# Go beyond sad-songwriting Many artists sing about the personal and the interpersonal, but rarely sing about the social. Sad songwriting has become apolitical. Since we have fewer artists speaking to the social, listeners are left for the most part only to find themselves in the artists' understanding of their own identity; we have fewer opportunities to listen and find ourselves in the social. [[Best practices for sad songwriting]] "Coconutwave" could be a good commentary on this. Vaporwave with Kamala Harris sound bites.