Saddest Songs of All Time??

GerK

Originally posted by Lolo
Justin Hayward "Forever Autumn" from "War of the Worlds".

I'd forgotten about this one until I picked it up on 7" the other day. it was my favourite song when I was 4. I was a melancholy child.

HAHA Me too, I used to listen to a copied tape of War Of the Worlds that belonged to my brother. I listened to it so much the tape snapped!

Classic stuff it was.

Kurdt

oh my god i love war of the worlds...

i have it on a really old crappy falling apart tape...the full and original version...

i love it to bits!!!!

scuzzy

Idlewild - Scottish Fiction
Eric Roche - Si Beag Si Mor
Embrace - My Weakness Is None Of Your Business
Frames - Red Chord
and of course...
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

buzzerbuckley

hey lolo from what I hear yourè still a melancholy child!well thats what the word is from the two xfm camps you visit!nah only joking.

rubyseyes

Suede - the next life
Rasputina - signs of the zodiac
smashing pumpkins - shame & this time
placebo - and then the clouds will open for me....
smiths - that joke is'nt funny any more
radiohead - how to dissappear......
joy division - atmosphere

bandit

cant believe i forgot the beautiful across the sea by weezer. GOD DAMN THIS BUSINEES IS SO LAME>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

angiedude

Saddesst song of all time is either....jeff buckley:
Satisfied mind... Lover you should have come over...hallelujah...
Or Johnny cash....hurt....the nine inch nails version SUCKS......
Oh and creep or Fake plastic trees. ....:D .....

QM79

Counting Crows - Colourblind

Sia - Breathe Me (esp when it was used in the last sequence of Six Feet Under)

D'eus - Hotel lounge

Radiohead - Exit Music (for a film)

The Beatles - In my life

Dave Matthews - Some Devil

Blink 182 - Miss You

There's probably loads more but I'm now too depressed to think.......:D

Gerard_Smith

Well Urban legend would have it that the saddest song of all time is Gloomy Sunday as sung by Billie Holiday. There are stores about it causing people to commit suicide and American radio having to band the "great suicide song".

dymonaz

Placebo - Pierrot The Clown (I know it's 2006, but it beats any other song I've ever heard before, though Placebo - Twenty Years can't make me happy either)

Every other sad song is mostly that because of the memories associated and not because the songs are that sad by themselves (i.e. RHCP - Otherside). And as well half of Radiohead's releases could compete here:) Together with The Cranberries.

stipey

Brick by Ben Folds

saintgaz

I remember when I was about 7, 'Puff the Magic Dragon' came on the radio one morning and I started crying over that bit at the end where the kid fecks off and leaves him! I realise now there are laws and things that stop you hanging around too much with amphibious fauna but at the time it was emotional.

Some good ones mentioned, would make a point of seconding 'For No One' by The Beatles.

I'm currently trying to encourage the powers that be in Phantom Towers to play some Television Personalities and they're on my mind, so:

Television Personalities - Three Wishes
Television Personalities - Now You're Just Being Ridiculous
Television Personalities - The Girl Who Had Everything
Television Personalities - Everything She Touches Turns To Gold

Leaving aside stuff by bands that would be regarded as 'dark':

Bob Dylan - You're A Big Girl Now
Thin Lizzy - Saga Of the Ageing Orphan
The Revenants - Aldebaran

Tyrrial

The Reindeer Section - Your Sweet Voice

also
Ben Folds - Late

Wacker

lamda wrote:

Radiohaed - Fake Plastic Trees
And a song which always makes me cry but i cant remember what it is..little help?
" Now there ae no friends to only pass the time no more colouring books no christmas bells to chime....."
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That would be Going Back, by the Byrds. Patsy Cline also had a version.

I can't believe the Johnny Cash version of Hurt only got one mention. That and I Hung My Head both get me searching for a straight edged razor every time.
BUT, the saddest song ever, and once again I am shocked that it wasn't mentioned: Eric Clapton, Tears in Heaven.
Obvious choice I know.
For some inexplicable reason I always find Octupus's Garden by the Beatles really sad too.

Howard the Duck

"hung my head" is a good one....for me antony and the johnson's "hope there's someone" is pretty damn depressing and also Bobby Goldsboro "honey" a song form the 60's about some guy's wife dying it's cheesy but sad none the less... i do like a good sad song.

Killaqueen!!!

here's a small selection

Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN suck)
Johnny Cash - I Hung My Head
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (Sorry, Leonard Cohen's voice.......)
Gary Jules - Mad World
Peter Green - Man of the World
Coldplay - The Scientist
Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter/Delicate
Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One
U2 - Staring At The Sun
U2 - With or Without You
U2 - One (johnny Cash version is better)
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol - You Could Be Happy
Snow Patrol - Run
Pink - Who Knew
The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work
Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven
Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet (dunno why, just gets to me. great song)
Radiohead - Creep
Fort Minor - Where'd You Go
Blink 182 - I Miss You
Dido - White Flag
Eminem - Stan
Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply
Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You
Toni Braxton - Unbreak My Heart
Phil Collins - Against All Odds
Puff Daddy - I'll Be Missing You (actually prefer this to origional song even though I love The Police)
Johnny Cash - (There'll Be Peace) In The Valley
Guns n Roses - Don't Cry
Guns n Roses - November Rain
The Eagles - New York Minute
The Eagles - Desperado
Queen - Too Much Love Will Kill You
Jack Johnson - No Other Way
Keane - We Might As Well Be Strangers
Muse - Thoughts of a dying atheist
Muse - Falling Away With You
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
No Doubht - Don't Speak
Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah
Prince - Purple Rain
Sinead O Connor - Nothing Compares To You
Seal - Kiss From A Rose
The Calling - Wherever You Go
The Streets - dry Your Eyes
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

and yes I am an expert on sad songs

justtoby

Faded -- Afghan Whigs
Purple Rain -- Prince
And All That Could Have Been -- Nine Inch Nails
Flames -- VAST
Martin Eden -- Twilight Singers
Wicked Game -- Chris Isaak

starchy

saintgaz wrote:

I'm currently trying to encourage the powers that be in Phantom Towers to play some Television Personalities and they're on my mind, so:

Television Personalities - Three Wishes
Television Personalities - Now You're Just Being Ridiculous
Television Personalities - The Girl Who Had Everything
Television Personalities - Everything She Touches Turns To Gold

YES! Also "Bright Sunny Smiles" or "Happy All The Time" for depression mixed with bitter irony. Or what about their cover of George Harrison's "Isn't It A Pity"? Combined with the fact that it's the last track from the last album before Dan Treacy went missing, it's pretty much the most gutwrenching thing you could possibly hear...

Silverfish

Holy Resurrection, Batman!

I started this thread over four years ago. What the hell, I don't even know what the songs I posted about are anymore.

My saddest song of all time now is 'Someone New' sung by that crappy all girl choir La Scala or whatever. Or possibly the version of Hey Ya by Matt Weedle ( which you can see here )

Wacker

Silverfish wrote:

Holy Resurrection, Batman!

I started this thread over four years ago. What the hell, I don't even know what the songs I posted about are anymore.

I noticed as much when I gave Lamda a call to let her know the name of the track she'd been asking about. She told me that she hadn't posted here for years.

Ah well. One may as well resurrect a thread as start a new one about the same thing.

mlam

A good thread never dies so here's my sad songs

Aqualung Strange and beautiful
Nick Cave Into your arms
Grant Lee Buffalo Fuzzy and Happiness
dEUS Secret Hell and Right as rain
Kristen Hersh Me and my charms
Beth Orton I wish I never saw the sunshine
Plague Monkeys Breaking the ice
The Dudley Corporation Quick
Tom Waits Martha
Guillemots If the world ends

Went n listened to all of these again n they still get me, sniffle

Ha! The Phantom Boards.... this is a blast from the past!

JC 2K3

Killaqueen!!! wrote:

NIN suck

I'd argue with you, but your list of songs robs your opinion of any credibility whatsoever.

JC 2K3

Sad songs I can think of:

Televators - Mars Volta
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Zeppelin
Life Ain't So ****ty - Blind Melon(not that directly "sad", but to me hearing it is so sad and haunting, RIP Shannon )

I have a hard time labelling songs "sad", the ones that are blatantly sad are usually contrived and crap, but the better ones are usually more filled with emotion and/or deep than "sad"....

rediguana

"Sway" / Bic Rumba

who's yer one?

elliott smith's twilight absolutely love the song (and everyting else the guy wrote) but if i hear it in a certain mood youll find me in the foetal position in a dark corner somewhere
oooh, and sylvia plath by ryan adams kinda bummy too

Piste

Killaqueen!!! wrote:

here's a small selection

Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN suck)
Johnny Cash - I Hung My Head
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (Sorry, Leonard Cohen's voice.......)
Gary Jules - Mad World
Peter Green - Man of the World
Coldplay - The Scientist
Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter/Delicate
Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One
U2 - Staring At The Sun
U2 - With or Without You
U2 - One (johnny Cash version is better)
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol - You Could Be Happy
Snow Patrol - Run
Pink - Who Knew
The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work
Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven
Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet (dunno why, just gets to me. great song)
Radiohead - Creep
Fort Minor - Where'd You Go
Blink 182 - I Miss You
Dido - White Flag
Eminem - Stan
Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply
Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You
Toni Braxton - Unbreak My Heart
Phil Collins - Against All Odds
Puff Daddy - I'll Be Missing You (actually prefer this to origional song even though I love The Police)
Johnny Cash - (There'll Be Peace) In The Valley
Guns n Roses - Don't Cry
Guns n Roses - November Rain
The Eagles - New York Minute
The Eagles - Desperado
Queen - Too Much Love Will Kill You
Jack Johnson - No Other Way
Keane - We Might As Well Be Strangers
Muse - Thoughts of a dying atheist
Muse - Falling Away With You
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
No Doubht - Don't Speak
Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah
Prince - Purple Rain
Sinead O Connor - Nothing Compares To You
Seal - Kiss From A Rose
The Calling - Wherever You Go
The Streets - dry Your Eyes
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

and yes I am an expert on sad songs

That's quite a list there! I've embolded all the ones I find really sad. Adding to that list I'll have to agree with what someone mentioned a few posts back, Pierrot the Clown by Placebo, It's very sad. Also Severance by Dead Can Dance. I know what you mean about Romeo and Juliet, that song gets me too!

Killaqueen!!!

JC 2K3 wrote:

I'd argue with you, but your list of songs robs your opinion of any credibility whatsoever.

haha go for it. It should be funny to see you slag some of the greatest songs of all time


...greatest SAD songs of all time at least, considering this is the topic at hand. do you not think at least some on that list deserve to be mentioned in this thread? :rolleyes:

Piste

JC 2K3 wrote:

I'd argue with you, but your list of songs robs your opinion of any credibility whatsoever.

Translation: You have a different musical taste to me, therefore you are wrong.

JC 2K3

Killaqueen!!! wrote:

haha go for it. It should be funny to see you slag some of the greatest songs of all time

I don't slag other people's music tastes, however, I believe I have enough musical knowledge to evaluate whether someone slagging a band has a credible opinion on just what they're slagging or whether it's a ignorant statement.

punchdrunk

i think it's got to be "every time we say goodbye"
by cole porter,always makes me think of the troops sailing for D-day that had to leave their girls behind and how many never did see them again

thedrowner

wow, its been so long since ive posted here!

someone pm'd me about a song i put on this thread years ago and it made me wanna add to the list again.

"a distorted reality is now" by elliot smith

the lyrics are so honest. "cos its raining in my heart" -that must be one of the most disturbing thing i've ever heard written. I guess everyone can relate to it a little though.

Reptileboy

Just came across this thread and cannot believe nobody has included Pearl Jam - Black in the list.

cookiebliss

death cab for cutie: i will follow you into the dark
robert smith and blink 182: all of this
placebo: centrefolds
placebo: without you im nothing
smashing pumpkins: in the arms of sleep
the cure: apart
the cure: plainsong
the cure: closedown
the cure: a thousand hours
the cure: a strange day
Placebo's cover of Bowie's: five years
Travis: Luv
Tracy Chapman:fast car

Dregon

mlam wrote:

Nick Cave Into your arms

yeah "Into My Arms" has to be the saddest song ive ever heard

Helmet

Into My Arms certaintly, actually a fair portion of the boatmans call could be included in this.
But for me it's either Johnny Cash doing Hurt (particularly if the video happens to be on) or Bonnie Pince Billy wailing in I see a darkness or Madeleine Mary or Another Day full of dread........actually fup it the whole I See A Darkness album will get you balling!!!

butterfly

the frames- races
autamata- out of this
hum.. i'll think of more

a5y

Spice Girls: Wannabe.

Not only the saddest song of all time but possibly the saddest thing of all time.

joeybloggs

iris- goo goo dolls

Shanannigan

i know a good sad song:
Grandaddy - The Saddest Vacant Lot in All The World

thedrowner

Shanannigan wrote:

i know a good sad song:
Grandaddy - The Saddest Vacant Lot in All The World

tis a sad song, although i think the 2 songs, jed the humanoid and beautiful ground (jed's other poem) by them is sadder

PullMyFinger!

who's yer one? wrote: »

elliott smith's twilight absolutely love the song

Amazing.

radharc05

Silverfish wrote: »

Well said, that man.

Withnail drinking games? What, like lighter fluid? Antifreeze?

Kids today. Tsk tsk tsk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5EmCKbWS6c

That is one of the most hilarious movies
Love it

'then why is my head numb'!!!:D:D

Locamon

Wow this is an old post but had to add a few...

Johnny Cash has been mentioned but for me his versions of 'I see a Darkness' and 'Sunday Morning coming down' are pretty rock bottom particularly with a hangover..

Ian Brown - Corpses in their Mouths
Sinéad O'Connor her version of Nothing compares to you
Bruce Springsteen -Highway Patrolman
The Killers version of Romeo & Juliet

and of course Kirsty & Shane with the Fairytale of New York, but only at Christmas with a few jars..

UrbanSea

Sarah McLachlan-Angel