A song that makes you sad.
Really, only bad songs make me sad, but there are some great songs with lyrics that make me a little emotional – I’m not sure I’ve ever been moved to or towards tears by music. Emmylou Harris’ Red Dirt Girl for instance or Gillian Welch’s Annabelle. But I’m going with the glorious poignancy of Sufjan Stevens’ John Wayne Gacy jr which hits every emotional button going, in the most understated way.
I really like the video clips that the person who has put the song up on youtube uses too – and the photos of American sharecroppers in Annabelle. Not so fussed on the Red Dirt Girl one!
