The week between the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and
Yom Kippur is a time of self-reflection. That time is usually marked by
apologizing and forgiving one’s fellow wo/man for anything they may have done
to cause them harm.
Music has often been an outlet with which people could
express their feelings, including those of remorse and forgiveness. That is
evidenced by the hundreds of songs written about regretting one’s decisions and
feeling sorry about how they have affected others. Whether those “others”
includes scorned lovers or mistreated friends, there is no doubt that there are
many songs that sincerely (and not so sincerely) try to right the wrongs of the
past.
Back in 2016, we published an
article detailing some of our favorite songs about forgiveness and there
are still plenty more that are just as sincere. In honor of Rosh Hashanah and
Yom Kippur, Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island's music outlet, has come back with another list of apology songs. Here are six more to help you say sorry to those you may have
wronged.
1.
Hawthorne Heights, “Saying Sorry”: “Saying Sorry”
depicts the song’s narrator and his significant other in the midst of a
break-up. As the girl cries, the narrator feels so bad about how things ended
and how he made her cry that he feels that he needs to apologize profusely.
Hawthorne Heights, like many “screamo” bands from the mid-2000s, have this
penchant for overly dramatic, impassioned pleas and this is one of the best. (video)
2.
Hoobastank, “The Reason”: Bringing Hoobastank
out of the realm of just boiling under hardcore, “The Reason” became a huge hit
for the band in the early 2000s. Perhaps that’s in part due to the sincerity of
the lyrics, which speak from the point of view of a man who knows they’ve
messed up and is looking to change his ways, saying that his girl has given him
a reason to do so. It could also partially be the song’s passionate melody,
which swells with love, passion and the will to change. (video)
3.
Nirvana,
“All Apologies”: The lyrics to “All Apologies” can be taken to mean a couple of
different things. It can be a sarcastic blow to anyone who doesn’t like what he
stands for. It can also be a self-defeating, all-encompassing apology for
something he has done. For this one, he piles all the blame for what happened
on his own shoulders, dealing with the shame and feeling the regret. (video)
4.
Blink-182,
“I Miss You”: “I Miss You” deals with the fallout from a bad breakup, where the
narrator is so obsessed with his girl that he misses and longs for her to come
back. He begs for her forgiveness as he cannot bear to be away from her any
longer. One of Blink-182’s more sincere songs, an early taste of the more
mature sound that band would pick up later. (video)
5.
Outkast,
“Ms. Jackson”: Some of the best and most sincere songs come from personal
experiences. Such is the case with “Ms. Jackson,” Outkast’s break-out single,
which was written as an apology to Erykah Badu, who Andre 3000 had a child with
out of wedlock, and her mother. The song goes through the narrator confessing
his deeds and how he wants to be in his kid’s life with the repetition of the
hook reinforcing its sincerity. (video)
6.
Backstreet
Boys, “Shape of My Heart”: Among all the swoon-worthy love songs, the Backstreet
Boys also had one of the best apology songs of the early 2000s. “Shape of My
Heart” finds the song’s narrator looking back on his life and realizing that he
wasn’t being the kind of person he wanted to be. Because of this, he’s
apologizing by telling her how he really feels in hopes that she will forgive
him. The track goes well with the previous track off album ‘Black and Blue,’ “The
Call,” which definitely warrants an apology. (video)
Music has often been used as a tool to convey one’s feelings
of regret and apology, usually in hopes of forgiveness. The songs above sincerely
attempt to right wrongs, in these cases from the perspective of a rueful lover.
Check out these songs and let us know what songs you turn towards for saying “sorry”
in the comments below.
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