For me, there are songs that I love instantly and there are songs that have to grow on me. Skip James' Devil Got My Woman was one of the ones I loved instantly (and yes I heard it for the first time while watching Ghost World). The vocals were just so haunting it made my heart literally ache.
I hate that a song is never the same as the first time you hear it. It never hurts quite like it does the first time. And now I sound like I'm talking about losing ones virginity, but regardless, this will be one of hopefully a few posts similar to this. There a many more songs that I heard for the first time and died a litte.
So tell me, what are your songs that make your heart hurt?
Posted on 07/06/2007
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