{"id":9406,"date":"2018-07-25T09:55:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T14:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=9406"},"modified":"2018-08-20T13:44:21","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T18:44:21","slug":"the-national-biggest-downer-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/the-national-biggest-downer-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Crybaby geeks: 5 of The National&#8217;s biggest downers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Listening to The National can be exhausting.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not that they\u2019re a bad band; far from it. It\u2019s because they are so impossibly, crushingly sad.<\/p>\n<p>The Brooklyn-via-Cincinnati fivesome \u2014 who will\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/madisonorpheum.com\/event\/the-national\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">play the Orpheum<\/a> on July 31 \u2014 has garnered massive critical acclaim for their baroque brand of post-punk, and their latest album, 2017\u2019s <em>Sleep Well Beast<\/em>, won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.<\/p>\n<p>The National\u2019s lyrics find the inherent sadness in pretty much everything. Even their most upbeat songs, like \u201cMistaken for Strangers\u201d and \u201cGraceless,\u201d still manage to bum you out. Maybe it\u2019s the melancholically precise nature of the lyrics, or maybe it\u2019s frontman Matt Berninger\u2019s vacant baritone, but The National\u2019s songs cut deep. All of them.<\/p>\n<p>So the following isn\u2019t a definitive collection of <em>the<\/em> saddest of The National\u2019s songs, because finding those would be impossible. Instead, these are what I find to be a few <em>especially<\/em> sad ones. And if you\u2019re going to be seeing The National live, it\u2019s probably best to get those tear ducts in shape, lest you find yourself ugly-crying in front of one of the greatest American bands going today.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z3W3mBrSBNQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u201cAbout Today\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Again, there\u2019s really no way to pick the saddest The National song \u2014 but if you absolutely <em>had to<\/em>, \u201cAbout Today\u201d would be a contender. From their 2004 EP <em>Cherry Tree<\/em>, it tells the story of a relationship in freefall. Built around a galloping drum beat, the song finds Matt Berninger\u2019s narrator realizing that he too is contributing to the growing distance between he and his lover, simultaneously resigned and desperate to the end. It\u2019s also a staple of the band\u2019s live sets, so be prepared to get dust in your eye on July 31.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MBu-JKV4PF8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u201cAfraid of Everyone\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>One of the highlights of The National\u2019s 2010 masterpiece <em>High Violet<\/em>, \u201cAfraid of Everyone\u201d can at times sound like a paranoid cry for help. Berninger\u2019s vocals seem more panicked than usual, especially when delivering the song\u2019s refrain: \u201cI don\u2019t have the drugs to sort this out.\u201d It gives the feeling of a nervous breakdown, which can often be quite sad and hopeless. But \u201cAfraid of Everyone\u201d does give a nod to a silver lining \u2014 for all of its slow-burning paranoia, it does explode into a twitchy, twangy Aaron Dessner guitar solo.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LLSkIwdjHCk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u201cExile Vilify\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cExile Vilify\u201d is a strange case, because it was created specifically for a video game. Though not a lighthearted game,\u00a0<em>Portal 2<\/em> is a hugely fun one, so its pairing with The National is a bit peculiar. \u201cExile Vilify\u201d \u2014 which repeats the phrase \u201cDoes it trouble your mind the way you trouble mine?\u201d \u2014 is another story of relationships failing in real time, and it features a jangly piano riff that ties it a bit closer to the game\u2019s tone, but a closer listen features a self-loathing that I\u2019ve often felt while playing <em>Portal 2<\/em>: \u201cYou\u2019ve got sucker\u2019s luck; have you given up?\u201d<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8fzwUtna4eg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u201cI Need My Girl\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, this is one of The National\u2019s most popular cuts. Berninger calls it one of his most \u201cdirect\u201d songs, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.undertheradarmag.com\/interviews\/the_national_interview_with_matt_berninger\/\">telling <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.undertheradarmag.com\/interviews\/the_national_interview_with_matt_berninger\/\"><em>Under the Radar<\/em><\/a>: \u201cI wrote it about missing my wife and daughter. It\u2019s pretty simple. It\u2019s not about any other thing.\u201d And the song is devastating; Berninger sings that he keeps feeling smaller, as anyone might if detached from a loving cornerstone in their life. But perhaps the reason it gets to me so much is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PJeqxqhvGBQ\">this spectacular live version<\/a> featuring Chvrches\u2019 Lauren Mayberry. Maybe it\u2019s Mayberry\u2019s pronounced Scottishness adding a bit of extra sadness, or maybe it\u2019s just me having something of a schoolboy crush on her, but it kills me whenever I hear it.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4wNxBJYKfKQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u201cSanta Clara\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>One of the hardest parts of adult life is watching your friends outgrow you. There\u2019s a certain feeling of being left behind that never quite subsides, and a certain bitterness in your own heartfelt congratulations for their successes. At least, that\u2019s what I took away from \u201cSanta Clara,\u201d the introspective confessional from 2008\u2019s <em>The Virginia EP<\/em>. When Berninger sings \u201cI don\u2019t worry anymore, nothing like I did before,\u201d it highlights the undercurrent of resignation that never quite goes away. You\u2019re stoked that your friends are \u201ccool happy genius heroes,\u201d but you\u2019re still pissed that you that you aren\u2019t one too. Even if it is your own damn fault.<\/p>\n<p><em>The National is performing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/topics\/lucy-dacus\/\">Lucy Dacus<\/a> at the Orpheum Theater on <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/madisonorpheum.com\/event\/the-national\/\"><em>Tuesday, July 31<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listening to The National can be exhausting. It\u2019s not that they\u2019re a bad band; far from it. It\u2019s because they are so impossibly, crushingly sad. 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