SSOTD
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SSOTD
@ssotd.bsky.social
· Nov 27
When you are sad and listen to a sad song, your brain releases a neurochemical that soothes you. It is the same one that is released between mothers and infants during nursing. Basically, I am uplifting the world, one song at a time! #sadsongs #uplifting #happiness
Ask by the Smiths. This song has been in my head all week. An upbeat SSOTD, but always makes me a little sad. "writing frightening verse to a buck-tooth girl in Luxembourg." Overall, if it's not love, then it's the bomb that will bring us together. #musicsky #nowplaying #smiths
youtu.be/zoo9Vu1a9bU
youtu.be/zoo9Vu1a9bU
The Smiths - Ask (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by The Smiths
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November 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Ask by the Smiths. This song has been in my head all week. An upbeat SSOTD, but always makes me a little sad. "writing frightening verse to a buck-tooth girl in Luxembourg." Overall, if it's not love, then it's the bomb that will bring us together. #musicsky #nowplaying #smiths
youtu.be/zoo9Vu1a9bU
youtu.be/zoo9Vu1a9bU
Usually, I post a sad song of the day but, today I am posting a sad poem of the day. This one gets me to my bones:
November 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Usually, I post a sad song of the day but, today I am posting a sad poem of the day. This one gets me to my bones:
Randy by Big Thief. Love this song! "I haven't left the house much lately and you don't come around here anymore." It is about a person going crazy and needing Randy to make it ok. We all need a Randy, I know I do. #musicsky #nowplaying #lenkler
youtu.be/uusn6wORMxE
youtu.be/uusn6wORMxE
Big Thief - Randy [Official Audio]
YouTube video by Big Thief
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November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Randy by Big Thief. Love this song! "I haven't left the house much lately and you don't come around here anymore." It is about a person going crazy and needing Randy to make it ok. We all need a Randy, I know I do. #musicsky #nowplaying #lenkler
youtu.be/uusn6wORMxE
youtu.be/uusn6wORMxE
Today the SSOTD is a classic. A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum. This is such a beautiful song. There is quite a story of the lead singer Gary Brooker and this song. "although my eyes were open, they might just as well have been closed."
youtu.be/CJxpKlTID2Q
youtu.be/CJxpKlTID2Q
PROCOL HARUM - A Whiter Shade of Pale - STEREO
YouTube video by BIZARRE BAZAAR
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November 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Take On Me by a-ha. The unplugged version is really sad. My favorite line is "It's no better to be safe than sorry. Take on me!" It has one of the hardest to sing choruses and an innovative music video, about a last chance at love. "your shyin' away" #musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/-xKM3mGt2pE
youtu.be/-xKM3mGt2pE
a-ha - Take On Me [ Live From MTV Unplugged, Giske / 2017 ]
YouTube video by ahaVEVO
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November 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Take On Me by a-ha. The unplugged version is really sad. My favorite line is "It's no better to be safe than sorry. Take on me!" It has one of the hardest to sing choruses and an innovative music video, about a last chance at love. "your shyin' away" #musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/-xKM3mGt2pE
youtu.be/-xKM3mGt2pE
Helplessly Hoping by Crosby, Stills & Nash. Was written about Stephen Stills' struggles after a break-up. Using illiteration and wordplay. "Gasping at glimpses of gentle true spirit, he runs, wishing he could fly." About lost love and vunerability. #musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/BdBs7JFn9Pk
youtu.be/BdBs7JFn9Pk
Helplessly Hoping (2005 Remaster)
YouTube video by Crosby, Stills & Nash - Topic
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October 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Helplessly Hoping by Crosby, Stills & Nash. Was written about Stephen Stills' struggles after a break-up. Using illiteration and wordplay. "Gasping at glimpses of gentle true spirit, he runs, wishing he could fly." About lost love and vunerability. #musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/BdBs7JFn9Pk
youtu.be/BdBs7JFn9Pk
New Slang by the Shins. Listen, it will change your life, I swear. "Gold teeth and a curse for this town were all in my mouth. Only, I don't know how they got out dear." Feeling trapped and escaping and lost love. #musicsky #nowplaying #shins
youtu.be/zYwCmcB0XMw
youtu.be/zYwCmcB0XMw
The Shins - New Slang [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
YouTube video by Sub Pop
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October 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
New Slang by the Shins. Listen, it will change your life, I swear. "Gold teeth and a curse for this town were all in my mouth. Only, I don't know how they got out dear." Feeling trapped and escaping and lost love. #musicsky #nowplaying #shins
youtu.be/zYwCmcB0XMw
youtu.be/zYwCmcB0XMw
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day. Very meloncholic SSOTD. "So take the photographs and still frames in your mind. Hang it on the shelf in good health and good time." Overall, hold on to every moment, even though it may be tough. #musicsky #nowplaying #life
youtu.be/CnQ8N1KacJc
youtu.be/CnQ8N1KacJc
Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) [Official Music Video] [4K UPGRADE]
YouTube video by Green Day
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October 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day. Very meloncholic SSOTD. "So take the photographs and still frames in your mind. Hang it on the shelf in good health and good time." Overall, hold on to every moment, even though it may be tough. #musicsky #nowplaying #life
youtu.be/CnQ8N1KacJc
youtu.be/CnQ8N1KacJc
The Hills by the Weeknd. Powerful and really sad song. "always tryna send me off to rehab. Drugs started feelin' like it's decaf." About fame, excess, and addiction. The end is in Amharic, saying I love you very much. Besides the fame, a very relatable song. #musicsky #prince
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youtu.be/yzTuBuRdAyA
The Weeknd - The Hills
YouTube video by TheWeekndVEVO
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October 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The Hills by the Weeknd. Powerful and really sad song. "always tryna send me off to rehab. Drugs started feelin' like it's decaf." About fame, excess, and addiction. The end is in Amharic, saying I love you very much. Besides the fame, a very relatable song. #musicsky #prince
youtu.be/yzTuBuRdAyA
youtu.be/yzTuBuRdAyA
Love Farewell by Jake Xersex Fussell. Very catchy sad song. "Everyone his true love searching. Cannons roar, drums a-beating. Oh my love, there's no retreating." Going to war and leaving a love behind. Probably forever. #musicsky #nowplaying #music
youtu.be/e_FNwEavqDc
youtu.be/e_FNwEavqDc
Jake Xerxes Fussell: Love Farewell
YouTube video by New Sounds
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October 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Love Farewell by Jake Xersex Fussell. Very catchy sad song. "Everyone his true love searching. Cannons roar, drums a-beating. Oh my love, there's no retreating." Going to war and leaving a love behind. Probably forever. #musicsky #nowplaying #music
youtu.be/e_FNwEavqDc
youtu.be/e_FNwEavqDc
Hard to Say I'm Sorry by Chicago. Classic SSOTD. "Everybody needs a little time away I heard her say from each other." This song brough Chicago back to the mainstream. A roller coaster of a relationship song, I guess like most relationships! #musicsky #nowplaying #Chicago
youtu.be/1A0MPWseJIE
youtu.be/1A0MPWseJIE
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
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October 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Hard to Say I'm Sorry by Chicago. Classic SSOTD. "Everybody needs a little time away I heard her say from each other." This song brough Chicago back to the mainstream. A roller coaster of a relationship song, I guess like most relationships! #musicsky #nowplaying #Chicago
youtu.be/1A0MPWseJIE
youtu.be/1A0MPWseJIE
Fox by Giving a Butterfly a Skeleton. This is a beautiful, sad and touching song. This band with a great name is one to watch! One of their newest songs! #musicsky #nowplaying #fox
youtu.be/ak7I3wxjNjM
youtu.be/ak7I3wxjNjM
have you heard this new song by giving a butterfly a skeleton yet? 🦊#newmusic #fantasticmrfox
YouTube video by mellow_die
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October 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Fox by Giving a Butterfly a Skeleton. This is a beautiful, sad and touching song. This band with a great name is one to watch! One of their newest songs! #musicsky #nowplaying #fox
youtu.be/ak7I3wxjNjM
youtu.be/ak7I3wxjNjM
Delta Dawn by Alex Harvey sung by Tanya Tucker. This SSOTD has quite a story. Alex was going on TV and told his mother not to come since she drank. She died in a car accident that night. The song is ultimately about not getting over rejection. #musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/g6ymXTFFtnc
youtu.be/g6ymXTFFtnc
Delta Dawn
YouTube video by Tanya Tucker - Topic
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October 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Delta Dawn by Alex Harvey sung by Tanya Tucker. This SSOTD has quite a story. Alex was going on TV and told his mother not to come since she drank. She died in a car accident that night. The song is ultimately about not getting over rejection. #musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/g6ymXTFFtnc
youtu.be/g6ymXTFFtnc
Again by Janet Jackson. This pretty SSOTD brings back a lot of memories. "And God knows how I've cried and I never want to return. Never fall again." Classic tale of falling in love with the wrong person. The melody and soft singing just get me. #musicsky #Nowplaying
youtu.be/qUHtwV8wkOU
youtu.be/qUHtwV8wkOU
Janet Jackson - Again (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by JanetJacksonVEVO
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October 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Again by Janet Jackson. This pretty SSOTD brings back a lot of memories. "And God knows how I've cried and I never want to return. Never fall again." Classic tale of falling in love with the wrong person. The melody and soft singing just get me. #musicsky #Nowplaying
youtu.be/qUHtwV8wkOU
youtu.be/qUHtwV8wkOU
Everything I Own by Bread. Classic SSOTD, and heartbreaking. "I would give everything I own. I'd give up my life, my heart, my home. I would give everything I own just to have you back again." Written as a tribute to his father, but about lost love. #musicksky #nowplaying
youtu.be/K9_cPteTSGY
youtu.be/K9_cPteTSGY
Bread - Everything i own (With lyrics)
YouTube video by MusicLightShow
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October 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Everything I Own by Bread. Classic SSOTD, and heartbreaking. "I would give everything I own. I'd give up my life, my heart, my home. I would give everything I own just to have you back again." Written as a tribute to his father, but about lost love. #musicksky #nowplaying
youtu.be/K9_cPteTSGY
youtu.be/K9_cPteTSGY
Souvenir by Boy Genius. Sad song great band (supergroup)! "When I cut a hole into my skull do you hate what you see? LIke I do." This song is about struggling with mortality, the past and relationships (like I do). #musicsky #nowplaying #boygenius
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youtu.be/RPGcCvUf-mQ
Souvenir
YouTube video by boygenius - Topic
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October 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Souvenir by Boy Genius. Sad song great band (supergroup)! "When I cut a hole into my skull do you hate what you see? LIke I do." This song is about struggling with mortality, the past and relationships (like I do). #musicsky #nowplaying #boygenius
youtu.be/RPGcCvUf-mQ
youtu.be/RPGcCvUf-mQ
Dope by Lady Gaga. A sad song about addiction. "The Party's just begun, I promise this drink is my last one. I know I fucked up again." She wrote this when she was struggling with addiction and not wanting to lose the ones she loved. #musicsky #nowplaying #ladygaga
youtu.be/qUimpMilrBM
youtu.be/qUimpMilrBM
Lady Gaga - Dope (Music Video)
YouTube video by Lady Gaga Warhol
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October 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Dope by Lady Gaga. A sad song about addiction. "The Party's just begun, I promise this drink is my last one. I know I fucked up again." She wrote this when she was struggling with addiction and not wanting to lose the ones she loved. #musicsky #nowplaying #ladygaga
youtu.be/qUimpMilrBM
youtu.be/qUimpMilrBM
Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers. Classic SSOTD. "Ain't no sunshine when she's gone and this house just ain't no home anytime she goes away." Written about an alcoholic couple who keep going back to drinking. Could be about anything that takes love away. #musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/CICIOJqEb5c
youtu.be/CICIOJqEb5c
Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
YouTube video by Andres Trevino
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October 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers. Classic SSOTD. "Ain't no sunshine when she's gone and this house just ain't no home anytime she goes away." Written about an alcoholic couple who keep going back to drinking. Could be about anything that takes love away. #musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/CICIOJqEb5c
youtu.be/CICIOJqEb5c
Stay With Me by Sam Smith. Pretty and sad song. "I still need love 'cause I'm just a man. These nights never seem to go to plan. I don't want you to leave, will you hold my hand." About wanting love but settling for affection. Just stay with me! #musicsky #nowplaying #human
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youtu.be/pB-5XG-DbAA
Sam Smith - Stay With Me (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by SamSmithVEVO
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October 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Stay With Me by Sam Smith. Pretty and sad song. "I still need love 'cause I'm just a man. These nights never seem to go to plan. I don't want you to leave, will you hold my hand." About wanting love but settling for affection. Just stay with me! #musicsky #nowplaying #human
youtu.be/pB-5XG-DbAA
youtu.be/pB-5XG-DbAA
Piece of My Heart sung by Janis Joplin. It was written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns. Janis made it a heartbreaker. "Never hear me when I cry at night. Babe, and I cry all the time!" Angry and sad (if it makes you feel good!) #musicsky #nowplaying #Janis
youtu.be/3SL0oRcD7t0
youtu.be/3SL0oRcD7t0
Janis Joplin Piece Of My Heart HQ
YouTube video by Giorgio Nones
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October 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Piece of My Heart sung by Janis Joplin. It was written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns. Janis made it a heartbreaker. "Never hear me when I cry at night. Babe, and I cry all the time!" Angry and sad (if it makes you feel good!) #musicsky #nowplaying #Janis
youtu.be/3SL0oRcD7t0
youtu.be/3SL0oRcD7t0
Violet by Hole. An angry and sad song. "I want to give the violent more violence. Yeah, I'm the one with no soul. One above and one below!" Supposedly about her relationship with Billy Corgan. Explores sexual exploitation and empowerment. #musicksky #nowplaying #hole
youtu.be/cH_rfGBwamc
youtu.be/cH_rfGBwamc
Hole - Violet
YouTube video by HoleVEVO
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October 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Violet by Hole. An angry and sad song. "I want to give the violent more violence. Yeah, I'm the one with no soul. One above and one below!" Supposedly about her relationship with Billy Corgan. Explores sexual exploitation and empowerment. #musicksky #nowplaying #hole
youtu.be/cH_rfGBwamc
youtu.be/cH_rfGBwamc
Who Says That's Not American by Raye Zargova. Everyone should listen to this SSOTD. "What is love without home
They can't say you don't belong when it was stolen long ago."
Pro protest, pro immigration and F the man! #musicsky #nowplaying
www.lyricsondemand.com/raye_zaragoz...
youtu.be/pWyUvi_lBIo
They can't say you don't belong when it was stolen long ago."
Pro protest, pro immigration and F the man! #musicsky #nowplaying
www.lyricsondemand.com/raye_zaragoz...
youtu.be/pWyUvi_lBIo
Who Says That's Not American (explicit) - Raye Zaragoza
YouTube video by Raye Zaragoza
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October 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Who Says That's Not American by Raye Zargova. Everyone should listen to this SSOTD. "What is love without home
They can't say you don't belong when it was stolen long ago."
Pro protest, pro immigration and F the man! #musicsky #nowplaying
www.lyricsondemand.com/raye_zaragoz...
youtu.be/pWyUvi_lBIo
They can't say you don't belong when it was stolen long ago."
Pro protest, pro immigration and F the man! #musicsky #nowplaying
www.lyricsondemand.com/raye_zaragoz...
youtu.be/pWyUvi_lBIo
We Just Disagree by Dave Mason. Monday SSOTD for our times. "Have you changed your style? And do you think
That we've grown up differently?
Don't seem the same, seems you've lost your feel for me." This song is relatable and makes me sad! #musicsky #nowplaying #listen
youtu.be/h16DmdQvxB0
That we've grown up differently?
Don't seem the same, seems you've lost your feel for me." This song is relatable and makes me sad! #musicsky #nowplaying #listen
youtu.be/h16DmdQvxB0
Dave Mason - We Just Disagree (Audio)
YouTube video by DaveMasonVEVO
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October 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
We Just Disagree by Dave Mason. Monday SSOTD for our times. "Have you changed your style? And do you think
That we've grown up differently?
Don't seem the same, seems you've lost your feel for me." This song is relatable and makes me sad! #musicsky #nowplaying #listen
youtu.be/h16DmdQvxB0
That we've grown up differently?
Don't seem the same, seems you've lost your feel for me." This song is relatable and makes me sad! #musicsky #nowplaying #listen
youtu.be/h16DmdQvxB0
Refugee by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Timely SSOTD, and heartbreaking! "Alright! It don't really matter to me, baby
Everybody's had to fight to be free." The analogy of the difficulty of being a refugee to love and independence. Fight to be free! #musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/fFnOfpIJL0M
Everybody's had to fight to be free." The analogy of the difficulty of being a refugee to love and independence. Fight to be free! #musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/fFnOfpIJL0M
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Refugee
YouTube video by TomPettyVEVO
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October 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Refugee by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Timely SSOTD, and heartbreaking! "Alright! It don't really matter to me, baby
Everybody's had to fight to be free." The analogy of the difficulty of being a refugee to love and independence. Fight to be free! #musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/fFnOfpIJL0M
Everybody's had to fight to be free." The analogy of the difficulty of being a refugee to love and independence. Fight to be free! #musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/fFnOfpIJL0M
Wrango by Ken Pomeroy. "If I die tonight I'll lose everything inside except the feeling of you by." A sad song about her love for her feisty dog. Ken Pomeroy is one to watch! Also, great song about the love of a dog! #musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/Nl9TvdnOUPc
youtu.be/Nl9TvdnOUPc
Ken Pomeroy "Wrango" (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Ken Pomeroy
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October 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Wrango by Ken Pomeroy. "If I die tonight I'll lose everything inside except the feeling of you by." A sad song about her love for her feisty dog. Ken Pomeroy is one to watch! Also, great song about the love of a dog! #musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/Nl9TvdnOUPc
youtu.be/Nl9TvdnOUPc