2007-11-16 08:53:52 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Johnny Cash's version of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt."
It was such a remarkable song and was so fitting for the time of his life... I think June died shortly after the making of the video... less than a year I think.
Also Pearl Jams' "Better Man" is pretty freakin' sad.
R.E.M. "Everybody Hurts"
2007-11-16 09:03:22 · answer #1 · answered by ۞ Vixen ۞ 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
"Shame" by Smashing Pumpkins. The simple but heartbreaking lyrics, the lullingly numb music... everything. It's just so sad. "Love is good and love is mine/ Love is drunk all the time" and "Hello, Goodbye, You know you made us cry" are just so sing-songy and lulling, but cut like mofos.
Another would be Lou Reed's "The Bed"... Well, really the line of songs: The Kids, The Bed, and Sad Song... all in a row. The most depressing chain of songs ever. "This is the place our children were conceived/ Candles lit the room brightly at night/ And this is the place where she cut her wrists/ That odd and fateful night..." and "I tried so very hard/ Just goes to show just how wrong you can be" are almost painful to listen to.
Also, Jacques Brel's "Ne Me Quitte Pas". I won't quote it, coz it's French and no one would understand, but... it's like the most painfully desparate and broken cry ever.
Most songs I like that are sad have a little glimmer of hope... The Church's "Hotel Womb", Roxy Music's "True To Life", etc... So they actually make me happy, even though the subject matter is heartbreaking.
2007-11-16 09:08:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley is hands down the saddest song ever made. A beautiful, beautiful song nonetheless.
2007-11-16 09:14:17 · answer #3 · answered by Cat Stevens 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Rob Thomas - Now Comes the Night. It brings a tear each time I hear it.
"When the hour is upon us
And our beauty surely gone
No you will not be forgotten
No you will not be alone
And when the day has all but ended
And our echo starts to fade
No you will not be alone then
And you will not be afraid
No you will not be afraid
When the fog has finally lifted
From my cold and tired brow
No I will not leave you crying
And I will not let you down
No I will not let you down
I will not let you down
Now comes the night
Feel it fading away
And the soul underneath
Is it all that remains
So jus slide over here
Leave your fear in the fray
Let us hold to each other
Till the end of our days"
It's a really great piano song that demonstrates his talent well.
2007-11-16 09:02:16 · answer #4 · answered by sanelunatik 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
My Heart Will Go On- Celine Dion
I Will Remember You, Angel- Sarah McLachlan
Perfect- Simple Plan
Emotionaless- Good Charlotte
2007-11-16 10:03:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Four in particular come to mind:
He Stopped Loving her Today by George Jones
Gloomy Sunday by Billie Holiday
Hurt by Johnny Cash
Crying by Roy Orbison
Oh! I thought of another good one! Cat's in the Cradle by Harry Chapin is really sad too!
2007-11-16 09:37:53 · answer #6 · answered by Starr 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tomorrow Wendy - Andy Prieboy
It is complete now - two ends of time
Are neatly tied
A one-way street, she’s walking to the
End of the line
And there she meets the faces she sees in
Her heart and mind
They say - goodbye - tomorrow Wendy’s
Going to die
Underneath the chilly gray November sky
We can make believe
That Kennedy is still alive
We’re shooting for the moon and smiling
Jackie’s driving by
They say - good try -
Tomorrow Wendy’s going to die
I told the priest - don’t count on
Any second coming.
God got his a** kicked the first time he
Came down here slumming
He had the balls to come, the gall to die
And then forgive us -
No, I don’t wonder why
I wonder what he thought
It would get us - hey hey, good try -
Tomorrow Wendy’s going to die
2007-11-16 09:04:18 · answer #7 · answered by Big Red Ten 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
kudos - those are some picks above.
Sad songs ..... hmmm
Here's some that strike universal sad notes
Clarence Carter "Patches"
Rod Stewart's "I was Only Joking"
Live "Lightning crashes"
Eric Carmen "All By Myself"
Nick Cave "The Mercy Seat" (also a cover by Johnny Cash)
Kris Kristopherson "Sunday morning coming Down"
Kinks "Property"
"D.I.V.O.R.C.E." - George and Tammy
Dolly's "Coat of Many Colors"
Harry Chapin "Taxi"
Depeche Mode "Blasphemous Rumors" (ok ...obvious one)
Ministry's "TVii"
2007-11-16 09:31:17 · answer #8 · answered by drewfountain 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
alice cooper; only women bleed
alice in chains; would
bb king; the thrill is gone
bruce springsteen; the river
cat stevens; father and son
eric clapton; tears in heaven
guns n roses; estranged / november rain
led zeppelin; so many, but i guess the first one that comes to mind is when the levee breaks
metallica - one
pearl jam; jeremy
pink floyd; wish you were here / comfortably numb / have a cigar
radiohead; fake plastic trees / high n dry
so many more.
2007-11-16 10:47:12 · answer #9 · answered by rocket queen 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You have a lot of sad songs listed there, but if you want a real tear jerk-er try "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro (1968)
2007-11-16 15:45:14 · answer #10 · answered by oiabob 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋