Depressing song
 

The most depressing song I know is "Crown of Thorns" by Rakaa.

I think it's rather silly to list bands in a poll. Half on the list aren't even "depressing".

Surprised I didn't mention him before, but most of the stuff Antony Hegarty does is depressing.







Some really interesting covers too.

Heh. Agreed. And the fact that the only non-rock options are "classical composer (eg Mozart)" and "other" is pretty hilarious.

And the fact that, notwithstanding the "other" option, Coldplay is winning.

Coldplay is depressing in a lot of ways, not just the mood of their music

Radiohead....omg they put me in a bad mood, but a lot of people love em so their doing something right :P

I would have to say that the most depressing song for me is City and Colour - Comin' Home. It reminds me of many childhood memories with this girl I fell in love with. My second vote would have went to Death Cab For Cutie. I like Grapevines, Soul Meets Body, Brothers On A Hotel Bed and I Will Possess Your Heart.

Red House Painters have got to be up there, but that isn't a criticism, it's partly why they're so damn good.


Case in point.

Radiohead would be my first pick. Mainly because, I personally don't like their style of depressing music.

Neil Young next, mainly because Ive heard basically everything by him, and I'm thinking of his single Old Man right at the moment. That particular song along with overplay depresses me.

Tool fits on my list somewhere, I just haven't reflected on their music enough to express any kind of valid opinion yet.

Alice and Chains, along with (Kurt Cobain) Nirvana as well, wrote a style of rock lyrics that had never been wrote or heard before, or mostly, never been said before in the particular way they said and related through their lyrics. I see the lyrics of Cobain etc as, a lyrical template, a file that serves as a starting point for a new document in the evolution of rock lyrics.

Placebo and the Smashing Pumpkins are favorites as well.