The Saddest Songs Ever (great song, pearl jam, Radiohead, Coldplay, Incubus)

**Janszoon** · 08-28-2008, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Emplexus

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Originally Posted by SeaShells

"Last Kiss" by Pearl Jam is one hella sad song

You and I are on the same page my friend.

How about the J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers' version from the 60s?

Emplexus · 08-28-2008, 11:23 AM

Sonora's Death Row - Leo Kottke

xallixoliverx · 08-28-2008, 01:07 PM

"Bruised"-Jack's Mannequin (the accoustic version)

Whatsitoosit · 08-28-2008, 01:48 PM

"3 posts in a row" - xallixoliverx (the live version)

WaspStar · 08-29-2008, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by TheBoozeIsBack

But I think what I was saying in my list was that because the song is so popular, and the exit music is used a lot for media purposes, that the meaning of the song is somewhat lost in the culture, I suppose?

Oh, definitely; overexposure and inappropriate context can really kill a great song. That's one reason why I don't listen to the radio/watch TV, etc.

Wifey Boozer · 08-29-2008, 09:46 AM

^Good for you, man. I hate to hear a great song spoofed in some commercial or something, brakes my heart ha.

ProggyMan · 08-29-2008, 08:45 PM

It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)-Bob Dylan
The last three lines are genius. It's not really sad in a conventional sense, but I find it deeply affecting.
And if my thought dreams could be seen/they'd probably put my head in a guillotine/but it's alright ma/it's life and life only.

imogen24 · 08-29-2008, 11:27 PM

Keepsake- State Radio
Hide and Seek- Imogen Heap
Mad World- Roland Orzabal
I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You- Colin Hay
The Greatest- Cat Power
Trouble- Coldplay
Colorblind- Counting Crows
The Luckiest- Ben Folds
I Miss You- Incubus
Hallelujah- Jeff Buckley
Creep- Radiohead
Broken- Seether ft. Amy Lee
Breathe Me- Sia
Run- Snow Patrol
Vicious Traditions- The Veils

WaspStar · 08-30-2008, 07:31 AM

The name she gave was Caroline
The daughter of a miner
And her ways were free
And it seemed to me
That the sunshine walked beside her

She come from Spencer, across the hill
She said her pa had sent her
Cause the coal was low
And soon the snow
Would turn the skies to winter.

She said she'd come to look for work
She was not seekin' favors
For a dime a day
And a place to stay
She turn those hands to labor

Well times were hard and, lord, jobs were few
All through Tecumseh Valley
But she asked around
And a job she found
Tending bar at Gypsy Sally's

Well she saved enough to get back home
When spring replaced the winter
But her dreams were denied
Her pa had died
The word came down from Spencer.

Well she took to whorin' out in the streets
With all the lust inside her
And it was many a man
Who returned again
To lay himself beside her.

They found her down beneath the stairs
That led to Gypsy Sally's
And in her hand when she died
Was a note that cried
Fare-thee-well, Tecumseh Valley

The name she gave was Caroline
The daughter of a miner
And her ways were free
And it seemed to me
That the sunshine walked beside her

"Tecumseh Valley," Townes Van Zandt.

gunnels · 08-30-2008, 01:16 PM

Snuff-Slipknot
Soldier Side- System of a down
The ghost of you- My chemical Romance
Silver and cold-AFI

Thats all I can think of ._.

08-28-2008, 01:07 PM	#183 (permalink)
xallixoliverx Groupie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jesus' house. Posts: 10	"Bruised"-Jack's Mannequin (the accoustic version) __________________ But failure's always sounded better. . . .

08-28-2008, 01:48 PM	#184 (permalink)
Whatsitoosit Bringer of Carrots Join Date: May 2008 Location: New York, NY Posts: 648	"3 posts in a row" - xallixoliverx (the live version) __________________ "It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but it doesn't take any to just sit there with a dumb look on your face."

08-29-2008, 09:46 AM	#186 (permalink)
Wifey Boozer Meanie McFeany Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Troy side'ah the dirt, NY Posts: 455	^Good for you, man. I hate to hear a great song spoofed in some commercial or something, brakes my heart ha. __________________ ... Stalin had a *FANTASTIC* moustache. Formerly known as the Prime Minister of Spain. [backintheubbr]

08-30-2008, 07:31 AM	#189 (permalink)
WaspStar Back to mono Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 509	The name she gave was Caroline The daughter of a miner And her ways were free And it seemed to me That the sunshine walked beside her She come from Spencer, across the hill She said her pa had sent her Cause the coal was low And soon the snow Would turn the skies to winter. She said she'd come to look for work She was not seekin' favors For a dime a day And a place to stay She turn those hands to labor Well times were hard and, lord, jobs were few All through Tecumseh Valley But she asked around And a job she found Tending bar at Gypsy Sally's Well she saved enough to get back home When spring replaced the winter But her dreams were denied Her pa had died The word came down from Spencer. Well she took to whorin' out in the streets With all the lust inside her And it was many a man Who returned again To lay himself beside her. They found her down beneath the stairs That led to Gypsy Sally's And in her hand when she died Was a note that cried Fare-thee-well, Tecumseh Valley The name she gave was Caroline The daughter of a miner And her ways were free And it seemed to me That the sunshine walked beside her "Tecumseh Valley," Townes Van Zandt. __________________ "This sure doesn't look like 'Crazy Ernie's Amazing Emporium of Total Bargain Madness!'"

08-28-2008, 11:23 AM	#182 (permalink)
Emplexus Groupie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Coppell, TX Posts: 3	Sonora's Death Row - Leo Kottke

08-29-2008, 08:45 PM	#187 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)-Bob Dylan The last three lines are genius. It's not really sad in a conventional sense, but I find it deeply affecting. And if my thought dreams could be seen/they'd probably put my head in a guillotine/but it's alright ma/it's life and life only.

08-29-2008, 11:27 PM	#188 (permalink)
imogen24 Groupie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 12	Keepsake- State Radio Hide and Seek- Imogen Heap Mad World- Roland Orzabal I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You- Colin Hay The Greatest- Cat Power Trouble- Coldplay Colorblind- Counting Crows The Luckiest- Ben Folds I Miss You- Incubus Hallelujah- Jeff Buckley Creep- Radiohead Broken- Seether ft. Amy Lee Breathe Me- Sia Run- Snow Patrol Vicious Traditions- The Veils

08-30-2008, 01:16 PM	#190 (permalink)
gunnels gun whales Join Date: May 2008 Location: Knoxville/Nashville, TN, USA, NA, E, S, LC, MW, Known Universe Posts: 1,713	Snuff-Slipknot Soldier Side- System of a down The ghost of you- My chemical Romance Silver and cold-AFI Thats all I can think of ._.