The Saddest Songs Ever (lyrics, great song, beatles, rolling stones, neil young)

ashtray · 07-28-2008, 03:46 PM

She will be loved - Maroon 5.
That's some pretty sad sh*t.

variatingmule · 07-28-2008, 05:02 PM

All right, 2 things to get out of my chest, Led Zeppelin did not write Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Anne Bredon did and it was first covered by Joan Baez (although some people hate that version). Neither did Jeff Buckley write Hallelujah, although his cover is excellent, Leonard Cohen wrote it.

As for my choices:

Tears In Heaven, The Circus Has Left Town - Clapton (come on, songs about his dead 5 years old son? you can't beat that kind of sadness)
If It Be Your Will - Leonard Cohen (although some of the previously mentionned choices are just as adequate)
And a couple of Tom Waits, for sure, Road To Peace and Ruby's Arms are the first that come to my mind.

Ridethepie · 07-28-2008, 11:08 PM

Pieces by Red is depressing as hell but is probably the best song i have ever heard

sleepy jack · 07-29-2008, 07:38 AM

Not just that I don't understand how you can't find Two Headed Boy Part II sad.

ProggyMan · 07-29-2008, 09:01 PM

Huh? I said that? Oh, confused the lyrics...I stand by my original point that the album as a whole is cheerful more often than not, and the first album entirely so.

Double X · 07-29-2008, 09:11 PM

Mother - John Lennon

Lamenting about his lost mother and his deadbeat father that left him. Very sad and amazing song.

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Originally Posted by variatingmule

Tears In Heaven, The Circus Has Left Town - Clapton (come on, songs about his dead 5 years old son? you can't beat that kind of sadness)

Amen. Tears in Heaven makes me feel eternal sympathy for Clapton.

athena004 · 07-31-2008, 09:09 AM

Most Johnny Cash, including "I Hung My Head"

ipod junkie · 07-31-2008, 10:12 AM

Indigo Girls...Ghost, Kid Fears
Elliott Smith...I better be Quiet, Cant make a Sound, A fond Farwell.......
Dusty Springfield...I just dont know what to do with myself
Joseph Arthur...Favourite Girl
Death cab for cutie...Brothers on a hotel bed, follow into the dark
The Eels...Jennies Diary

15Steps · 08-01-2008, 10:36 AM

Godspeed You! Black Emporer - F#A# Infinity (the whole album)

yahhtrickyahh · 08-01-2008, 04:16 PM

the sad song-mark rivers

lol

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Ridethepie Groupie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: MT Posts: 1	Pieces Pieces by Red is depressing as hell but is probably the best song i have ever heard

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07-28-2008, 03:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
ashtray Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Canerrrrduuuh Posts: 134	She will be loved - Maroon 5. That's some pretty sad sh*t.

07-28-2008, 05:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
variatingmule Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 78	All right, 2 things to get out of my chest, Led Zeppelin did not write Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Anne Bredon did and it was first covered by Joan Baez (although some people hate that version). Neither did Jeff Buckley write Hallelujah, although his cover is excellent, Leonard Cohen wrote it. As for my choices: Tears In Heaven, The Circus Has Left Town - Clapton (come on, songs about his dead 5 years old son? you can't beat that kind of sadness) If It Be Your Will - Leonard Cohen (although some of the previously mentionned choices are just as adequate) And a couple of Tom Waits, for sure, Road To Peace and Ruby's Arms are the first that come to my mind.

07-29-2008, 09:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	Huh? I said that? Oh, confused the lyrics...I stand by my original point that the album as a whole is cheerful more often than not, and the first album entirely so.

07-31-2008, 09:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
athena004 Groupie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 5	Most Johnny Cash, including "I Hung My Head"

07-31-2008, 10:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
ipod junkie Groupie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North East England Posts: 18	Indigo Girls...Ghost, Kid Fears Elliott Smith...I better be Quiet, Cant make a Sound, A fond Farwell....... Dusty Springfield...I just dont know what to do with myself Joseph Arthur...Favourite Girl Death cab for cutie...Brothers on a hotel bed, follow into the dark The Eels...Jennies Diary

08-01-2008, 04:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
yahhtrickyahh Groupie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3	the sad song-mark rivers lol