Sing Me A Sad Song (lyrics, blues, metal, punk)

Automatic Slim · 01-02-2009, 12:12 PM

As one might guess from my handle (from 'Wang Dang Doodle, by Howlin' Wolf), I like the blues.

Can anyone recommend any rock/metal bands/albums/songs with sad/depressing lyrics? Perhaps something along the lines of Alice In Chains? Preferably no emo or black metal. (I'm not picky, am I?)

Here's 5 classics:
1. What the Hell Have I - AIC
2. Lifeless Dead - Mad Season
3. Behind Blue Eyes - the Who
4. Riders on the Storm - the Doors
5. Black - Pearl Jam

Cheers!

jackhammer · 01-04-2009, 11:46 AM

Try Type O Negative - Everything Dies.

mofito · 01-04-2009, 11:54 AM

how about Tears In Heaven by Eric Clapton?

punkrawker07 · 01-05-2009, 09:03 PM

hurt - NIN/Johnny Cash/sevendust take your pick
girl of my dreams and bunkbeds - hayden
creep-radiohead
hate me - blue october (i think they have a song called razorblade or something too)
the cranberries - they are more just mellow then depressing
a lot of stuff by type o negative
lonely day - system of a down
let me out - future leaders of the world (i think spotlight is a name of another good one)
drain sth - they have some songs that sound like a female version of AIC i don't know about their lyrics though
you know you're right - nirvana

i not sure if your looking for more depressing lyrics or the music part of it. personally i tend to find music that fits my mood and not really pay too much attention to what the lyrics are really about. i hope some of these suggestions are what you are looking for.

Automatic Slim · 01-06-2009, 09:05 PM

mofito: Good sad song by Clapton, but not exactly what I was looking for. I guess it doesn't have that small touch of darkness/foreboding to it.

punkrawker07 and jackhammer: Thanks for the suggestions. I notice that's 2 suggestions for Type O Negative. I'll also have to try out some of the others as well.

I grew up listening to Johnny Cash, and like his cover of Hurt. As an aside, it was always interesting that he could do sad songs, then turn around and do funny things like 'One Piece at a Time' and 'A Boy Named Sue'.

PinkWolf · 01-07-2009, 04:35 AM

Metallica - Low Man's Lyrics

punkrawker07 · 01-07-2009, 08:56 PM

thought of another one River of Styx by High Holy Days

GuitarMan · 01-23-2009, 08:46 AM

Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet
Concrete Blonde - Tomorrow Wendy
Drive By Truckers - Lisa's Birthday, Goddam Lonely Love
Ben Folds Five - Brick
Roy Orbison - It's Over, Crying
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today
Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
Sheryl Crow - Strong Enough
Coldplay - The Scientist
Jeff Buckley/Rufus Wainright - Hallelujah
Michael Andrews - Mad World

01-02-2009, 12:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Automatic Slim Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 92	Sing Me A Sad Song As one might guess from my handle (from 'Wang Dang Doodle, by Howlin' Wolf), I like the blues. Can anyone recommend any rock/metal bands/albums/songs with sad/depressing lyrics? Perhaps something along the lines of Alice In Chains? Preferably no emo or black metal. (I'm not picky, am I?) Here's 5 classics: 1. What the Hell Have I - AIC 2. Lifeless Dead - Mad Season 3. Behind Blue Eyes - the Who 4. Riders on the Storm - the Doors 5. Black - Pearl Jam Cheers!

01-04-2009, 11:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Try Type O Negative - Everything Dies. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

01-06-2009, 09:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Automatic Slim Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 92	mofito: Good sad song by Clapton, but not exactly what I was looking for. I guess it doesn't have that small touch of darkness/foreboding to it. punkrawker07 and jackhammer: Thanks for the suggestions. I notice that's 2 suggestions for Type O Negative. I'll also have to try out some of the others as well. I grew up listening to Johnny Cash, and like his cover of Hurt. As an aside, it was always interesting that he could do sad songs, then turn around and do funny things like 'One Piece at a Time' and 'A Boy Named Sue'. Last edited by Automatic Slim; 01-06-2009 at 09:11 PM. Reason: spelling

01-23-2009, 08:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
GuitarMan Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 18	Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet Concrete Blonde - Tomorrow Wendy Drive By Truckers - Lisa's Birthday, Goddam Lonely Love Ben Folds Five - Brick Roy Orbison - It's Over, Crying Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today Verve - Bittersweet Symphony Sheryl Crow - Strong Enough Coldplay - The Scientist Jeff Buckley/Rufus Wainright - Hallelujah Michael Andrews - Mad World __________________ It's better to burn out than to fade away....

01-04-2009, 11:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
mofito Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 20	how about Tears In Heaven by Eric Clapton?

01-05-2009, 09:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
punkrawker07 Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 94	hurt - NIN/Johnny Cash/sevendust take your pick girl of my dreams and bunkbeds - hayden creep-radiohead hate me - blue october (i think they have a song called razorblade or something too) the cranberries - they are more just mellow then depressing a lot of stuff by type o negative lonely day - system of a down let me out - future leaders of the world (i think spotlight is a name of another good one) drain sth - they have some songs that sound like a female version of AIC i don't know about their lyrics though you know you're right - nirvana i not sure if your looking for more depressing lyrics or the music part of it. personally i tend to find music that fits my mood and not really pay too much attention to what the lyrics are really about. i hope some of these suggestions are what you are looking for.

01-07-2009, 04:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
PinkWolf Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 16	Metallica - Low Man's Lyrics

01-07-2009, 08:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
punkrawker07 Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 94	thought of another one River of Styx by High Holy Days