Most Depressing song?

[Soulfoodman]

These songs were always personal favorites of mine and I always found the sentiments they expressed to be pretty depressing, but far from the most depressing songs out there.

"Dyed in the Wool" by Circa Survive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBwVRw6K63M

"Chapter 13" by +44
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpoCsJ9JBR0

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[LongLiveourMachine]

All i need by Radiohead is probably one of the most depressing songs i ever heard

 

[-Samurai-]

"Konstantine" by Something Corporate. It's the first song I learned when I decided to teach myself the piano.

It's beautiful. Not really depressing(except for some of the lyrics), though).

[small]"It's to dying in anothers arms, and why I had to try it." Is one of the greatest lines I've ever heard.[/small]

 

[dibblywibbles]

what no elliot smith? waltz #2 is a sad one. amazing song though

 

[Shikua]

My First Friend by Hyadain, no contest. Only song that can almost make me cry, and I never had a dog. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlAmKsmLav8

 

[Sn1P3r M98]

Yeah, this is what I came to post. Very sad song.

 

[Astoria]

I'm surprised no one has said this yet.


Also Snuff by Slipknot, bother by Stone Sour, Cancer by My Chemical Romance and Suicide Season by Bring Me The Horizon

 

[jaketheripper]

Hurt was already posted, though you should at least <url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF4JaSBu1cI>credit the original band with it, not the cover artist.

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Thats my pick. I broke down earlier today when that played, though thats more for personal reasons.

Uh, right, except Reznor himself said that Cash had turned it into his own song since the cover was so good and, in my opinion, so much more profound.

So no, I don't think you should credit the original artist over the cover artist. In fact, I'd say very often a cover can vastly exceed the original.

Of course he did. That was a war he wasnt going to win if he said it wasnt. The Reason Cash's sounds so much better is Cash decided to take it on himself to dictate the flow of the song and add his twang. He was trying to pay off old debts and fines after his run in with drugs.

Besides that, Cash changed the lyrics itself and its the part that everyone loves to quote. He made it a reference to Christ by changing Crown of Shit to Crown of Thorns. That automatically adds the heavy feel, and draws all the people that flip thier shit over that stuff behind it, where on the other hand, you have Trent Reznor, who looks like Marylin Manson half the time, and is part of the rock group scene that A7F likes to populate.

There was no way that was going to be more profound then some old broken down old drug addict with a huge fan base singing with the allude to Christ and A music video that made the song about Johnny Cash himself. Thats why everyone thinks his cover is so much better, because with that vid, it made the song look like it was for Cash, when really Cash just saw a great chance to earn a shit load more money he needed to pay off debts.

Besides, thats all my opinion about whether a cover whether should be used or the original. I'd rather not get crucified just because I dont have this love fetish that everyone else does for the song. its a good song, but I just think the Original Carries so much more then what Cash is going to bring.

im just letting you know that..... some of the things you said werent true. But, since im hanging from a thread with the mods, i wont. Good day.

OT:this, song starts a minute in

 

[emeraldrafael]

SNip

If I'm wrong, you should let me know about what, so that when other people read that, then read your post they;ll know some of what I said was wrong and what is and what isnt.

 

[VivaciousDeimos]

What? A "Depressing song" thread and the most depressing song ever written has yet to be mentioned?

Is it even possible to think of something that's not depressing when this music is on?

I don't know, Adagio itself isn't necessarily depressing. At least not to me. I'd categorize more as bittersweet maybe? Eh, or maybe melancholy in the quiet pensive way, rather than the depressing sense. Regardless, it is beautiful.

Anyway, I would agree with the OP, regarding the Johnny Cash version of Hurt, but I'll also add Cats In The Cradle. Since my dad died I can't listen to it anymore.

 

[blind_dead_mcjones]

fact: the most depressing song in existence is "gloomy sunday", it was actually banned by the BBC until 2001 because it had been considered responsible for more suicides than any other song

you find out the craziest stuff on QI sometimes

 

[Dyme]

Somehow really emotional songs are never English. (Though "Hurt" is really good.)

 

[zehydra]

and


it's speculated that Kurt's intent to commit suicide is found in the lyrics in this song.

 

[zehydra]

Yeah, this is what I came to post. Very sad song.

very beautiful though. It's one of my favorite to play and perform.

 

[Comma-Kazie]

I would have to say "Vale" by Murray Gold.

 

[iamthe1]

"Jeremy" by Pearl Jam. Seriously, how has that not been posted?

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

Those two do it for me, plus just about all of Equilibrium.

 

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