Mr. Dieingly Sad

 

I discovered this gem on You Tube by a group called The Critters. The lead singer, Don Ciccone (no known relation to Madonna Louise), wrote and performed the song just when he was drafted during the Vietnam War in 1966. The song was a huge hit, but with him away at war, they couldn’t promote or tour. The good news is Ciccone made it out of the Saigon alive and went on to join The Four Seasons, but had to take a back seat to Frankie Valli. Anyway, it’s a haunting and beautiful song and really captures the way so many of us are feeling these days.