I know an extraordinary 12-year-old. She's already been to see Company and Sweeney Todd, and when I said of the latter, "That's a little gruesome," she looked at me, deadpan, and said, "I'm a morbid child." I was one, too, and can be a fairly morbid adult. One of our fellow moggers has recently experienced a very sad loss, and that got me thinking about the very first playlist I made. (It's been referred to in a friend's comment on my own mog, so forgive the repetition.) I started the list without any specific theme in mind, just because I liked a certain song, and I added the rest gradually because they fit the mood. Then I looked at the list and realized how utterly mournful it was. But comforting, too, in a way. Much later, I made a copy for the aforementioned friend when she lost her dad and, being my friend, she understood why I would give her something that she called a "death tape." She said it was pretty helpful, and maybe you'll think so too.So, for what it's worth:Time Flies (Rosemary Clooney) September When It Comes (Rosanne Cash)I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton) We'll Be Together Again (Johnny Hartman) Goodbye (Frank Sinatra) Thanks For The Memory (Harry Nilsson)The Folks Who Live on the Hill (Stéphane Grappelli) When I'm Gone (Phil Ochs) Keep Me In Your Heart (Warren Zevon) If I Should Fall Behind (Live) (Bruce Springsteen et al.)Stories We Could Tell (The Everly Brothers) Vaya Con Dios (Les Paul & Mary Ford) When I Grow Too Old To Dream (Nat King Cole & His Trio)Some Other Time (Tony Bennett/Bill Evans)Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (Ray Charles & Betty Carter) I'll Be Watching You (Rosanne Cash)Les Deux Anglaises: Epilogue (Georges Delerue) Once Upon a Time in the West (Yo-Yo Ma)Lotus Blossom (solo) (Duke Ellington)