What is the saddest song you've heard?

Question

Heard "Dry your eyes, mate" again yesterday. Man, that's some sad stuff.

Answer 1

Surprisingly, not any of the many country songs that specialise in sadness, but a traditional 'folk' song called, variously, 'Willie McBride', 'Green Fields of France' and 'Flowers of the Forest'.

This song, simply, tells the story of someone (the singer) sitting by a graveside in a World War 1 cemetary, and reading the headstone.

Willie McBrdie was 19 when he died and the singer runs through to a climax where the futility of war is emotionally served to the listener.

It is a very moving song, very sad, and quite brilliantly written.

Cheers,

BobSpain

Answer 2

Recently, Carrie Underwood, Just a Dream and I'll Walk by bucky Covington.

Answer 3

Concrete Angel-Martina McBride
Butterfly Kisses-Bob Carlisle
Two of the saddest songs on the planet

Answer 4

The Lightning Express by The Everly Brothers.

Answer 5

Jason Michael Carroll "Alyssa Lies"

and

Rascal Flatts "What Hurts the Most"

and

Shania Twain "It Only Hurts When I Breathe"

I am not really a country song girl.. but they have a lot of sad songs.. lol

Answer 6

"Photograph" by Ringo Starr and George Harrison. The song itself isn't that depressing, but thinking about Ringo performing it at the concert for George gets me a bit sad.

Answer 7

The winner takes it all by ABBA. It's a song I grew up with but I never really LISTENED to it properly. One night about a year ago, I had my mp3 player on shuffle and it came on. There were tears.

Answer 8

i havent heard just one. theres a couple that i listen to.

Traveling Soldier by Dixie Chicks
Brick by Ben Folds Five
Nobody's Home by Avril Lavigne
Don't Wait by Dashboard Confessional
36 Days by Hawk Nelson
45 by Shinedown
Far Away by Nickelback
My Immortal by Evanescence

Answer 9

Home Sweet Home - Peter Gabriel

Answer 10

Laura's Theme from Dr Zhivago

it just makes me teary listening to it