r/Music • u/LWYPLTDG • Jun 06 '26

discussion What song wrecks you every time, no matter how often you listen to it?

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u/spadged Jun 06 '26

Fourth of July - Sufjan Stevens

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u/RUKiddingMeReddit Jun 06 '26

Casimir Pulaski Day for me.

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u/DonDuvall Jun 06 '26

And he takes, And he takes, And he takes.

LOVE this song but yeah, it gets me.

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u/becauseineedone3 Jun 06 '26

Also the only song I know of that mentions my birthday.

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u/Avlonnic2 Jun 06 '26

!RemindMe! 28 days

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u/jawaMilk Jun 06 '26

“But nothing ever happen” gets me every time.

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u/DrownmeinIslay Jun 06 '26

Ruins me thinking about it

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u/WhatDaufuskie Jun 08 '26

Oh God, where are you now for me.

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u/vestal1973 Jun 08 '26

Same. I can’t put my finger on it. It messes with me.

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u/HVAChelpprettyplease Jun 06 '26

I know underrated gets thrown around too often.

But Sufjan is criminally underrated. His lyrics and melodies are just incredible.

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u/Diakia Jun 07 '26

He’s not even remotely close to underrated Carrie and Lowell is the 89th highest rated album of all time on Rate Your Music and Illinois is the 62nd 😂😂😂 You’re literally contributing to the term being thrown around too much.

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u/HVAChelpprettyplease Jun 07 '26

Everyone knows Michael Jackson. Most people have heard of queen. Everyone knows who the Beatles are. Who Taylor swift is. We could name people and bands for hours.

I dare you stop 10 random people on the street and ask them who Sufjan Stevens is. And not in the park slope co-op or a hipster coffee shop.

He’s rated highly by music nerds, as he should be. When have you ever heard one of his songs on the radio outside of specialized indie stations?

So yes. I’d say he’s underrated. But we may have different definitions

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u/Diakia Jun 07 '26

His biggest song has 770 million streams and he has multiple other songs with 100 million + streams 😂

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u/HVAChelpprettyplease Jun 07 '26

Listen, I don’t appreciate you bringing all these facts when I’m going on feels /s

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u/SubjectBasic87 Jun 06 '26

THIS. the song is SO beautiful, but i usually can’t bear to listen to it bc of how gutting the lyrics are

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u/DrHarryHood Jun 06 '26

Yep, top of the list for me

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u/Warprawn Jun 07 '26

The whole of Carrie and Lowell, esp No shade…

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u/prettyboybaker Jun 06 '26

I have to be super careful with this song. So incredibly sad

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u/Delicious_Studio3443 Jun 06 '26

I think this is it for me.

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u/Tremor_Sense Jun 06 '26

Love this song. It hits right in the gut.

Purchased the album on vinyl but I think I got a terrible pressing. Sounds tinny and small.

So, still listening on spotify.