A Few of My Favorite Things

Three Song Lyrics That Convey Tragedy At Its Finest

by Mark Phinney

“I feel so tragic, like I’m Marlon Brando…”
Iggy Pop and/or David Bowie, “China Girl”

“…and it was cold, and it rained, so I felt like an actor…”
David Bowie, “Five Years”

“The shadow boys dive off the cars and smash right into the street…”
Tom Waits, “Time”