Sadest song ever?

James Hunt

sad tunes eh...?

Heartsongs - Zwan
Central Reservation - Beth Orton (not that sad but its her voice that does it.
Crestfallen, Blank Page - Smashing Pumpkins
Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits
Jealous Guy - John Lennon
Silent Sigh - Badly Drawn Boy

loads more ...can't think...small brain

cr1spy

Definately Mad Word at the end of Donnie Darko.
Watching the end of that film almost brought me to (manly) tears.

Gillie

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart!
"Once upon a time I was fallin in Love! Now I'm only fallin apart!"
Sniff

Dakeyras

Cara Dillon - There were roses

AngelofFire

Guns n roses-patience

Shilo

Black Eyed Dog & Fruit Tree - Nick Drake.
My Favourite Mistake - Sheryl Crow (for lyrics, not music.)
Urge for Going and River - Joni Mitchell.
Solid Air - John Martyn.
Good Man - India Arie.
Cut Myself Out - John Frusciante.
Don't Smoke in Bed & The Other Woman - Nina Simone.
Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen (who I loathe but it's certainly an unhappy song.)
With or Without You, One, and All I Want is You - U2.

Balfa

"Castles made of sand" - Jimi Hendrix

Senor_Fudge

Janis Ian - at seventeen

spongebob

Originally posted by Mr Garvey
Janis Ian - at seventeen

Sad is how I would describe that song as well . Janis was a sorta Tracy Chapman before her time.

For really gutwrenching sadness there was only one Hank Williams as in "I'm so lonesome I could cry" and there is only the one Nick Cave. The Mercy Seat is his best song.

M

Balfa

oh! and "here today", paul mccartney

Ichiro

Tim Buckley - Once I was

Jeff Buckley - Lover You Should Come Over

LoneGunM@n

Originally posted by Mercury_Tilt
So I will enlighten one and all on the works of one Mr Red Sovine. and his album Teddy Bear.

Sweet jebus, that song has me blubbing like a baby ... talk about heart wrenching ... reminds me of my nan too *sniff

Other notable mentions:

Garth Brooks - The Dance
The Verve - The Drgs Don't Work
Johnny Cash - Hurt
John Williams - Cavatina
Ennio Morricone - Four Friends [from The Untouchables]


Plus ... the operatic aria (??) being sung over the death of Malone in The Untouchables

Murv

Jeff Buckley- Lover you should have come over
Gary Jules- Mad world
Johnny Cash- Hurt
Baby Mine- from dumbo?
that one from the shreck soundtrack, you belong to me.. not sure who its by.
Theme from Schindlers list
much smashing pumpkins
damien rice- older chests
radiohead-creep, paranoid android.. lots of other radiohead actually
i hate to say this, but the long goodbye by david gray always gets me

Oriel

Oh, and "Though Her Eyes", from Scenes Of A Memory by Dream Theater...

Kingp35

These have got to be the saddest songs ever!!

Alice in Chains - Down in a Hole(unplugged)
Matchbox twenty - 3am (Piano version)
U2 - With Or Without You
Eva Cassidy - Fields Of Gold
Sarah McLachlan - Angel
Coldplay - Everythings Not Lost

And on a personal level:

Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Coldplay - Warning Sign

The Muppet

Showing my age now but it has to be the classic Honey from Bobby Golborough,
My No 1 Sad song in every meaning of the word.


The Old Man written by phil coulter performed by The Fureys is very sad too.

mr_angry

Placebo - My Sweet Prince

or

"Seasons In The Sun" - the happy yet sad vibe is extremely depressing in the original. Westlife's take is just skin-crawlingly bad.

VERY_board

"The Man Comes Around" by Johnny Cash - Incredible

Frank Grimes

Why are people saying Paranoid Android?

Kali

Two Little Boys by Rolf Harris.. *sniff*

Exit

Definitely Hurt by Johnny Cash. My late father was a big Cash fan, and it just reminds me of him, and it's also made me appreciate my dad's music whereas before I always just slagged it off.

My Weakness - Moby
Pyramid Song - Radiohead
October - U2 (as well as the others like One, With Or Without You, etc.)
A lot of Sigur Ros's stuff.
Adagio For Strings - Orbit's version

Pet

Placebo - My Sweet Prince, Ask for Answers/Without You I'm Nothing, Holocaust
A Perfect Circle - Orestes, Judith (although that's more angry than sad)
Garbage - You Look So Fine, Cup of Coffee
Sarah McLachlan - Do What You Have to Do, Angel (although this has recently had the arse worn out of it)
Alanis Morissette - Mary Jane
Incubus - Mexico
Evanescence/Amy Lee (? mp3 nametag is fecked) - Hello
Tori Amos - Winter, Me & A Gun
Tool - Pu**** (live version) is pretty sad/emotional I suppose.

And yes, I know I'm practicing thread necromancy, no need to remind me.

JBoyle4eva

I have to say "All by myself" because I remember being on a bus and this song played, luuckily nobody noticed, but I started sniffling and getting teary.

Also Coldplay's Amsterdam is one of those songs to snuggle up to when your down.

Are yis all mad? The saddest songs ever recorded are:
3) Martha by Tom Waits
2) blue valentines by Tom Waits
1) Rubys arms by Frente (a cover of Tom Waits).

Full stop. they'd make the hardest man crumble...

Crucifix

William Shatner - That's me Trying
Tis another good one

stagolee

Papa Smut wrote:

Are yis all mad? The saddest songs ever recorded are:
3) Martha by Tom Waits

gotta agree with that one also a song by bob dylan i think its called "ballad in plain d" tis about a girl he was with and how things went wrong

for some reason i find "sight for sore eyes" also by tom waits to be really sad

annette curtain

For me it has to be
cat stevens-cats in the cradle
leaving on a jet plane
41 shots -"the boss"
You Don't Bring Me Flowers-Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand
Tears in Heaven-Eric Clapton
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing-Aerosmith
Everything I Do - Bryan Adams
"Over the Rainbow", Eva Cassidy
Let It Be - Beatles
under the bridge-"chilis"
Garth Brooks "The Dance" and "Your Song"
The Fureys and Davy Arthur - The Green Fields of France
The Dubliners - Grace
Luke Kelly Scorn not his Simplicity

billy the squid

Get the sick bags ready here comes another one of billys lists

category : sad songs

Peter Sarstet - Where do you GO TO my Lovely
The Streets - Dry Your Eyes Mate
Andy Williams - Solitaire (also performed by the Carpenters)
Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes
The Bee Gees - I Started a Joke
The Bee Gees - First Of May
Bobby Golsboro - Honey
Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
Charlene - Never Been To Me
Chicago - Hard for me to say I'm Sorry
Clifferd T Ward - Home Thoughts From abroad
Colin Raye - Love Me
The Cranberries - No Need To Argue
The Cranberries - War Child
Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting
Dolly Parton - Letter to Heaven
Don McClean - Vincent
D-Side - Real World
Gabrielle - Should I stay
Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally)
The Hot House Flowers - Don't Go
Keith West - Grocer Jack
Kirsty McColl - Miss Otid regrets
Madonna - Oh Father
Michael Jackson - Little Susie
Nicole - A Little pEACE
oLIVIA nEWTON jOHN - hOPELESSLY dEVOTED
pINK - fAMILY pORTRAIT
Queen - Its a Hard Life
rOD sTEWART - gEORGIE
Roy Orbison - Its Over
Vitimin C - Graduation Song
The Wolfe Tones - Streets of New York

Lynder

Hey Fab - you hit the nail on the head... Harry Nilsson - Can't live if living is without you.

billy the squid

see the tree how big its grown
remember when you planted it
it was just a twig

Out of al the ones up there bobby golsboro has to be the saddest one on that list.

other sad ones

the little boy that santa clause forgot
nobody's child

I think the fureys version of "Grace" is actually better