La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)

"La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)" is the second single to be released from the album Gold Against the Soul by the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 26 July 1993.

A rough translation of the song's title is the sadness will last. It was taken from a book about Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh was found injured in bed on July 27, 1890 after he had attempted suicide. His brother Theo tried to persuade him that everything would be all right and Vincent answered "La tristesse durera toujours" (The sadness will always last). He died the following day. The song tells of how society in general treats war veterans with little concern on a day to day basis and how they're lauded once a year for one day.

The b-side, "Patrick Bateman", is a 'tribute' to the American Psycho character. Six months before the release of the Gold Against The Soul, Nicky Wire had even said that the song would be the first single from the album. "La Tristesse Durera" reached number twenty-two in UK charts on July 31 1993.

It also made an appearance as track number four on Forever Delayed (October 28, 2002), the Manics' greatest hits album.

This song is one of two that contain guitar work from Richey Edwards the other being "No Surface All Feeling" on Everything Must Go.

Track listing

CD

1. "La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh) (7" Version)"
2. "Patrick Bateman"
3. "What's My Name (live The Clash cover At Cambridge Junction, 20 October 1992)"
4. "Slash 'n' Burn (Live At Norwich UEA, 21 October 1992)"

12"

1. "La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh) (Album Version)"
2. "Patrick Bateman"
3. "Repeat" (Live in Norwich October 21 1992)
4. "Tennessee (I Get Low)"

Cassette

1. "La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh)"
2. "Patrick Bateman".

v • d • e
Manic Street Preachers
James Dean Bradfield • Nicky Wire • Sean Moore • Richey James Edwards
Studio albums
Generation Terrorists (1992) • Gold Against the Soul (1993) • The Holy Bible (1994) • Everything Must Go (1996) • This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (1998) • Know Your Enemy (2001) • Lifeblood (2004) • Send Away the Tigers (2007) • Journal for Plague Lovers (2009)
Compilation albums
Forever Delayed (2002) • Lipstick Traces (2003)
EPs
"New Art Riot" (1990) • "Life Becoming a Landslide EP" (1994) • "Know Our B-Sides" (2001) • "God Save The Manics EP" (2005) • "Journal for Plague Lovers Remixes E.P." (2009)
Singles
"Suicide Alley" (1988) • "UK Channel Boredom" (1990) • "Motown Junk" (1991) • "You Love Us (Heavenly Version)" (1991) • "Feminine Is Beautiful" (1991) • "Stay Beautiful" (1991) • "Love's Sweet Exile/Repeat" (1991) • "You Love Us" (1991) • "Slash 'N' Burn" (1992) • "Motorcycle Emptiness" (1992) • "Suicide Is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H)" (1992) • "Little Baby Nothing" (1992) • "From Despair to Where" (1993) • "La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)" (1993) • "Roses in the Hospital" (1993) • "Faster/P.C.P." (1994) • "Revol" (1994) • "She Is Suffering" (1994) • "A Design for Life" (1996) • "Everything Must Go" (1996) • "Kevin Carter" (1996) • "Australia" (1996) • "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" (1998) • "The Everlasting" (1998) • "You Stole the Sun from My Heart" (1999) • "Tsunami" (1999) • "The Masses Against the Classes" (2000) • "Found That Soul" (2001) • "So Why So Sad" (2001) • "Ocean Spray" (2001) • "Let Robeson Sing" (2001) • "There by the Grace of God" (2002) • "The Love of Richard Nixon" (2004) • "Empty Souls" (2005) • "Underdogs" (2007) • "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (2007) • "Autumnsong" (2007) • "Indian Summer" (2007) • "Ghost of Christmas" (2007)
Box sets
"Six Singles from Generation Terrorists" (1997)
Video Albums
Everything Live (1997) • Leaving the 20th Century (2000) • Louder Than War (2001) • Forever Delayed (2002)
Other appearances
"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" (1995) • "Leviathan" (2005) • "The Instrumental" (2006) • "Umbrella" (2008)
Related articles
Discography • B-sides
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