Even though this has been asked a bajillion times . . i'm looking for some more. . . .um i guess original answers, or, like less mainstream or something,here's some examples (i haven't seen these on any other list) : We Belong Together - Gavin Degraw (saddest song), Close Your Eyes - Christophe Beck, I Shall Believe - Sheryl Crowe (only sad if you've seen Roswell), and Wings - Gustave Santaolalla. . . some of those are instrumental, i'm just looking for some more sad songs, any help would be appreciated
2006-12-03 20:42:46 · 21 answers · asked by wearesurvivors 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
late 60's early 70's I think...
Honey by Bobby Goldsboro
Or The Last Game of the Season (Blind Man in the Bleachers) by David Geddes
Also Dear John (the old one about the Dear John letter to the soldier fighting in the war) by Skeeter Davis.
My sister's were 8-10 years older than me & even as I child I remember these songs from them listening to the radio.
I thought they were so sad then & still do today.
As an adult I looked them up & downloaded them & still get sad when I hear them.
Here's the lyrics to them:
Honey
by Bobby Goldsboro
See the tree? how big it's grown,
But friend, it hasn't been too long
It wasn't big...
I laughed at her, she got mad
The first day that she planted it
Was just a twig...
Then the first snow came,
And she ran out to brush the snow away
So it wouldn't die...
Came runnin' in all excited
Slipped and almost hurt herself
And i laughed 'til i cried...
She was always young at heart
Kinda dumb, and kinda smart
And i loved her so...
And i surprised her with a puppy,
Kept me up all Christmas eve,
2 years ago...
And it would sure embarrass her when i came in from workin' late,
Cause i would know...
That she'd been sittin there an' cryin',
Over some sad and silly late, late show...
And Honey, i miss you...
And i'm bein' good...
And i'd love to be with you...
If only i could...
She wrecked the car, and she was sad
And so afraid that i'd be mad,
But, what the heck?...
Though i pretended hard to be,
Guess you could say she saw through me,
And hugged my neck...
I came home unexpectedly,
And caught her cryin' needlessly, in the middle of the day...
And it was in the early spring, when flowers bloom, and robins sing,
She went away...
And Honey, i miss you...
And i'm bein' good...
And i'd love to be with you...
If only i could...
One day while i was not at home,
While she was there, and all alone,
The angels came...
Now all i have is memories of Honey
And i wake up nights,
And call her name...
Now my life's an empty stage, where Honey lived, and Honey played
And love grew up...
and a small cloud passes over head,
And cries down on the flower bed that,
Honey loved...
And see the tree? How big it's grown,
But, friend it hasn't been too long
It wasn't big...
And i laughed at her, she got mad...
The first day that she planted it,
Was just a twig...
THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON (A BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS)
by David Geddes
He's just the blind man in the bleachers
To the local home town fans
And he sits beneath the speakers
Way back in the stands
And he listens to the play by play
He's just waiting for one name
He wants to hear his son get in the game
But the boy's not just a hero
He's strictly second team
Tho he runs each night for touchdowns
In his father's sweetest dreams
He's gonna be a star some day
Tho you might never tell
But the blind man in the bleachers knows he will
And the last game of the season is a Friday night at home
And no one knows the reason but the blind man didn't come
And his boy looks kinda nervous
Sometimes turns around and stares
Just as tho' he sees the old man sittin' there
The local boys are tryin' but they slowly lose their will
Another player's down and now
He's carried from the field
At halftime in the locker room
The kid goes off alone
And no one sees him talkin' on the phone
The game's already started
When he gets back to the team
And half the crowd can hear his coach yell
"Where the hell you been?"
"Just gettin' ready for the second half,"
Is all he'll say
"Cause now you're gonna let me in to play."
Without another word, he turns and runs into the game
And through the silence on the field
Loudspeakers call his name
It'll make the local papers
How the team came from behind
When they saw him playin' his heart to win
And when the game was over
The coach asked him to tell
What was it he was thinkin' of
That made him play so well
"You knew my dad was blind," he said
"Tonight he passed away" "It's the first time that my father's seen me play
Dear John Letter
by Skeeter Davis
(Skeeter)
Dear John, oh how I hate to write
Dear John, I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died away like grass upon the lawn
And tonight I wed another, dear John
(Bobby)
I was overseas in battle when the postman came to me
He handed me a letter and I was just as happy as I could be
Cause the fighting was all over and the battles have all been won
But then I opened up the letter and that started, dear John
Won't you please send back my picture my husband wants it now
When I tell you who I'm wedding you won't care dear anyhow
And it hurts me so to tell you that my love for you has gone
But tonight I wed your brother, dear John.
(Skeeter)
And tonight I wed another, dear John.
2006-12-03 20:48:27 · answer #1 · answered by Cat 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A Name On A Wall...Statler Bros
2006-12-04 09:14:56 · answer #2 · answered by BoosGrammy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hurt: By Nine Inch Nails Sung by Johnny Cash!
2006-12-04 04:44:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Believe by Brooks & Dunn and The Dance Garth Brooks
2006-12-04 04:45:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
hurt done by johnny cash was good. i loved that one better than NIN did. but some other ones are
the trouble with love is by kelly clarkson,
these days by rascal flatts
where would you be by martina mcbride
miss you by aaliyah
the one i gave my heart to by alliyah
if i aint got you by alicia keys
never ever by all saints
no one else comes close by joe
all that i am by joe
4 seasons by boyz II men
doing just fine by boyz II men
holy water by big and rich
the man he didn't have to be by brad paisley
don't take the girl by tim mcgraw
hurt by christina aguliera
those are just a few but it depends on what genre of music you like
2006-12-04 04:50:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
For me it's Colourblind by the counting crows.
I don't know what it is, but everytime I hear that song my heart just sinks and I get that awful feeling of sadness in my stomach. It's the one song that affects me the most.
2006-12-04 04:52:12 · answer #6 · answered by kismet 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Every time I hear Johnny Cash sing 'Hurt' by NIN I cry, without fail. Next to that is 'Me and A Gun' by Tori Amos.
2006-12-04 04:51:28 · answer #7 · answered by BAnne 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well that's easy those arent sad they're just gae, good ridance and when september ends by green day (the one with it's true meaning the loss of billy joel armstrongs father) not that political one that you see in the video god damn media always have to make their own agenda!.
2006-12-04 04:45:07 · answer #8 · answered by JOhNe=mc² 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mainsteam
Heaven 911 version so sad
one sweet day
Angel - Sarah Mclachlan
one i love there youll be faith hill
2006-12-04 05:00:18 · answer #9 · answered by AussieG 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tom Waits - "Blue Valentines" or "Christmas Card from a Hooker"
2006-12-04 05:03:28 · answer #10 · answered by Mr Jones 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋