saddest song you ever heard?

[Ares]

Travelin' Soldier-Dixie Chicks

Oh yeah, I forgot about that one. Good call. It's very sad.

Also "You Were Mine" by the Dixie Chicks.

 

[donnykabob]

Top of the World by Dixie Chicks is very sad too.

 

[wgtnstud]

The Day B4 U came, by ABBA.

 

[Padz]

"These are the Days of Our Lives" by Queen - resleased just after Fred died.....

 

[mikal]

two songs by barbra streisand: "some good things never last" and "with one more look at you". the latter one is makes me cry though.

 

[icarus725]

I would say for me it has to be Memories from Andrew Lloyd Weber.


"Midnight, not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight the withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan

Memory, all alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Every street lamp seems to beat
A fatalistic warning
Someone mutters and a street lamp gutters
And soon it will be morning

Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in
When the dawn comes tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin

Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The street lamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning

Touch me, it's so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is
Look, a new day has begun"

Especially this part...

"Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in
When the dawn comes tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin

Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The street lamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning"

The reason is that my mother died on A Sunday morning just as the sun was rising.

 

[hella]

Tracy Chapman's fast car is an obvious pick Another one I like is
Roy Orbison - Crying,

http://www.ladyjayes.com/crying.html

or the spanish version on Mulholland Drive:

http://www.rebekahdelrio.com/audio/10_Llorando_Rebekah_Del_Rio.m3u

i love you, stryfe.

"Crying" was in Gummo.
And I love the original version of "Fast Car" and Xiu Xiu's cover on 'A Promise'.
other sad songs:
"We Both Go Down Together" by the Decemberists
"Between the Bars," "the Biggest Lie," and "Needle in the Hay" by Elliott Smith (RIP)
"Into Dust" by Mazzy Star
"It's Cool, We Can Be Friends" by Bright Eyes
"Pictures of Success" by Rilo Kiley
"Inching Toward Juarez" by Seam
"I Know It's Over" by the Smiths
"Tunic (Song for Karen)" by Sonic Youth
"John Wayne Gacy, Jr." by Sufjan Stevens
"Parting Sea" by This Song is a Mess but so am I
"How Long is the Night?" by Thursday
"Hotcha Girls" by Ugly Casanova
"Wild Pack of Family Dogs" by Modest Mouse
"Suha," "Ale," and "Apistat Commander" by Xiu Xiu
"Wise Up" by Aimee Mann
"Invalid Litter Dept" by At the Drive-In
"20th Century Towers" by Death Cab for Cutie


yeah. I listen to a lot of depressing music.

 

[Stryfe]

"Crying" was in Gummo.

Yes I remember that. They mentioned it while they were sniffing glue and talking about the guy's gay brother.

As usual your music picks are always amazing.

Bjork - Scatterheart
Ani difranco - Sorry I am
Fiona Apple - Never is a Promise
PJ Harvey - Is that all there is

 

[Zenith]

May it be with Enya.. Cant count all the times i cried to that song.

Carnival Town with Norah Jones always gets me in a sad mood;

Round 'n round
Carousel
Has got you under it's spell
Moving so fast...but
Going nowhere

Up 'n down
Ferris wheel
Tell me how does it feel
To be so high...
Looking down here

Is it lonely?
Lonely
Lonely

Did the clown
Make you smile
He was only your fool for a while
Now he's gone back home
And left you wandering there

Is it lonely?
Lonely
Lonely

Norah Jones gives me the chills everytime I hear her.

 

[imbigtoo]

if by Bread

and there is this country song, im not a big country song fan but at the time of my life that this song came out, it really got to me. I think it might be Alen Jackson. it was so sad and about him loosing the person he loved and at the same time was happy for them having someone new, because the person he loved happyness was more improtant than his, it really got to me, because someone that loves you that much, wow, I have loved that much and just dream that someday someone will love me that way.

 

[Gambit]

Family Portrait - Pink
My immortal - Evanescence
and enya's songs

 

[shout102]

The Carnival is Over - The Seekers
Lullaby in Blue - Bette Midler!!!!

 

[shout102]

Roy Orbison - Crying,

YES!

 

[cwtiffin]

Alone Again Naturally by Gilbert O'Sullivan...

 

[hella]

Yes I remember that. They mentioned it while they were sniffing glue and talking about the guy's gay brother.

As usual your music picks are always amazing.

Bjork - Scatterheart
Ani difranco - Sorry I am
Fiona Apple - Never is a Promise
PJ Harvey - Is that all there is

yes. I cried while listening to "I Miss You" the other night.

& Mousey Toy is gooooood.

 

[artistsonly]

yes but "i miss you" isn't an inherently sad song.

hehe.

 

[Baddog]

Song to the Siren - This Mortal Coil
Under the Ivy - Kate Bush
When it's Cold - Moby
Downtown Train - Tom Waits

 

[Junior99]

Runaway Train by Soul Asylum (I think)
Blink 182 song others have mentioned (Has personal meaning)
Untitled by Simple Plan
Wake me up when September Comes by Green Day

 

[mike_n_herrin]

I can't remember the name of the song. It's country and i thought the name was "wait'n on joe" but i can't find it via goolge. It makes me cry every time i hear it. so i have to turn it now.

it's about a guy and his brother who is always late for contrustion jobs. And he's made cause his brother is late again. But he hears sirens soon and turns out joe ran a rail road crossing to try and be on time but is hit and killed.

 

[GL]

There's this one song called "Best I Can" by the Chris Perez Band. This one really breaks my heart. Chris Perez was the husband of Tejano music star, Selena. For those who don't know, she was shot to death by the president of her fan club. Chris was the guitarist in her band, Los Dinos. "Best I Can" was written about his deceased wife.

When I thought I had your heart to keep forever.
(Forever)
Now I live with how it is, nothing lasts, never.
(Never)
I'm never in a place with too much time, try to leave my troubles far behind.
Everything I did, I did for you.
Now there's nothing left for me to do.
I'm never gonna fall in love again, the way I love you.

You know it's so damn hard letting go...

Standing here, holding my heart in my hands
Yes, I am...
Trying to live every day the best I can.
You know it's so damn hard letting go...of you.

Every day's a brand new start of a pain never ending.
(Never ending)
I can't erase this lonely heart that keeps on remembering.
(Remembering)
Every day I live, I live with you, and with all the things we'll never do.
Heaven holds a place for souls like mine.
Try to leave my troubled past behind.

You know it's so damn hard letting go...

Standing here, holding my heart in my hands
Yes, I am...
Trying to live every day the best I can.
You know it's so damn hard letting go (so damn hard letting go)
You know it's so damn hard letting go...of you.

You can see the video and hear the song for yourself...
http://www.editdogg.com/Chris_Perez_Play.htm