Sunday, March 09, 2008

Some Old Sad Bastard Music - Elliot Smith

Oh yes another new category here on ole' Cobra Kai. This title got it's inspiration from a Jack Black line in the great High Fidelity. I figured we'd kick off the category with one of the Kings of this genre. This category will live on for awhile because about 70% of my music collection could be labeled as "Old Sad Bastard Music." Now I'm not a completely miserable person, i just feel when done right this is the most genuine and honest music around. Smith was about as honest as one can get and seemed to be one of those artists that lived his music (no alter ego or rock persona here) Unfortunately he passed back in 2003 after stabbing himself in the chest with a kitchen knife. Pretty heavy stuff, we''ll lighten things up a bit tomorrow. Don't forget to change your clocks.

Somebody That I Used To Know

Pitseleh

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