The worst is over, but the after effects will be felt for a long time. The process going from raw, gaping wound to scabbing to re-epithelialization and finally to normal looking skin takes time. They say that time heals all wounds but it's a farce. A simulacrum. It's an umbrella held up against falling debris. Scar tissue is only ever 70% as strong as the skin it replaces. As you'll see below, song-writers are a thin-skinned bunch.
Our first selection is a soft-as-silk acoustic cover of the well known Radiohead tune, High & Dry, by Uruguayan Jorge Drexler and taken from his 2006 album, 12 Segundos de Oscuridad. It is the pleading of the heartbroken-to-be.
High & Dry (Radiohead) - Jorge Drexler (2006)
Teitur Lassen is a singer-songwriter from the Faroe Islands. This song is taken from his 2003 release, Poetry & Airplanes, and describes the emptiness that remains following a painful loss.
Shade of a Shadow - Teitur (2003)
From Sean Hayes' 2006 release, Big Black Hole & Little Baby Star. No explanation necessary for this choice, I would think
Fucked Me Right Up - Sean Hayes (2006)
This was a bonus track on Frightened Rabbit's 2010 release, The Winter of Mixed Drinks, so it may have escaped some of you. Rebounding can be worse than nothing.
Fun Stuff - Frightened Rabbit (2010)
Magnus Tingsek is a Swedish musician. This song appears in solo form on his self-titled 2005 album. This particular version is taken from an Ane Brun album entitled Duets from 2005. The lyrics are actually somewhat uplifting, but belie the melancholy music that accompanies them. I like to think it is sung with irony.
Easier - Tingsek with Ane Brun (2005)
The last is a cover of Swedish band Elias & The Wizzkids' 2006 release. The original is actually quite twee which is amazing considering the soft touch of this cover version.
Young and Hairy - Johannes Mayer (2006)
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