Today's post comes from reader Elaine. Thanks, Elaine! Sarah McLachlan: Elsewhere [ purchase ] Sarah McLachlan's debut album was a ...

Todd Snider: Lonely Girl (live recording plus intro from Tales from Moondawg's Tavern ***) [ purchase ] - the studio version on Todd...

The Police: So Lonely [ purchase ] Admittedly and unabashedly based on Bob Marley's No Woman, No Cry - itself an admonition to a lonel...

Lucinda Williams: Side of the Road [ purchase ] Sometimes, you only need a few moments alone to clear your head. Lucinda William's ...

Janice Ian: At Seventeen Purchase Something about becoming a father has made me the biggest sap in the world. My 24 year old self would bea...

Simon and Garfunkel: I Am a Rock [ purchase ] The ultimate loner's anthem. Friendship causes pain. Love causes tears. A fortress of i...

Jan Johansson : Visa från Utanmyra [purchase] Swedish pianist Jan Johansson made nearly a dozen records before he died in a car crash in 196...

Gregory Isaacs : Lonely Lover [ purchase ] "Hey girl, you seem to be lonely, and I´m a lonely lover..." A perfect track for these ...

Cake: I Will Survive [ purchase ] Who doesn't love Gloria Gaynor's original?!? (and I'm hoping this is a rhetorical question) ...

Slaid Cleaves: Cold and Lonely [ purchase ] A transitional song, connecting one theme to the next with the tiniest of conjunctions. Texan s...

Tori Amos: Winter [ purchase ] Every time I hear this song... I can see the dripping icicles hanging from the gutters, feel the chill of t...

A strange thing happened to me today. I started my day outside, shoveling ten inches of new snow. When the job was done, I came inside. Inte...

Martin Carthy : Lord Franklin [ purchase ] Lord Franklin and his crew of 100 sailors set out on a brave quest for the North West Passage, an...

Ween: Cold Blows the Wind [ purchase ] "Cold Blows the Wind", from Ween's The Mollusk , is an old Child Ballad , also known a...

James Taylor: Frozen Man [ purchase ] We've posted numerous James Taylor songs in our time here at Star Maker Machine, but none so recen...

Shelleyan Orphan: Ice [ purchase ] Since I live in South Florida, I have been joking off-list with my fellow Star Makers about this week...

John Hiatt : Icy Blue Heart [ purchase ] I can see my breath when I hear this song. John Hiatt makes you feel the chill in the air. This pro...

Hank Mobley : Funk In Deep Freeze [ purchase ] Hardbopper Hank Mobley´s artistry was always a bit underappreciated during his lifetime, as h...

Little Feat: Cold, Cold, Cold [ purchase ] What this blog needs is more Little Feat. And luckily, they've got just the tune for our f...

Captain Beyond: Frozen Over [purchase] Progressive rock, heavy blues, wild jazz and frickin' SPACE! Captain Beyond's spicy hard ro...