Alone Again (Naturally)

A couple months ago, I discovered Lily Allen's song 'Littlest Things' which I was completely obsessed with. Well, I'm sort of proud and horrified at the same time, to say that I have beaten that record of obsession with a song; a few days ago I bought 'Alone Again (Naturally)' which is the Gilbert O'Sullivan song from the 1970's (which coincidentally also features in the movie 'Love, Rosie' along with 'Littlest Things') and while doing numerous readings and research for an essay, I've been playing it on repeat. Today was the first day in three whole days where I've started to listen to other songs, which I felt really guilty about at first, but I thought it was the best thing to do (I sound like I broke up with the song, which is bitterly-funny considering what the title is).

I was first introduced to this song when I was roughly twelve, when I watched 'Love Actually' for the first time, and Colin Firth's character has a line where he quotes it when he arrives in France. My parents pointed it out to me and when I didn't get the reference, my parents immediately educated me with the song. I would forget about the song, but whenever it came on, I'd say "I like this," until a few days ago when I played it and just couldn't stop: I'm addicted to sad songs.

On the first day: I played it 59 times
Day two: 104
Day three: 166

It's a tragic song about a guy committing suicide, so it's not the cheeriest of topics. It talks about being completely and utterly broken inside, of being on your own and isolated because anyone you have ever loved has been taken away from you. Despite this, I was listening to it and found it trancelike when you have played it enough times, which makes it easier to focus and be absorbed with essay research. Either way, I absolutely love this song.