50 sad tuesday songs

1. the smiths – bigmouth strikes again
2. the shins – kissing the lipless
3. aimee mann – calling it quits
4. tegan and sara – monday monday monday
5. sleater-kinney – get up
6. morrissey – every day is like sunday
7. the velvet underground and nico – i’ll be your mirror
8. tegan and sara – living room
9. death cab for cutie – for what reason
10. ben lee – cigarettes will kill you
11. silver scooter – tribute to the phone calls
12. nico – these days
13. death cab for cutie – photobooth
14. ben folds five – selfless, cold, and composed
15. the smiths – heaven knows i’m miserable now
16. okkervil river – westfall
17. elliott smith – alameda
18. modest mouse – heart cooks brain
19. weezer – the world has turned and left me here
20. belle and sebastian – if she wants me
21. luna – superfreaky memories
22. sloan – i can feel it
23. interpol – c’mere
24. soul coughing – the idiot kings
25. spoon – everything hits at once
26. aimee mann – nothing is good enough
27. death cab for cutie – lowell, ma
28. the sea and cake – jacking the ball
29. rufus wainwright – danny boy
30. the shins – new slang
31. ani difranco – hell yeah
32. the postal service – the district sleeps alone tonight
33. simon and garfunkel – america
34. grandaddy – the crystal lake
35. the postal service – such great heights
36. decemberists – here i dreamt i was an architect
37. u2 – stay (faraway, so close!)
38. belle and sebastian – the state i am in
39. interpol – evil
40. morrissey – suedehead
41. dismemberment plan – superpowers
42. simon and garfunkel – april come she will
43. the shins – girl on the wing
44. silver scooter – tractor pull
45. built to spill – car
46. the beatles – i’m only sleeping
47. portishead – sour times
48. badly drawn boy – once around the block
49. ben folds – annie waits
50. modest mouse – the ocean breathes salty

(when it comes to sad tuesday songs, it’s important to choose tracks that will maintain your sadness without pushing it over into outright depression.  that’s why there’s aimee mann but no fiona apple, interpol but no cure, “bigmouth strikes again” but no “please please please let me get what i want.”  it’s a slippery slope, y’all.)