Cry for Help Songs | dont worry, we are actually fine

About this episode

The episode discusses songs that serve as emotional outlets and includes a nostalgic conversation about Napoleon Dynamite.

If you see us listening to these songs....it's a cry for help. Also, bonus content where we spend way too much time talking about our love of Napoleon Dynamite. Hormonally Driven Heartbreak/I’m in Pain I can’t make you love me by Bonnie Raitt (Sam) Last Kiss by Taylor Swift (Sam) Falling by Harry Styles (Sam) TV by Billie Eilish (RiLee) Funeral by Phoebe Bridgers (RiLee) Hoax by Taylor Swift (RiLee) Tunnel under Ocean Boulevard album by Lana Del Ray (RiLee) Sobbing in the Shower One Step Up (Live) by Kenny Chesney (Sam) Delta by Crosby, Stills, and Nash (Sam) Funeral by Phoebe Bridgers (Sam) Talk Me Down by Troy Sivan (Sam) Homesick for my Youth/Nostalgic, but in a sinister way Stole my Heart by One Direction (RiLee) She Used to be Mine (from the musical Waitress) (Sam) What was I Made For by Billie Eilish (Sam) Sad Girls by Jillian Jacquline (Sam) Story of my Life by One Direction (Sam) Mystery of Love by Sufjan Stevens (RiLee) Into the Ocean by Blue October (RiLee) Ketchum ID by Boy Genius (RiLee) Raging at the World/Rage Gasoline by Halsey (Sam) Praying by Kesha (Sam) Popular Monster by Falling in Reverse (RiLee) RiLee’s Anxiety Song Calm Down by Selena Gomez, REMA Bonus…

People in this episode

Hosts: RiLee, Sam

Topics covered

• music
• emotional expression
• nostalgia
• heartbreak
• pop culture
• song analysis

Keywords

• cry for help songs
• Napoleon Dynamite
• heartbreak
• music analysis
• pop culture
• emotional songs

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Napoleon Dynamite, Tunnel under Ocean Boulevard, She Used to be Mine, What was I Made For, Sad Girls, Story of my Life, Calm Down, TTPD Anthology

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