It’s an awareness of being drawn to the negative traits in other people because we have unresolved issues of our own. The song goes back and forth between his childhood and the hard experience of trying to love someone else. They love each other yet bring up so much family drama for each other. When Doves Cry is a song about a disastrous love affair between two people who have family issues. Here’s a classic love song from the soundtrack for Purple Rain, one of the best albums from the 80s. It’s definitely a song for playing really, really, really loud. We know what it’s like to love someone, to wish for their acceptance, and how hard it is to make sense out of their absence. Cool guitar riffs, vulnerable lyrics, and an outlet for some very heavy emotions. It’s a song that perfectly captures the emotions that come with a parent leaving our lives, and the damage that is left for us to uncover, battle and let go. West coast rockers Everclear give us a song about growing up without a father. It’s a hard place to overcome and why therapists have nice cars. We wonder if we can survive with or without the love and acceptance of another person. We are left with self-doubt and questions. Growing up not knowing if we will will be loved and accepted is almost a universal plight for us all as children. As children, we are also given the emotional legacies that come with our parents giving us a distorted road map of future relationships with ourselves and others.Īlanis gives us a very vulnerable song for wondering if we would still be good (loved) no matter what happens to us. Many things are handed down from our parents like DNA, personality traits, physical appearance, and predispositions. That I Would Be Good by Alanis Morissette Might make you spend the whole day listening to it on repeat. It doesn’t matter if you like country or not, this song will take your hand for 4 minutes and 16 seconds. He wrote it with his previous wife, Miranda Lambert. Blake Shelton wrote this song about losing his older brother in a car accident when he was 14 years old. They say I’ll be okay but I’m not going to ever get over you,” sings Miranda in this song about a brother’s death. There are many reasons why we love Kelly Clarkson. It’s full of sorrow, regret, longing, need, and heartache. We know what it’s like to wonder why they left. But we can empathize with being left behind-and having an endless list of unanswered questions about the whole ordeal. Some of us may not know what it’s like to have a parent leave us as a child. Keithwas on verge of tears as soon she began and she left J-Lo in the same condition by the end. Jennifer Lopez, another “Idol” judge was left just speechless. She is a badass singing through her tears. Sorrow, confusion, hope, and wondering about our worth. I made somethin’ of myself and now you wanna come backīut your love, it isn’t free, it has to be earned Some men can be good fathers and husbands. This is a man that shows her that not all men disappear. “Begged you to want me but you didn’t want to.”Īnd then there’s the opposite end of the spectrum-her husband. And his attempt at returning when she becomes famous. It’s a song about her dad and him not wanting her. She finished the song and got a standing ovation. Keith Urban, a judge that was on the show, choked up. In the live version, she stopped singing several times fighting off tears. If you saw Kelly Clarkson sing this on American Idol, then you know why this song has a permanent home in songs dealing with family issues. Piece by Piece by Kelly Clarkson (American Idol Version) And sometimes, we just want a guitar and some lyrics to put a name to our experience. Sometimes it takes a lifetime to sort through it all. Mama’s gonna put all of her fears in you,” sings Roger Waters. “Mama’s gonna make all of your nightmares come true. When parents don’t work through their own issues, it can mess us up. And the isolation and abandonment that follow.Ī codependent dance between mother and son that leaves him behind his mother’s wall. This song is about insecurity, self-doubt, mistrust, and failure. Family can have devastating effects on us. And this song particularly has caught a lot of people with its stark nakedness and vulnerability.įrom the exhale at the beginning of the song to the last great question some of us might like to ask our parents. He evolves into mental illness and drug addiction as the album progresses until inevitably loses his mind. It was a mammoth masterpiece about a son questioning his mother’s abusive relationship with him. If you were a teenager when Pink Floyd’s The Wall album came out, you know that every song on that album belongs on this playlist.
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