Elliott Smith's Saddest Song | Good Art Bad Art #96 @GregHarradineComposer

Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

In this episode, I discuss which of Elliott Smith's songs I think is the saddest, and why. Join my Patreon to help shape future Good Art Bad Art episodes: patreon.com/c/gregharradine

What do you think? Is this his saddest song?

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$Elliott Smiths Saddest Song | Good Art Bad Art #96 In this episode, I discuss which of Elliott Smiths songs I think is the saddest, and why. Join my Patreon to help shape future Good Art Bad Art episodes: https://www.patreon.com/c/gregharradine What do you think? Is this his saddest song? Watch more Good Art Bad Art episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlwlnYNHQ66yIvuL8PYBeZu_0ARvCeE0B Good Art Bad Art seeks to be a place where good and, yes, bad music can be discussed openly, honestly, and rigorously; and where the opposing forces of objectivity and subjectivity can share the same warm bed for a brief while. It is also a place where you can leave your opinion (I read them all) in the always fascinating and sometimes fractious comment section — dont be shy now. ➤ Website: https://www.goodartbadart.com ➤ Merch: https://greg-harradine-shop.fourthwall.com/en-gbp/collections/clothing ➤ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/gregharradine Why join me on Patreon? Rewards include: ➤ Suggest and vote on topics for future episodes ➤ Be listed as a supporter at end of videos ➤ Join the private Discord and talk music with me ➤ Ask me to review any piece of music and I’ll send you a personal video review My stance on the use of Artificial Intelligence: I want to assure you that everything you read or hear from me is entirely mine and mine alone — AI has no place whatsoever in the work I create. #ElliottSmith #guitar #songwriting$

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