what are some of the best sad songs ? rock/alternative/emo/etc. (i hate radio wannabe bands!!!
2006-12-29 18:56:37 · 17 answers · asked by Sunshine. 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Wish you were here - Pink Floyd
2006-12-29 19:06:39 · answer #1 · answered by Cat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm...I try never to listen to sad songs anymore, because music has such a drastic and lingering effect on my mood, but right now I can think of a few:
"The Luckiest" by Ben Folds (relentlessly poignant)
"You Made Me Feel" by The Trash Can Sinatras (sounds eerily sad)
"Tear in your Hand" by Tori Amos (sounds like an emotional train wreak of a breakup)
"Hollow" by Jackopierce (feels like it's name)
"Prayers for Rain" by the Cure
"Stray" or "Notting Hill Blues" by Aztec Camera
More generally (and recently), you have the Decemberists, Flaming Lips, Death Cab for Cutie and Iron and Wine. And most anything by Elliott Smith of course. Can get much sadder than a suicidal guy who means it.
2006-12-30 03:50:31 · answer #2 · answered by clhseattle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In The Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics.
Made me think twice about my dad.
2006-12-30 03:00:48 · answer #3 · answered by Knuckledragger 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 sparrows in a hurricane, the song is sung by Tania Tucker
2006-12-30 03:01:28 · answer #4 · answered by Gayle F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost anything on Joy Division's "Closer" album (Ian Curtis, the singer, killed himself shortly before going on the US tour for that album).
"Farewell Reel by Patti Smith" (about her husband who died).
"Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton -- about his son who fell out of a window & died.
"The Bed" by Lou Reed -- The saddest song of all time. I cry almost every time I hear it and I believe he's crying when he sings it. Singing to his "wife", reminescing over her posessions in their bedroom after she committed suicide.
2006-12-30 03:00:16 · answer #5 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Staind-Everything Changes
Staind-Right Here
Staind-So far Away
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus-Your guardian angel
Dashboard Confessional-Hands Down
Brooks and Dunn-If you see him, if you see her
2006-12-30 03:07:25 · answer #6 · answered by Sarita R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Your my hero" I think that was the title. Sung by Bette Midler with voice over by 'Magic Irvine Johnson' announcing he is HIV positive.
Theme to Titantic by Celine Dion; Thinking of the people who drown makes it sad.
2006-12-30 03:03:34 · answer #7 · answered by d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mad world - Gary Jules.
I think thats a sad song.
2006-12-30 03:04:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best sad song is "Who you'd be today" By Kenny Chesney.
2006-12-30 02:59:53 · answer #9 · answered by 123..WAIT! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My chemical romance-helena,ghost of u
smashing pumpkins-bullet with butterfly wings
flyleaf-so i thought,all around me
kittie-paperdoll
2006-12-30 03:04:35 · answer #10 · answered by ALex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋