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Thursday, March 19, 2009

MP3 March Sadness - Fill Out Your Brackets!

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 8:42 AM

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I'm not going to lie to you, dear people: I'm depressed.
I'm (temporarily) crippled, everyone I know is at the indie rock summer camp that is SXSW, and the pillow fort that I built—while drunk—collapsed. Since today marks the opening of March Madness, here at End Hits we are tipping-off the start of our very own tournament, March Sadness.

Until a national champion is crowned (it's going to be Memphis, or maybe Michigan State), we'll be posting an endless selection of sad songs. There will be no "winner" of this tournament, since—given the subject matter—there can only be losers. Sigh.

LISTEN:







Alejandro Escovedo - "Thirteen Years"

There are sad songs, and then there is "Thirteen Years." Breakup ballads can't touch the pure sadness of Thirteen Years' title track, where a fragile Escovedo tries to make sense of his wife's suicide (after 13 years together), and being left alone with their two children. But as depressing as this song is—and it's really fucking depressing—there is some hope in Escovedo's wounded delivery, and the swelling orchestration that surrounds him. It's not the easiest song to enjoy, but perhaps that is what makes it so special.

Please send us your suggestions for future March Sadness songs. We'll get through this, together.

 

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I picked Memphis. Apparently Obama picked UNC.
http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/entry?entry…
Posted by ryan on March 19, 2009 at 9:27 AM · Report
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I think Gravenhurst's "Damage II" off Flashlight Seasons sounds real sad-like.

A number of Gravenhurst could make the cut. Do a Gravenhurst post!
Posted by ROM on March 22, 2009 at 11:38 PM · Report
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Whoops! I mean "Damage" not "Damage II"
Posted by ROM on March 22, 2009 at 11:41 PM · Report

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