What are some of the saddest songs you can think of?

[RevRaptor]

Here's three songs that tend to invoke sad feelings.

 

[Lucian The Lugia]

This song comes to mind. It basically makes me think about the good old days of my childhood, but also how I'll never get to see it all again.

 

[KrazyShrink]

In my entire life, no form of created media has ever made me cry, though a few have gotten quite close;

Hurt by Johnny Cash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clq01TXQR0s
A brilliant song by an incredible man. You can feel such intense gravity as he nears his death and reflects on his wealth of experience.

By The Throat by Eyedea and Abilities: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JREjbvpQQfs
An amazing rapper-DJ combo and certainly one of my favorite artists of all time. This song in particular emanates incredible emotional pain; It's particularly impressive that the two men could create such uniquely painful material that fit together so well.

Dance With The Devil by Immortal Technique: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qggxTtnKTMo
A truly horrifying story with a powerful message, I simply can't imagine how tortuously earth-shattering that situation would be.

 

[Athol]

Spoiler: You want sad songs?

Spoiler: BAM! Here's your sad songs

 

[fullautomatic555]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh3bleXWaCk

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

 

[Kris015]

If you don't find these sad you're dead inside:


Oh, also this:

 

[Hemlet]

Spoiler: The Band Played Waltzing Matilda by The Pogues

Saddest song in my collection bar none.

 

[djAMPnz]

These songs are sad to me:

Counting Crows - Colorblind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=164jS1qnCU0

CKY - Close Yet Far
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qz8MsY0p24

 

[Zelcor]

While it's the occasional hit or miss they can make some very emotional music Death Cab for Cutie's What Sarah Said just owns it

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[RustlessPotato]

Sorrow by The National http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8-egj0y8Qs (i don't know how to emb videos)

Friday by Bob Dylan, performed by Bob Dylan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FISHEO3gsM (it's actually a lost tape of Dylan and Rebecca black just ripped it off. )

Captcha : Neficid Stomachs :S

 

[RustlessPotato]

Spoiler: The Band Played Waltzing Matilda by The Pogues

Saddest song in my collection bar none.

This one is great, thanks !

 

[Micromyni]

This one's an old Russian marching song. It's about a field that was the site of many battles, the wind carrying all the forgotten glory and triumphant songs never sung.

 

[Scrustle]

Elect The Dead by Serj Tankian:


It's not just sad is has a kind of pained desperation to it which always gets to me.

 

[Bvenged]

[HEADING=1]I Should Have Known - Foo Fighters[/HEADING]

Put it this way: You've got Dave Grohl on rhythm and lead singer, Krist Novoselic plays a base solo and you get a cookie if you can guess who one of the people this song was written about. *cough* Kurt Cobain *cough* - Oh, and the record producer of this whole album was Butch, the producer for Nirvana's Nevermind album.

 

[God's Clown]

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Enjoy, because I certainly do.

edit: Forgot to add most important one -

 

[The Funslinger]

The last one is sort of sad with slight undertones of happiness. I like it because it's subtle. And because it's RHCP.

 

[Eleuthera]

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There's several versions of this song, but I prefer Heathers

Other ones from K's Choice are 'What the Hell is Love' and 'Wait' (And a whole bunch of others)

And pretty much all of Serena's songs are sad or depressing

If you want more I've got tons

 

[Launcelot111]

This is my personal choice, which I feel is increasingly relevant these days, even if no one has answering machines anymore. The Replacements are the best

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Runners up go to the entire catalogs of Joy Division and Nick Cave

 

[zephyron]

I'm really surprised nobody has mentioned Gary Jules's version of Mad World. It's pretty much what I think of when I think of a sad song.

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