"Geffen Records singles" . "-0.153203"^^ . "Elton John songs" . "413" . . . . "0.082912"^^ . "70"^^ . . "Song recordings produced by Chris Thomas (record producer)" . . "248000.0"^^ . . "false"^^ . "5714dece25ac0d8aee40dadb" . "eng" . "TRODNCQ128EF342E37" . "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" . "The Rocket Record Company" . . "1984 singles" . "Elton John" . "2008-12-07"^^ . "%22Sad Songs (Say So Much)%22 is a song by Elton John and is the closing track on the 1984 album Breaking Hearts. It reached the No 5 on the U.S. chart. The lyrics describe how it sometimes helps for someone who is feeling sad, or who has lost a partner, to listen to old radio blues classics. In the years since its issue, radio airplay has been modest compared with some of John's other 1980s singles.The music video, directed by Russell Mulcahy and shot on a street in Rushcutters Bay, Sydney, featured John without his familiar trademark glasses in some scenes. The single sleeve likewise featured John with no glasses.John performed the song on One Night Only: The Greatest Hits Live at Madison Square Garden with Canadian rock star Bryan Adams. In 2013, John was joined by Rod Stewart in a special performance of the song at the London Palladium after being presented with first Brits Icon award in recognition of his %22lasting impact%22 on UK culture.The song and the music video were both utilized in an early '80s TV advertisement for Sasson Designer Jeans, altering the lyrics of the song to %22Sasson says so much.%22" . "533331"^^ . . "1110293" . . "1984 songs" . . "107.0"^^ . "Music videos directed by Russell Mulcahy" . "Geffen Records" . "The Rocket Record Company singles" . "true"^^ . "4029b9eb-2077-4875-b8d2-f9cdca79770b" . . "Songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin" . "Bernie Taupin" . "true"^^ . "December 1983" . "Chris Thomas (record producer)" . "-12.1"^^ . "Songs with music by Elton John" . "english" . . "GBALX8400009" . "Gramophone record" . "2"^^ . . "Sad Songs" .