Today I stopped at a light, and Bad Day came on the radio. Up until now, I have probably not listened to it once in it's entirety since THE NIGHT! Well today, I thought, "I can do this, it's been a long time, and everything has turned out better than we ever dreamed"I'll listen to it, cause despite the terrible memories, I really did like that song.
WRONG!!!!!!! Within 5 minutes, I was sobbing, remembering the awful night last May!. You know how when something so terrible happens, and you never ever forget where you were at the exact moment, or what you were doing.... Well that's what that song does to me.
People started beeping their horns, for me to move it, and I was just sitting there thinking "I'll move when I'm good and ready"! Yikes, I really have lost it!

Chloe I'm just like you!! When that song comes on the radio at work I always think of sitting in my living room sobing my heart out, while my DH rolled his eyes at me...

Yeah, I get what you mean. When I hear I don't cry though, maybe i weep a little, but most of the time i'm depressed.. what really stinks is that my local station must really like that song, because I hear it ALOT. and sometimes I'm so depressed I cant take it anymore i start yelling& mumbling, "I'm so depressed" and my dad is like "why" and i'm like "it reminds me of the time elliott got booted" and my dad responds "man you are so weird.. whats wrong with you" -.-

Oh, I sooooo know what you mean. I can't listen to it - I have to change the station. I still can't watch his "Bad Day" video or my DVR of that night. I've resigned myself to the fact that I may never be able to. I get so sad and so angry even though I was so proud of him. I sometimes wonder how Elliott feels when he hears that song - probably not nearly as bad as we do!

It's a slippery slope ladies. Don't go there.

I SOOO agree... I never really liked the song but now i get all emotional when i hear it and have to turn it!

Yep, I agree. I can't listen to it either. When it comes on I have to change the station.

Like you chloe, I hadn't listened to 'THAT' song, in its entirety in a loooong time. So, when I heard it come on the radio a month or so ago, my oldest chimed in, 'That's the Idol song mommy! Leave it on, please!!'. Well, I figured, it's been OVER A YEAR since that horrifying night, I will be fine.
Hmmph.
Needless to say, I was bawling by the chorus & finally had to turn the damn song cause I felt as though I was immediately back to that night in my living room & I was a MESS. My poor daughter saw my tears & said, 'Awwwww mommy, it's ok, Elliott made you a CD, don't cry!'.
*sigh*
I am so thankfull to be here at Etrain, where my emotions about Elliott are completely understood. Had I not found this place, I prolley would have convinced myself I was looney by this time! :blink:

You are not alone, guys. It's a different song for me, though. Not Bad Day, but What You Won't Do for Love. A couple of weeks ago, I transferred some songs from my CDs to my computer and one of them was WYWDFL. When I played it, I suddenly felt soooo sad coz I remembered the night when Elliott got voted off. I guess I haven't gotten over it yet, even though you can say that our boy is so successful now.

I have Powter's live AI performance of Bad Day on my mp3 player, so I hear it with all the background cheering.
I love the song, but it's emotionally charged because on the one hand it reminds me of the best season ever and how much I loved the whole season and most of the idols, but on the other, it reminds me of the night Elliott was voted off and I was beside myself with something akin to grief at "losing him".
I can hear it without crying now, because I (we) of course didn't lose Elliott in any way. We've only gained!

It still hurts me too hear that song...and I still have "THAT NIGHT"
on my TIVO...and have never been able to bring myself to watch it...
even though I know it all came out ok...
Bless his heart..Elliott has really worked very hard to acheive his goals..
and it is my pleasure to do what ever he needs me to do to help out..
I really think #3 is a lucky number for Elliott Yamin... :elliottcap: