From loneliness to suffering—at the very least, you’ll have to admit that we’re covering winter themes. Send your song recommendations to symposiumofsongs@gmail.com!
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Eels, “Novocaine for the Soul” (Beautiful Freak, 1996)
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4:34
The Wallflowers, “6th Avenue Heartache” (Bringing Down the Horse, 1996)
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10:42
Reading: Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
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13:44
Marlena Shaw, “Wildflower” (From the Depths of My Soul, 1973)
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17:43
The Rolling Stones, “Wild Horses” (Sticky Fingers, 1971)
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23:57
Reading: Lamentations 1
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26:54
The Police, “King of Pain” (Synchronicity, 1983)
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31:51
Lost Dogs, “Hard Times Come Again No More” (Scenic Routes, 1992)
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34:03
Lydia Loveless, “Hurts So Bad” (Somewhere Else, 2014)
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38:07
O.V. Wright, “This Hurt Is Real” (Nucleus of Soul, 1969)
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41:22
Willie Nelson, “These Are Difficult Times / Remember the Good Times” (Yesterday’s Wine, 1971)
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45:04
Reading: Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
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46:22
Will Sheff, “In the Thick of It” (Nothing Special, 2022)
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52:19
Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians, “Black and Blue” (Ghost of a Dog, 1990)
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Drive-By Truckers, “A World of Hurt” (A Blessing and a Curse, 2006)
1 comment
Ronda Rae
Awesome music – I really like listening to your “A Symposium of Popular Songs”….give the family “BIG hugs” for me