Self Help Radio 3/29/22: The Saddest Show

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Tue, 03/29/2022 - 12:00am to 3:00am
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Self Help Radio 032922: The Saddest Show


Self Help Radio was two different shows this week.  The first explored songs about what artists thought were the saddest things: saddest songs, saddest stories, even saddest snacks.

During that section, we talked to a columnist who writes about the saddest things he sees; a composer who writes the saddest music ever made; the saddest clown in Portland; & a healer who attempts to heal the saddest people in the world.

The last third of the show (or so) contains songs submitted by listeners who each say their song is the saddest they've ever heard.  Sadly, there were more requests than time to play them - but it was fascinating to hear what people found the saddest.

A late caller said that the show itself wasn't all that sad, but perhaps no trigger warning is necessary.  Still - this may be the saddest Self Help Radio gets!

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    12:03
    Artist
    Billie Holiday
    Song
    Saddest Tale
    Album
    The Legacy (1933-1958)
    Label
    Columbia
  • Time
    12:05
    Artist
    The Walker Brothers
    Song
    Saddest Night In The World
    Album
    The Walker Brothers Collection
    Label
    Impact
  • Time
    12:07
    Artist
    Marty Willson-Piper
    Song
    The Saddest House In Stockholm
    Album
    Spirit Level
    Label
    Rykodisc
  • Time
    12:17
    Artist
    The Magnetic Fields
    Song
    The Saddest Story Ever Told
    Album
    The Wayward Bus
    Label
    PoPuP
  • Time
    12:18
    Artist
    The Charade
    Song
    The Saddest Story Ever Told
    Album
    The Best Is Yet To Come
    Label
    Skipping Stones Records
  • Time
    12:22
    Artist
    Maria Bamford
    Song
    Saddest Place In The World
    Album
    How To Win!
    Label
    Stand Up! Records
  • Time
    12:23
    Artist
    The Five Keys
    Song
    My Saddest Hour
    Album
    The Aladdin Years
    Label
    EMI Records America
  • Time
    12:26
    Artist
    Melanie
    Song
    The Saddest Thing
    Album
    The Good Book
    Label
    Buddah/Legacy
  • Time
    12:39
    Artist
    The Stylistics
    Song
    Na Na Is The Saddest Word
    Album
    The Very Best Of The Stylistics
    Label
    H&L
  • Time
    12:43
    Artist
    Manhattans
    Song
    Goodbye Is The Saddest Word
    Album
    There's No Good In Goodbye
    Label
    Columbia
  • Time
    12:46
    Artist
    Matt Koff
    Song
    The Saddest Snack
    Album
    Who's My Little Guy?
    Label
    800 Pound Gorilla Records
  • Time
    12:47
    Artist
    Vitesse
    Song
    The Saddest Day
    Album
    A Certain Hostility
    Label
    Hidden Agenda
  • Time
    12:51
    Artist
    Annie Lennox
    Song
    The Saddest Song I've Got
    Album
    Bare
    Label
    J Records
  • Time
    1:02
    Artist
    W-X
    Song
    The Saddest Lyrics I Have Ever Written
    Album
    W-X
    Label
    Castle Face
  • Time
    1:04
    Artist
    I'm From Barcelona
    Song
    The Saddest Lullaby
    Album
    Let Me Introduce My Friends
    Label
    Mute
  • Time
    1:07
    Artist
    Hodera
    Song
    The Saddest Sentence
    Album
    First Things First
    Label
    Take This To Heart
  • Time
    1:11
    Artist
    The Pernice Brothers
    Song
    Saddest Quo
    Album
    Discover A Lovelier You
    Label
    Ashmont Records
  • Time
    1:14
    Artist
    Múm
    Song
    Small Deaths Are The Saddest
    Album
    Summer Make Good
    Label
    FatCat Records
  • Time
    1:23
    Artist
    The Drums
    Song
    Saddest Summer
    Album
    Summertime EP
    Label
    Moshi Moshi
  • Time
    1:26
    Artist
    Alpaca Sports
    Song
    Saddest Girl In The World
    Album
    From Paris With Love
    Label
    Elefant Records
  • Time
    1:29
    Artist
    Brilliantine
    Song
    Saddest Day
    Album
    My Life & The Beautiful Game
    Label
    Deep Reverb
  • Time
    1:32
    Artist
    Morphine
    Song
    The Saddest Song
    Album
    Good
    Label
    Accurate Distortion
  • Time
    1:34
    Artist
    Doug Ashdown
    Song
    The Saddest Song Of All
    Album
    The Age Of Mouse
    Label
    Coral
  • Time
    1:51
    Artist
    Ray Charles
    Song
    Drown In My Own Tears (Live 1959)
    Album
    Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection
    Label
    Rhino
  • Time
    1:58
    Artist
    Patty Griffin
    Song
    Long Ride Home
    Album
    1000 Kisses
    Label
    ATO Records
  • Time
    2:01
    Artist
    Big Star
    Song
    Holocaust
    Album
    Third/Sister Lovers
    Label
    Rykodisc
  • Time
    2:05
    Artist
    Sibylle Baier
    Song
    Tonight
    Album
    Colour Green
    Label
    Orange Twin
  • Time
    2:07
    Artist
    Biz Markie
    Song
    Alone Again
    Album
    I Need A Haircut
    Label
    Warner Bros
  • Time
    2:14
    Artist
    Silver Jews
    Song
    I Remember Me
    Album
    Bright Flight
    Label
    Drag City Records
  • Time
    2:19
    Artist
    Janis Ian
    Song
    At Seventeen
    Album
    Between The Lines
    Label
    Columbia
  • Time
    2:23
    Artist
    The Cure
    Song
    Pictures Of You
    Album
    Disintegration
    Label
    Polydor Records
  • Time
    2:28
    Artist
    Marissa Nadler
    Song
    Box Of Cedar
    Album
    Ballads Of Living & Dying
    Label
    Eclipse
  • Time
    2:32
    Artist
    The Smiths
    Song
    Suffer Little Children
    Album
    The Smiths
    Label
    Rough Trade
  • Time
    2:41
    Artist
    New Order
    Song
    In A Lonely Place
    Album
    Substance
    Label
    Rhino
  • Time
    2:47
    Artist
    Tom Waits
    Song
    Soldier's Things
    Album
    Swordfishtrombones
    Label
    Island Records
  • Time
    2:50
    Artist
    Gary Jules
    Song
    Mad World
    Album
    Trading Snakeoil For Wolftickets
    Label
    Sanctuary
  • Time
    2:53
    Artist
    Belle & Sebastian
    Song
    The Chalet Lines
    Album
    Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant
    Label
    Matador
  • Time
    2:56
    Artist
    Randy Newman
    Song
    Baltimore
    Album
    Little Criminals
    Label
    Warner Records

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