In the third episode of Burn After Listening, Nick talks with Christ and Pop Culture editor-in-chief Richard Clark about sad, sad songs: heartbreak music, break-up songs, and the sounds that get you through tough times.

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Cray Allred is a wandering English major who works in technical writing by day. By night, Cray is a freelance writer and podcast producer for outlets covering sports, faith, and music. He co-founded Sunday Oldskool, a podcast dedicated to helping Christians better understand and engage the realm of hip hop. He spends the rest of his time feeling undeserving of his beautiful wife and daughters, being loved and fed at his church, and vicariously balling via an over-consumption of hoops and hip hop.
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  1. When you started having the conversation about heartbreak songs, I couldn’t help but put together my top playlist, so here it is with a brief description of each song.

    My Heartbreak Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLktdD3mted8Z0QrbQGfhXWoHEtC_aDWW_

    Adam Again – Ain’t No Sunshine
    Amazing cover of a classic song – done SO very well with Gene & Riki signing together.

    Plankeye – Goodbye
    Slow and sad, then building. Melancholy and beautiful. the description of death in a relationship even while alive is really insightful.

    Adam Again – River On Fire
    Sad and heartbreaking- great music and amazing lyrics describing a ralationship to the Cuyahoga – River on Fire – if one is happy, the other is miserable.

    The Violet Burning – Stay With Me
    Not sure why this always makes me sad when I hear it, but it’s an easy way to make me moody. I think it’s full of longing and fear of being alone.

    Phutureprimitive – The Changeling
    EVERY time I have to travel away from home for work, this song pops into my head and buries its way in for a while. It makes me miss my wife even more than I otherwise would have. Great glitchy music and The Lyrics? : It doesn’t feel the same without you…

    The Lost Dogs – If You Loved Here You’d Be Home By Now
    betrayal turned into snarky sarcasm-

    Michael W. Smith – Pray for Me
    THE Christian break-up song when I was in college.

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