After School Special: Why So Sad?

Welcome, class, to my After School Special. It looked rough for a bit there, but I made it through the wintry wastelands of the snowbound South of England to record my first little radio show of 2010. In it, I discussed sad songs: Sorrowful soul, frown-inducing folk, regretful reggae and cheerless country. Sniff. Hankies out, and escuche mí...

After School Special: Week One



1. Tindersticks -- Dying Slowly
2. Elmore James -- The Sky is Crying
3. Hank Williams -- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
4. Stanley Winston -- No More Ghettos in America
5. Jimmy Cliff -- Many Rivers to Cross
6. Richard and Linda Thompson -- Withered and Died
7. Emmy the Great -- Edward is Dedward
8. The Broken Family Band -- Give and Take
9. Mark McGuinn -- She Doesn't Dance
10. Flying Burrito Brothers -- Hot Burrito No. 1
11. Elliott Smith -- No Name No. 1
12. Horace Andy -- Skylarking