a little yearning

we all have our most beloved songs about yearning to get us through the night. when i was a teenager, it was songs like 'in your room' by the bangles and *shudder* basically every song by air supply. yup, i just admitted that. then my tastes moved on to kate bush, fiona apple, tori amos, jeff buckley, chris isaak, joe jackson, the moody blues, nine inch nails, david bowie, peter gabriel, nina simone, pink floyd...and many more in my teens, where i found a few suitable 'pining' songs. here are some tunes i thought i'd share with you from my current playlist:

animal collective - winter's love

tom waits - take it with me

the jesus and mary chain - something i can't have

tom waits - temptation

bruce springsteen - i'm on fire

bowerbirds - bur oak

joanna newsom - sawdust & diamonds

leonard cohen - one of us cannot be wrong

the decemberists - here i dreamt i was an architect

neil young - harvest moon

bruce springsteen - the fever

kate bush - running up that hill

jace everett - bad things

elvis costello - i want you

cole porter - you do something to me

jeff buckley - lover, you should've come over

muddy waters - i just want to make love to you

man man - rabbit habits

st. vincent - marry me

tom waits - jersey girl

otis redding - these arms of mine

etta james - at last
mat kearney - dancing in the dark

led zeppelin - since i've been loving you

pj harvey - black hearted love

billie holiday - you're my thrill
bon iver - i can't make you love me

please add your favourites in the comments section!