german word for enjoying other people's misery
Schadenfreude Schadenfreude (/ˈʃɑːdənfrɔɪdə/; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ( listen); lit. 'harm-joy') is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, or humiliation of another.
Tangled Up in Blue The lyrics are at times opaque, but the song seems to be (like most of the songs on the album) the tale of a love that has, for the time being, ended, although not by choice; the last verse begins:
The Adventures of Pete & Pete Little Pete Wrigley (Danny Tamberelli)
Harlan Howard Howard formulated the oft-quoted definition of a great country song: "Three chords and the truth."[3]