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Fascinatin Rhythm: Love Songs About Divorce, 06/13/20

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Episode # 2024 (Encore 1745)

Love comes without a guarantee. It’s not something we want to believe, but we learn to endure the worst of times. Separation, divorce, and, with them, the death of assumptions. Songs are good at looking back nostalgically at the past, but remembering offers little consolation--until it does. These songs range over the emotional map, but at their heart lies a sense of regret and even despair.