The saddest song you've ever heard.

_slavo_ · 04.27.2007, 04:30 AM

What's the saddest song you ever remember hearing?

I was thinking about in the other night and I came to the conclusion that it could be Sufjan Stevens' - "John Wayne Gacy jr."

I don't consider myself a weenie, but this song nearly always makes me cry.

A Thousand Threads · 04.27.2007, 04:35 AM

Früchte des Zorns - Die Welt dreht in ihren Fugen

SynthethicalY · 04.27.2007, 04:37 AM

Teenage Riot- That song always makes me feel down. I always feel I am missing out in life.

_slavo_ · 04.27.2007, 04:40 AM

Also "Shoe-in" by Ida.

God, that song is sad.

nicfit · 04.27.2007, 04:40 AM

Outside the glass - the black heart procession is the first one that comes to my mind.

sonicl · 04.27.2007, 04:44 AM

Japan's "Nightporter". It just sounds... hopeless.

EDIT- And New Order's "In A Lonely Place", the b-side of Ceremony.

jimbrim · 04.27.2007, 04:44 AM

Sunflower by Low

_slavo_ · 04.27.2007, 04:49 AM

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Sunflower by Low

As you said Low, I remembered "Shame". That was a killer, too.

Jt · 04.27.2007, 04:49 AM

Joy Division - New Dawn Fades

"Oh, I've walked on water, run through fire,
Can't seem to feel it anymore"

Indifference to life shatteringly encapsulated in two lines.

Trane · 04.27.2007, 05:43 AM

Waiting Around To Die - Townes Van Zandt

Iain · 04.27.2007, 06:06 AM

At the moment, Les Ivrognes Amoreaux by Ghedalia Tazartes is about the saddest thing I can think of:

DivShare File - Les_Ivrognes_Amoureux.mp3

jon boy · 04.27.2007, 06:14 AM

john lennon singing a song called my mum is dead. i nearly burst into tears when hearing that.

its strange because i can associate a happy song with a given mood, moment or person so it can become a sad song, if you get what i mean. that can also be the other way around.

diggers · 04.27.2007, 07:36 AM

'Dreamin' - Lou Reed.

Florya · 04.27.2007, 08:02 AM

'Hurt' as sung by Johnny Cash.
Love, death, joy, lonliness and pain have never been so well expressed

MellySingsDoom · 04.27.2007, 08:59 AM

"Without You" by Badfinger. I remember hearing the Harry Nielsen cover on the radio in the late '70's, and thinking how unhappy it sounded. Kinda prefer the (original) Badfinger version. Can't stand that fucking Mariah Carey one though.

TheMadcapLaughs · 04.27.2007, 10:20 AM

Off You by the Breeders is saddening
Suicidal Thoughts by Biggy is depressing. Is there a difference between depressing and saddening?

SynthethicalY · 04.27.2007, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jon boy

john lennon singing a song called my mum is dead. i nearly burst into tears when hearing that.

its strange because i can associate a happy song with a given mood, moment or person so it can become a sad song, if you get what i mean. that can also be the other way around.

I am the same way jon boy.

StevOK · 04.27.2007, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by MellySingsDoom

"Without You" by Badfinger. I remember hearing the Harry Nielsen cover on the radio in the late '70's, and thinking how unhappy it sounded. Kinda prefer the (original) Badfinger version. Can't stand that fucking Mariah Carey one though.

THANK YOU. Nobody ever realizes that Badfinger wrote that song. I love Harry Nielsen's version though. Both versions are very sad indeed. Didn't two of the guys from Badfinger commit suicide? I think Mariah Carey's version is what killed Harry Nielsen. Now if someone covers it again, maybe it will kill her...

gmku · 04.27.2007, 10:59 AM

The KKK Took My Baby Away by the Ramones

sniffle

cellscape · 04.27.2007, 11:39 AM

A lot of early Red House Painters songs which were based off a recent break up. You could really feel the lyrics and what Mark Kozelek was going through. What's that song on REM Green about the retarded kid that watches all the other kids play from the window but never joins end. That's pretty fucking sad.

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SynthethicalY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,408	Teenage Riot- That song always makes me feel down. I always feel I am missing out in life.
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_slavo_ invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 10,886	Also "Shoe-in" by Ida. God, that song is sad. __________________ you're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
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nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	Outside the glass - the black heart procession is the first one that comes to my mind. __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	Japan's "Nightporter". It just sounds... hopeless. EDIT- And New Order's "In A Lonely Place", the b-side of Ceremony.
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jimbrim expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,308	Sunflower by Low
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Jt children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 345	Joy Division - New Dawn Fades "Oh, I've walked on water, run through fire, Can't seem to feel it anymore" Indifference to life shatteringly encapsulated in two lines. __________________ Album of the Week: Pylon Gyrate 1980
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Trane empty page Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 21	Waiting Around To Die - Townes Van Zandt __________________ Don't say unconscious No don't say doom If you got to say it let me leave this room Cuz what I want I want now and it's a whole lot more than 'anyhow'
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Iain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,544	At the moment, Les Ivrognes Amoreaux by Ghedalia Tazartes is about the saddest thing I can think of: DivShare File - Les_Ivrognes_Amoureux.mp3
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jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	john lennon singing a song called my mum is dead. i nearly burst into tears when hearing that. its strange because i can associate a happy song with a given mood, moment or person so it can become a sad song, if you get what i mean. that can also be the other way around. __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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diggers little trouble girl Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 47	'Dreamin' - Lou Reed.
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Florya expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: a little world, all of my own. Posts: 1,668	'Hurt' as sung by Johnny Cash. Love, death, joy, lonliness and pain have never been so well expressed __________________ it takes an old guy like bloodbeach'85 to get anything right - atari 2600 listening mirror @ Soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/listening-mirror
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MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	"Without You" by Badfinger. I remember hearing the Harry Nielsen cover on the radio in the late '70's, and thinking how unhappy it sounded. Kinda prefer the (original) Badfinger version. Can't stand that fucking Mariah Carey one though. __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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TheMadcapLaughs 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SF, CA Posts: 818	Off You by the Breeders is saddening Suicidal Thoughts by Biggy is depressing. Is there a difference between depressing and saddening?
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cellscape little trouble girl Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 76	A lot of early Red House Painters songs which were based off a recent break up. You could really feel the lyrics and what Mark Kozelek was going through. What's that song on REM Green about the retarded kid that watches all the other kids play from the window but never joins end. That's pretty fucking sad.
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