Most depressing Song Ever.

Goldstein

The carpenters. Streaks ahead of anything else for this I'd say.

He ain't heavy - The Hollies
Blank page - The Smashing Pumpkins
All by myself - Eric Carmen
Over the rainbow - Eva Cassiddy
Fields of gold - Eva Cassiddy
Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
Tears in heaven - Eric Clapton
Saltwater - Julian Lennon
My immortal - Evenesence
The dance - Garth Brooks

arbeitsscheuer

A few people have said Andrea Bocelli - It's Time To Say Goodbye.
That's actually called Con Te Partiro.
Just thought I'd point that out (I know, I know, pedantic as hell... )

cornbb

Leonard Cohen - Suzanne

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PORNAPSTER wrote:

Sentenced - Noose.

That's a class tune though. How about something by My Dying Bride? Maybe "Sear Me" or "Two Winters Only".

Maynooth

Unbreak my heart - Toni Braxton.

The Backstreet Boy's new song Incomplete is very depressing....taking away the fact that it's them (depressing enough I know!) the words are very depressing. It's a very sad song, makes me lonely

Nightwish

evanescence-away from me
evanescence-lies
nightwish-ocean soul
the smiths-how soon is now

acri

I find Girl Boy Song by Aphex Twin both depressing and exciting. It's hard to find a truely depressing song, but, as one poster pointed out, Johnny Cash's version of Hurt did a good job.

And Samskeyti by Sigur Ros. Same deal as Girl Boy Song.

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acri wrote:

I find Girl Boy Song by Aphex Twin both depressing and exciting.

I love that tune. I don't find it depressing at all, more hopefull but I guess it's going to affect everyone differently.

Executive Steve

all bad music is depressing to me...

Yv

Kingsize wrote:

"oh mother, i can feel the soil falling over my head..."
Is that not the smiths????"i know its over" equally depressing though!

so that's what it is!! it was a live medley of hallelujah & that song but a gloriously depressing one at that, was driving myself nuts over what song he was covering there, thanks!

spiderlegs

Fiona Apple-never is a promise.
The Piano and strings is so hauntinglty gorgeous.It could make anyone sad.

OY

At the moment there are a few sad songs that just struck me as being really moving...

Rufus Wainwright - Hallelujah
The Streets - Dry Your Eyes

Those are pretty moving IMO

OMG how could i forget the Johnny Cash version of Hurt... Wow... amazingly sad!

arbeitsscheuer

Something Corporate - Konstantine
Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
Queen - The Show Must Go On
Er... blink182 - I'm Lost Without You (seriously, v depressing song)
Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing
The Streets - Stay Positive (ironically titled as u can see)
Annie Lennox - Why

Meh. There's loads more if I can remember em.

Tar.Aldarion

johnny cash-hurt

cee_jay

My Old Man by Phil Coulter

deisedolly

Radiohead - Karma police
If I'm depressed I'll start bawling as soon as it kicks in
What a song

Capt'n Midnight

The Sweeney - the show usually ends on a downbeat note and then that sad down to earth music plays.

arbeitsscheuer

Portishead - Roads


Unbelievably depressing...

Estragon

NWA

100 Miles And Runnin

Its a sad state of affairs

200 years without slavery

But not without hate

JimboPope

The Blue Nile - Family Life

loyatemu

the smiths often get unfairly categorised as depressing when their music is full of humour

nonetheless I'm going to nominate "asleep" by the smiths which is about (yes!) suicide

"Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
And then leave me alone
Don't try to wake me in the morning
'Cause I will be gone
Don't feel bad for me
I want you to know
Deep in the cell of my heart
I will feel so glad to go"

garred

Most of the Coldplay stuff

Nea

Muse- Hurricanes and Butterflies.

Anything by Enya

Ooly

Damien Rice - Cannonball
Radiohead - Creep / High & Dry
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
Greenday - When September Ends
James Blunt - You're Beautiful
Johnny Cash - Hurt

I love depressing songs tho.

Ever realise that most sad / depressing songs are sung by male singers?

seabee

Does liking depressing songs means one is depressed?

Ooly

I hope not :eek:

Duckjob

A lot of songs by Jewel are pretty grim.

nine inch nails - something i can never have

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Duckjob wrote:

A lot of songs by Jewel are pretty grim.

Yeah, I find Pieces of You one of those that my parents like to describe as a "song-to-shoot-yourself-by". But I like depressing songs, so therefore I like Jewel.

Slash/ED

Suicide is painless, the original one not the Manics cover, that was used for the M*A*S*H theme song (The original film, not the series). Probably been mentioned but I'm not arsed looking through all 6 pages.