The Saddest Songs Ever

SceneSalsa · 09-26-2009, 07:26 PM

Doesn't get any sadder than Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit.

captaincaptain · 09-28-2009, 12:45 AM

All I Want - Joni Mitchell
God - John Lennon
Mother - John Lennon
The Needle and the Damage Done - Neil Young
I Wish it Would Rain - The Temptations (knowing the story behind the song is really what makes it sad)

eponymous · 09-28-2009, 12:58 AM

Hurt by Johhny Cash (yes I know it's a cover)

~~James~~ · 10-12-2009, 05:49 AM

The golden age by Beck

LoathsomePete · 10-12-2009, 10:39 PM

Kind of an odd choice considering some of the generic choices people have been listening, but this song is the perfect example of the tragic romance... of video game characters.

Boy Frisco · 10-12-2009, 10:43 PM

Where do I begin!
_Follow you into the dark -Death Cab for Cutie
_Nothing Better- The Postal Service
_ I Never Came- Queens of the Stone Age
_This Place is a Prison- The Postal Service
_The Water-Feist

Rickenbacker · 10-13-2009, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boy Frisco

Where do I begin!
_Follow you into the dark -Death Cab for Cutie
_Nothing Better- The Postal Service
_ I Never Came- Queens of the Stone Age
_This Place is a Prison- The Postal Service
_The Water-Feist

That reminds me,

The Chemical Brothers - Where Do I Begin?

Very sad delivery of vocals by someone who sounds a little like a mix of the girl from the Cranberries and the girl from Sixpence None the Richer.

Lu_Galasso · 10-19-2009, 11:04 AM

I might be showing my age here, but I've always found the Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday" to be a real tear-jerker. Very upsetting song, in my opinion, but that might just be me transferring my own experiences onto the song.

Liljagare · 10-19-2009, 11:20 AM

Counting Crows "Round here" always gets to me....I always loved that line

"In between the moon and you
the angels get a better view
of the crumbling difference between wrong and right."

Stone Birds · 10-19-2009, 05:43 PM

Iron & Wine - "The Trapeze Swinger"
it's actually really sad if you understand the lyrics

09-26-2009, 07:26 PM	#321 (permalink)
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LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Kind of an odd choice considering some of the generic choices people have been listening, but this song is the perfect example of the tragic romance... of video game characters. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

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09-28-2009, 12:58 AM	#323 (permalink)
eponymous Groupie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 17	Hurt by Johhny Cash (yes I know it's a cover)

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~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	The golden age by Beck

10-12-2009, 10:43 PM	#326 (permalink)
Boy Frisco Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Denver Posts: 3	Where do I begin! _Follow you into the dark -Death Cab for Cutie _Nothing Better- The Postal Service _ I Never Came- Queens of the Stone Age _This Place is a Prison- The Postal Service _The Water-Feist

10-19-2009, 11:04 AM	#328 (permalink)
Lu_Galasso Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 16	I might be showing my age here, but I've always found the Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday" to be a real tear-jerker. Very upsetting song, in my opinion, but that might just be me transferring my own experiences onto the song.

10-19-2009, 11:20 AM	#329 (permalink)
Liljagare Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 182	Counting Crows "Round here" always gets to me....I always loved that line "In between the moon and you the angels get a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right."