“Sad,” “Sadder,” & “Saddest” Songs

Because in all things there should be a balance of both the good and the bad, the positive and the negative, to follow up the previous "Happy," "Happier," & "Happiest" Songs post, there's this one featuring "Sad," "Sadder," & "Saddest" Songs. Despite the subject matter, I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Metallica  ~  “Sad But True”

2)  Seth MacFarlane  ~  “The Sadder But Wiser Girl”

3)  Céline Dion  ~  “Goodbye’s (The Saddest Word)”

4)  John Denver  ~  “Like A Sad Song”

5)  Robert Cray  ~  “Sadder Days”

6)  Annie Lennox  ~  “The Saddest Song (I’ve Got)”

7)  England Dan & John Ford Coley  ~  “It’s Sad To Belong”

8)  Norma Jean  ~  “Songs Sound Much Sadder”

9)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “The Saddest Thing Of All”

10)  Bat For Lashes  ~  “Sad Eyes”

11)  The Neighbourhood  ~  “Sadderdaze”

12)  Grimes  ~  “My Sister Says The Saddest Things”

13)  Elton John & Pnau  ~  “Sad”

14)  Amy LaVere  ~  “Never Been Sadder”

15)  Sister Hazel  ~  “The Saddest Song (Not Coming Home)”

16)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “Karen, Don’t Be Sad”

17)  Chris McKay And The Critical Darlings  ~  “Sadder Day”

18)  Meiko  ~  “Saddest Song In The World”

19)  Kodie Shane ft. Lil Yachty  ~  “Sad”

20)  Fleming and John  ~  “Sadder Day”

21)  Birds Of Tokyo  ~  “The Saddest Thing I Know”

22)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Sing A Sad Song”

23)  Az Yet  ~  “Sadder Than Blue”

24)  Anastacia  ~  “The Saddest Part”

25)  Pearl Jam  ~  “Sad”

26)  Scenic World  ~  “Sadder Eyes”

27)  The Ataris  ~  “The Saddest Song”

28)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “I Would Be Sad”

29)  Angus & Julia Stone  ~  “Sadder Than You”

30)  Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  “The Saddest Happiness”

More “Bad” & “Worse” Songs

More "Bad" and "Worse" Songs for your consideration. If anything, these tunes might be better than the previous "Bad" and "Worse" Songs. I dunno, you be the judge. And enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Stockard Channing  ~  “There Are Worse Things I Could Do”

2)  LL Cool J  ~  “I’m Bad”  (The man is nothing if not humble.)

3)  Cate Le Bon  ~  “What Is Worse”

4)  Zara Larsson  ~  “Bad Boys”

5)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Nothing’s Worse Than Losing”

6)  Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood  ~  “Somethin’ Bad”

7)  Zebrahead  ~  “Worse Than This”

8)  Lennon Stella  ~  “Bad”

9)  I Blame Coco  ~  “It’s About To Get Worse”  (Fun fact: The singer in this band, whose birth name is Eliot Sumner, is the daughter of none other than Sting!)

10)  Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan  ~  “Born Under A Bad Sign”

11)  Liza Anne  ~  “Turn For The Worse”

12)  Selena Gomez  ~  “Bad Liar”

13)  Nate Ruess  ~  “It Only Gets Much Worse”

14)  Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson  ~  “Bad Dreams”

15)  Willie Nelson  ~  “There Are Worse Things Than Being Alone”

16)  Feist  ~  “The Bad In Each Other”

17)  Connie Smith  ~  “For Better Or For Worse”

18)  Bastille  ~  “Bad Blood”

19)  Stacy Clark  ~  “You Make It Worse”

20)  Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello  ~  “Bad Things”

21)  Toby Keith  ~  “Hurt A Lot Worse When You Go”

22)  Beatrice  ~  “Bad Girl”

23)  Emma Blackery  ~  “I’ve Been Worse”

24)  The Kills  ~  “Goodnight, Bad Morning”

25)  Barry White & Glodean White  ~  “The Better Love Is (The Worse It Is When It’s Over)”

More Songs About Rainbows

A couple or three years ago, I posted a bunch of Songs About Rainbows. Apparently, I missed more than a few good ones. Since that time, a number of new songs have been released that also merit inclusion. So there’s this incredibly belated follow-up. I hope it was worth the wait. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Sia  ~  “Rainbow”

2)  Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole  ~  “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”

3)  Sofi Lapina  ~  “Crystal Rainbows”

4)  Saxon  ~  “Frozen Rainbow”

5)  Jessie J  ~  “Rainbow”

6)  Chris de Burgh  ~  “Riding On A Rainbow”

7)  Vanessa Paradis  ~  “Lonely Rainbows”

8)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “She’s A Rainbow”

9)  Sea + Air  ~  “The Heart Of The Rainbow”

10)  ELOY  ~  “Rainbow”

11)  Bette Midler  ~  “Rainbow Sleeves”

12)  The Zombies  ~  “Edge Of The Rainbow”

13)  Emilie Simon  ~  “Rainbow”

14)  Morris Day  ~  “Over That Rainbow”

15)  Jenny Wilson  ~  “Like A Fading Rainbow”

16)  The Box Tops  ~  “Neon Rainbow”

17)  Patti LuPone  ~  “Rainbow High”

18)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Every Fool Has A Rainbow”

19)  Cloud Control  ~  “Rainbow City”

20)  America  ~  “Chasing The Rainbow”

21)  Steel Magnolia  ~  “Rainbow”

22)  Pretty Lights  ~  “Rainbows & Waterfalls”

23)  Kesha  ~  “Rainbow”

24)  South Border  ~  “Rainbow”

25)  Damien Jurado  ~  “Over Rainbows And Rainier”

Songs About Pride

Of all the themes I've ever blogged about, "Pride" is surprisingly not one of them. Until now... I might follow this one up with Songs About Humility, but don't quote me on that. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Living Colour  ~  “Pride”

2)  Brandi Carlile  ~  “Pride And Joy”

3)  U2  ~  “Pride (In The Name Of Love)”

4)  Kutless  ~  “Pride Away”

5)  Merle Haggard  ~  “I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am”

6)  Amy Macdonald  ~  “Pride”

7)  Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble  ~  “Pride And Joy”

8)  Cutting Crew  ~  “Everything But My Pride”

9)  Sade  ~  “Love Is Stronger Than Pride”

10)  The Infinite Staircase ft. Zakk Wylde, Kevin Martin, Morgan Rose, & JD DeServio  ~  “The Pride”

11)  Marvin Gaye  ~  “Pride And Joy”

12)  The Tubes  ~  “A Matter Of Pride”

13)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  “Love Has No Pride”

14)  Chris Rea  ~  “Too Much Pride”

15)  The Black Crowes  ~  “Thorn In My Pride”

16)  Alana Davis  ~  “Love & Pride”

17)  Travis Tritt  ~  “Foolish Pride”

18)  King  ~  “Love & Pride”

19)  Daryl Hall  ~  “Foolish Pride”

20)  The Church  ~  “Pride Before A Fall”

21)  Grace Jones  ~  “Pride”

22)  Manchester Orchestra  ~  “Pride”

23)  The Isley Brothers  ~  “The Pride”

24)  The Mountain Goats  ~  “Heretic Pride”

25)  Spandau Ballet  ~  “With The Pride”