Sadest song ever?

Kali

Codeine - New Years .. or the whole of the Frigid Stars LP in fact (bar one track)

Boston

Originally posted by Dr. Loon
Elvis - Seperate Ways.
Elvis - Don't Cry Daddy

Johnny Cash's version of Hurt.

Johnny cash's version of passenger is pretty moving as well.

IgnatiusJRiley

Eels - Last stop this town (upbeat sound but downbeat lyrics)

bbop

Radiohead - True Love Waits

sci0x

Dido - Mary's In India

tribble

Smashing Pumpkins - 1979

while not an intentionally sad song (hell, it very upbeat for the SP) - when you get past the stage where that song stops reflecting your life you know it's all downhill from here on in...

tribble

slick

Rem- Everybody hurts

This song is so sad that even when you are happy it makes you sad!
Great song though!:)

phoenix2181

Johnny Cash's cover of hurt by NIN....very sad indeed.....almost a goodbye to eyeryone & how much he missed his wife....a very fitting song

Boston

(Harry Chapin) - Cats in the Cradle

Basically because of that add they ran afew years back

twirly sponge

Originally posted by slick
Rem- Everybody hurts

This song is so sad that even when you are happy it makes you sad!
Great song though!:)

I don't think that's sad at all, I think it's uplifting. It's saying that if you're upset or hurting it's ok cos everybody hurts sometimes but hold on and it'll all be ok. I don't see how thats sad.

Mutant_Fruit

It has to be Michael Andrews - Mad World

its on the donnie darko soundtrack (it is also the last song played in the film).

Most excellant song

Kalina

Radiohead- Creep. I heard it this morning for the first time in a while and thought it was pretty sad!

krattapopov

father time by richie sambora

Jaden

Not arsed reading the whole thread but

Meatloaf - Two out of three ain't bad. - Saddest Song Ever.

Also contenders - Garth Brooks - What she's doing now, Simon & Garfunkel - The only living boy in New York.

scary

It started with a kiss - Hot Chocolate
Emma - Sisters Of Mercy
Embrace - Low

PiE

Pixies - "Hey"
Smashing Pumpkins - "Medellia of the Grey Skies"
Cure - "Lovesong"

Oh yes

LegacyUser

Originally posted by DiscoStu
Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley
and
Pictures of You - The Cure
and
Disintegration - The Cure

if only i'd thought of the right words i could have held on to your heart, if only i'd thought of the right words i wouldn't be breaking apart... brings a tear to my eyes every time

the closing song in donnie darko is pretty damn sad too

i find it kinda funny i find it kinda sad that the dreams in which im dyin are the best i've ever had, can't remember who when where off the top of my head though

davelerave

peggy lee is that all there is
nina simone mr bojangles
tom t hall -old dogs and children and watermelon wine
bobby womack accross 110th street
smiths never had no one ever
neil young -on broadway
kris kristofferson-me and jimmy magee
william mcrae how great thou art

davelerave

just joking about willie mcrae

carbonkid

garbage-cup of coffee or sinead oconners-nothin com pares 2 u
listening to most of goldfrapp-felt mountain or radiohead-ok computer can make u pretty sad weather u were sad b4 or not:(

Capt'n Midnight

18 Wheels and a dozen roses

Yes it is supposed to be a happy song, someone going off to spend the rest of his life with the woman he loves - but since it is C&W each time I hear it I'm waiting for the truck to crash or yer man to arrive home after the missus has been killed by a freak accident.

"We have both kinds of music here , Country AND Western" :eek:

gucci

Originally posted by Mutant_Fruit
It has to be Michael Andrews - Mad World

its on the donnie darko soundtrack (it is also the last song played in the film).

Most excellant song

excellent choice,think the persons name doing it is gary jules?maybe im wrong,tears for fears also had a version of it but the one on the donnie darko film was a cracking version.
pearl jam-black really touchs as well but that mite be a personal one:(

twirly sponge

Yeah, definately the one at the end of Donnie Darko. Really sad, but absolutely brilliant.

sci0x

REM - Losing my Religion

Kali

Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart, and to a lesser extent the wonderful St. Etienne cover of it.

Liquorice

The Cure-Lullaby
Smashing Pumpkins-Mayonnaise
AFI-The Leaving Song Part I
Placebo-My Sweet Prince, Lady of the Flowers
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-Maps
Queen Adreena's version of Pretty Polly

niallith

eyes on me - from final fantasy 8 its really sad

Oriel

Phil Coulter - Shores Of The Swilly
Meat Loaf - For Crying Out Loud
Brian May - Too Much Love Will Kill You
Amy Studt - Nothing I Can Do
Queen - Sail Away Sweet Sister
The Beach Boys - Caroline No
Fiona Apple - Forever Is A Promise
Tori Amos - 1000 Oceans

Quatre Mains

...try downloading a track called "Forget Her" (left off the Grace album at the last minute apparently). Now that's a sad song...

Also,

Red House Painters - Down Thru / Summer Dress/ +most of their
stuff really. Beautiful and subtle

Whiskeytown - Under Your Breath

Cash's version of Hurt (I like the d/ward Spiral version too)

- and despite myself, cos I don't even like the song, but I love the idea behind the lyrics, " The Show must go On" by Queen. BUt seeing as there have been some absolutely sh!te songs listed I'm entitled to one too:D

Cheers
Neil

Crucifix

Metallica - Fade to Black, although that's the lyrics more than the music.
Machine Head - The Burning Red