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Apology Songs

By | The Y! Music Playlist Blog – Wed, Apr 30, 2008 3:15 PM EDT

The apology.

Nothing can disperse bad feelings faster. So why is it so hard? An apology left unsaid can leave lingering resentment and help construct walls between lovers, friends and family alike.

It's no wonder that many a musician has found it easier to say "I'm sorry" in a song rather than face to face. For this reason, hundreds of apology songs have been written over the years. In this playlist we will explore a good sampling of them.

Below are some of the lyrics to this box-set length apology playlist. If you need to tell someone you're sorry, give this list a spin. You're sure to find some inspiration to help you find the right words.

1. Elton John - "Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest Word"
"It's sad, so sad
It's a sad, sad situation
And it's getting more and more absurd
It's sad, so sad
Why can't we talk it over
Oh it seems to me
That sorry seems to be the hardest word"

2. Hothouse Flowers - "I'm Sorry"
"Yeah and say you're sorry, so I say I'm Sorry
'Cos I been telling you lies, standing on your face
I been making you cry all over the place Lord
I should have known (known) should've known better
Well I could not phone (phone) but I could
I'm Sorry"

3. The Posies — "Apology"
"So push the button ring the bell
Behold your tongue it's served you well
Enough to bring you here, won't you please…
Take me back - teach me
Take me back — Apology"

4. The Decemberists — "The Apology Song"
"So I wrote you this song
In the hope that you'd forgive me
Even though it was wrong
Being so careless with a thing so great"

5. Remy Zero — "Apology For You"
"I try to stay here
But all I did was brought you down
You pulled away
Just look at me now
If I could change
I'd tear this twisted frame in two
I'd bend my life for you"

The Apology Playlist

1. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Elton John

2. I'm Sorry - Hothouse Flowers

3. I'm Sorry - Red House Painters

4. Apology Song - The Decemberists 

5. So. Central Rain - R.E.M.

6. Apology - The Posies

7. Apology In Advance - Guided By Voices 

8. Apologize - John Lee Hooker

9. I'm Sorry - John Denver

10. Sorry Or Please - Kings Of Convenience

11. Apology - Chuck Prophet 

12. I'll Say I'm Sorry Now - Shawn Colvin

13. Portrait Of An Apology - Jars Of Clay

14. Sorry So Sorry - Howie Day 

15. Glad And Sorry - The Faces

16. I Apologize - Bing Crosby

17. I Owe You Some Apology - Gregory Isaacs 

18. I'm Sorry - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

19. Apology For An Accident - American Music Club

20. Sorry Charlie - Ween

21. Sorry Suzanne - The Hollies 

22. I'm Sorry Mama - Leadbelly

23. Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Az Yet

24. Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right - Gladys Knight & The Pips 

25. Sorry - The Moody Blues

26. Sorry Is A Sorry Word - The Temptations

27. Apology - Our Lady Peace

28. Apology Accepted - Theh Go-Betweens 

29. All Apologies - Nirvana 

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