What is the saddest song you have ever heard?

scudzilla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF-qs_jxrH0

Missyelliot2

The Princess Bride wrote: »

I haven't heard this song since I was a child.
Back then, I used to cry any time it was on the radio as it was such a miserable story.

Nobody's Child.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwqcKAgYZfI

I used to sing this (relentlessly) in our ford escort, until one day my lovely mam said, "have you no other song?".......so off I went on the '40 shades of green"
Have not been asked to sing since......

Gryffindor

The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build a Home - As posted already.



This. Just searching for it again made me tear up.

Or even worse:

Maybe not the saddest but there is something so sad about Karen Dalton - Katie Cruel.

jackie1974

You are my sunshine, I used to sing this for my daughter when she was small and she started singing it when she was about 3 or 4. She became pregnant with twin girls last year and would sing it to her bump. She went into labour at 26 weeks and lost one of her little girls at a month old. We played You are my sunshine at her funeral, extremely emotional but really close to our hearts.

I also love Waltzing Matilda Tom Waits and Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton

Wellyd

The Everly Brothers - All I Have to do is Dream

Zirconia

Alan Parsons Project - Old and Wise

Missyelliot2

Zirconia wrote: »

Alan Parsons Project - Old and Wise

Zirconia, Zirconia....see post 87:D:D:D
Great minds!

Shakti

Right now it's this

handbagmad

Karma police radiohead.
"this is what you get"
Special personal meaning love them though really deep lyrics great melodies

Zirconia

Also...
Sia - Breathe Me

tim3000

I refuse to listen to this. Absolutely destroys me when I hear it

Ace Attorney

this does it for me

Pogmothone

shar01 wrote: »

Kilkelly, Ireland - has been covered by many but I like the Mick Maloney, Jimmy Keane and Robbie O'Connell version.

Sonny - Mary Black, Dolores Keane and Emmylou Harris

I was going to post "Kilkelly Ireland" until I saw your post....Its a tear jerker alright...

jack747

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsevYF7LZ6I

only heard it recently and supose you could call it sad but i think it's a class tune

Ipso

Ralph McTells' Streets of London.

Shakti

or him doing 'Clare to here"

Nerdlingr

Declan A Walsh

jackie1974 wrote: »

You are my sunshine, I used to sing this for my daughter when she was small and she started singing it when she was about 3 or 4. She became pregnant with twin girls last year and would sing it to her bump. She went into labour at 26 weeks and lost one of her little girls at a month old. We played You are my sunshine at her funeral, extremely emotional but really close to our hearts.

I also love Waltzing Matilda Tom Waits and Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton

It's actually called Tom Traubert's Blues. He uses the chorus of Waltzing Matilda for the chorus of this song, but the verses are completely different! Great song, though.

sheroman01

I dunno why but Leif Erikson by Interpol gets me, especially the line "She says brief things, her love's a pony, My love's subliminal".

ivytwine

alleystar wrote: »

+1 on Alice In Chains. First song I thought of when I saw this thread.

Billy Joel's And So It Goes is quite sad, beautiful song though - especially when sung by a choir.

Some others too:

Laura - Bat For Lashes
Black Flies - Ben Howard
Smother - Daughter
Interlude - London Grammar
My Tears Are Becoming A Sea - M83
Berlin - RY X (more depressing than anything)
Srxt - Bloc Party

'Laura' cuts very close to the bone for me. This song by Florence and the Machine is a similar ilk.

dirkmeister

This gets me every time, especially when you take into account what Staley was going through at the time.

Hermy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvZK8Wl7RQ8

Ten of Swords

The lyrics of this song always stir up strong emotions for me.

"I'll be brave, I'll be brave, when the timing comes around I'll be brave, yeah I'll be brave"