity songs.<br />Lyrics:<br />"The faucet started drippin' in the kitchen<br />And last night your picture fell down from the wall<br />Today the boss said sorry, I can't use you anymore<br />And tonight the light bulb went out in the hall<br /><br />"Things have gone to pieces since you left me<br />Nothing turns out, half-right now it seems<br />There ain't nothing in my pocket,<br />But three nickels and a dime<br />But I'm holding to the pieces of my dream..."<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLe_bxQ5v54FurryBootsCityBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14823032991317503886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-64713045968527266452016-12-02T08:10:48.526+00:002016-12-02T08:10:48.526+00:00I'll tell you what, Rol, I think this is the b...I'll tell you what, Rol, I think this is the best Top Ten you've ever had on here, or back on Slawit. But then that probably says more about me than it does about the songs. Having said that, the tunes (esp all top 5) are golden.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267504526414194713noreply@blogger.com