Most depressing song you've ever heard?

emalvick · 03-29-2013, 12:10 PM

Interesting thread.

One of the most depressing for me is Slide Away by Michael Hutchence, probably because it feels like he is foreshadowing his death/suicide.

XtremeEclectic · 03-29-2013, 12:37 PM

Depends on what type of depressing you want, O Willow Waly from the movie "the innocents" is a downer on the style and sound, whereas for me the story within Billy Talent-White Sparrows is pretty depressing.

Sequoioideae · 03-29-2013, 08:42 PM

Kind of have to not have a gun near you for this one.

ZiggyStardust · 04-01-2013, 01:27 AM

21st Century Schizoid Man.

PoorOldPo · 04-01-2013, 09:58 AM

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My God, this is a good thread. I have a couple more that have made me weep more openly than seeing Monster's Inc in theatres.

Tim Buckley - Hallucinations

I think this is actually more emotive than anything his son ever did. I also maintain that Rufus Wainwright and Ari Hest had more emotionally devastating versions of "Hallelujah," but I digress.

I never found this song depressing! I always just found it beautiful. It brings back memories for me as well.

Now this is depressing! In an amazingly beautiful way.

Dream Letter - Tim Buckley - YouTube

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I'm not really much of an Alice in Chains fan, but goddamn if this isn't one of the most depressing songs in all of popular music. Honestly, I wish they did a lot more like this. They're much better at wrist-slitters than rockers.

I never found this song depressing either! It always made me feel something else, don't even have a word for the feeling though.

**Janszoon** · 04-01-2013, 11:18 AM

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I never found this song depressing either! It always made me feel something else, don't even have a word for the feeling though.

Really? There's just something about the bass and vocals specifically that just gives off this incredibly hopeless feeling to me.

PoorOldPo · 04-02-2013, 06:56 PM

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Really? There's just something about the bass and vocals specifically that just gives off this incredibly hopeless feeling to me.

It's more a feeling of...bewilderment, fascination, hopelessness even. But not in a bad way for me. Kind of like...a feeling of united human bewilderment with the strangeness of life or something like that, ignoring the lyrics of course that is always how it made me feel.

kealyboy · 04-02-2013, 08:22 PM

Pink Floyd - Jugband Blues

PoorOldPo · 04-03-2013, 05:44 AM

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Pink Floyd - Jugband Blues

Another depressing one from Syd.

Syd Barrett - Opel - YouTube

scleaves · 04-04-2013, 01:00 AM

Three Days Grace - Pain. I just remember listening to it at a point in my life when I was depressed.

03-29-2013, 12:10 PM	#41 (permalink)
emalvick Groupie Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Davis, CA Posts: 31	Interesting thread. One of the most depressing for me is Slide Away by Michael Hutchence, probably because it feels like he is foreshadowing his death/suicide.

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XtremeEclectic Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: SC Posts: 67	Depends on what type of depressing you want, O Willow Waly from the movie "the innocents" is a downer on the style and sound, whereas for me the story within Billy Talent-White Sparrows is pretty depressing.

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ZiggyStardust Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Mars Posts: 108	21st Century Schizoid Man.

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kealyboy Groupie Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 21	Pink Floyd - Jugband Blues

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scleaves Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 76	Three Days Grace - Pain. I just remember listening to it at a point in my life when I was depressed.