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Marlon Williams, Make Way for Love ยฉ Dead OceansMarlon Williams helps Somber Sunday live up to its name exploring the plight of love on โ€œLove is a Terrible Thing,โ€ from his 2018 LP, Make Way for Love.

Somber Sunday perfectly captures the end of the weekend with its sadness, disappointment, and look towards yet another mad Monday. On the fifth edition of Somber Sunday, May 3, 2020, Marlon Williams brings full-on somberness via the plight of love, sigh. โ€œLove is a Terrible Thingโ€ hails from his underappreciated 2018 sophomore album, Make Way for Love. 

โ€œPeople tell me: โ€˜Boy, you got lucky!โ€™ / But I feel about as lucky as a snowman in the spring / Mind over matter; head over heart / Loveโ€™s a terrible thing.โ€ The plight of love is in full effect on the dramatic, emotionally driven piano ballad. The depression is real, as is the negative connotation.

Despite being sad about loveโ€™s terribleness, the New Zealand singer/songwriter is at his best. โ€œLove is a Terrible Thingโ€ represents a truly great harmonic moment from Make Way for Love, with its unique chords and progression.  The melody is complex, haunting, and simply breath taking. His vocals are expressive and โ€˜pitch-perfectโ€™ as he laments.  In addition to appearing on the Negative Connotation playlist, โ€œLove is a Terrible Thingโ€ also previously appeared on 15 Songs That Center Around Sadness & Depression. โ€œLove is a Terrible Thingโ€ โ€“ the perfect fit for SOMBER SUNDAY.


Marlon Williams โ€ข Make Way for Love โ€ข Dead Oceans โ€ข 2018
Marlon Williams, โ€œLove is a Terrible Thingโ€ | Somber Sunday ๐Ÿ’Ž [Photo Credits: Andre Beukes, Brent Faulkner, Dead Oceans, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Stock Snap]

 


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the musical hype (Brent Faulkner) has earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music (music education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and freelance music blogger. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.