Sad is Good?
I’ve noticed a trend lately that most of the songs that I really dig tend to be sad songs. First it were the songs Naturaleza Muerta and Hijo de la luna sung by Sarah Brightman. Then it was Wuthering Heights (sorry Kate Bush fans, I like Hayley Westenra’s rendition). Now it’s the song Personal by Stars.
Personal is about a guy posting an ad in the Personals and a woman responding. The guy sets up a meeting and the woman gets to the meetup and is left hanging. Afterwards, the guy posts another ad with slightly different wording that presumably excludes the girl who initially responded.
Very sad, especially coupled with the solo piano section. And every time I listen to the song I see the scene in the movie “You’ve Got Mail” where Tom Hanks’ character leaves Meg Ryan’s character hanging in the coffee shop.
Arrgghh! But the song is so good.
