Sunday, February 7, 2010

accommodate sadness

in spite of all the positive energy i'm taking in - & working to put out in the world - these days, i'm still perpetually gnawed by melancholy. melancholy for loss. of all kinds. loss of love to be sure, but in particular, the incredible loss i feel at this time of year. in 2 months marks 2 years since i lost my dad, my hero. & in my heart it's only a blip of time. a blip within an eternity of back & forth to sf that culminated in his ending. an eternity of watching him die.

i can't push it away. nor should i. all i can do is let it flow through me.
so i made a mix. most songs are love songs. but ultimately they just make me feel. which i have to do. because it's what you do. to accommodate sadness.

Sense of Touch Mark Isham
Heartbeats Jose Gonzalez
É Isso Aí (The Blower's Daughter) Ana Carolina & Seu Jorge
Nutshell Alice in Chains
Untouchable Face Ani DiFranco
Summertime Rolls Jane's Addiction
Lonesome Tears Beck
Never Is a Promise Fiona Apple
Gabriel (Nellie Hooper / Steve Lillywhite Mix) Lamb
Wish I Didn't Miss You Angie Stone
As Stevie Wonder
Bad U2
Fake Plastic Trees Radiohead
Wake Up Arcade Fire
Use Somebody Kings of Leon
Hummer (Acoustic) Smashing Pumpkins
The First Taste Fiona Apple
Last Goodbye Jeff Buckley
Into Dust Mazzy Star
Lost Cause Beck
Rusted Wheel Silversun Pickups
We Float P J Harvey
Spirit Dead Can Dance
Gorecki Lamb
Breathe Me (Ulrich Schnauss Remix) Sia
Sweetest Thing U2
I'll Be Seeing You Billie Holiday

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