As part of its 25th anniversary, SANE UK has launched it's Black Dog Campaign to raise awareness of mental health issues during its Year of the Black Dog. To kick it off they announced Blue Mood Month where celebrities such as Stephen Fry were asked to contribute playlists 'of their favourite sad songs that make you happy'.
Sounds like a bit of a contradiction, sad songs making you happy, but I understand what they mean, at least to me anyway. When I get depressed I attach a lot of emotion to music and a good sad song can get me crying. But this is a release of emotional tension & stress for me and the end result is I can feel better after letting it out. And many songs can make you feel you're not alone, there are others out there who feel like you do - it's not the end of the world, it can get better.
Now, I am far from a celebrity so I will never be asked to contribute a list & can't access Spotify to add my list to their public ones. So I'll list mine here, with links to YouTube. So these are my 'sad songs that make me happy' in no particular order:
You'll Never Walk Alone - Jerry & The Pacemakers
Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.
Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - George Michael & Elton John
Travelling Soldier - Dixie Chicks
Gravity - John Meyer
Never Gonna Be Alone - Nickelback
Key Largo - Bertie Higgins
True Colours - Cyndi Lauper
He Ain't Heavy - The Hollies
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Lullaby - Nickelback
Every Rose Has A Thorn - Poison
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
Yesterday - The Beatles
That will do for now - could list many more. Next time maybe I'll just do a list of 'good time songs' that can lift my emotions.
So what are your 'sad songs that make you happy'?
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