#28 Elbow - "My Sad Captains"

Some songs you have to be heartbroken to understand, some songs you have to be deeply depressed to understand, some songs you have to be in love to understand, and then some songs are "My Sad Captains" by Elbow.

The title comes from a line in Antony & Cleopatra "come, let's have one other gaudy night; call to me all my sad captains, fill our bowls, once more; let's mock the midnight bell" Yup, that's Shakespearean for "it's time to party!" Elbow singer Guy Garvey chose an appropriate title as he says “My Sad Captains is mourning the end of the 15-strong 3-day bender in favour of one or two people’s company and getting proper into your cups” he adds “It mourns the fact you can’t see all your friends every night like when you’re young”

It's a beautiful song and it makes me think of crazy, beautiful nights with my crazy, beautiful friends of years gone by.  Do yourself a favor and play this song and take a trip down memory lane, it promises to be "a perfect waste of time"....