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God's Clown	36 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 10:07
	Spoiler: Click to View Enjoy, because I certainly do. edit: Forgot to add most important one -

Binnsyboy	37 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 10:14
	The last one is sort of sad with slight undertones of happiness. I like it because it's subtle. And because it's RHCP.

Eleuthera	38 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 10:21
	Spoiler: Click to View If you want more I've got tons ;)

Launcelot111	39 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 10:25
	This is my personal choice, which I feel is increasingly relevant these days, even if no one has answering machines anymore. The Replacements are the best Spoiler: Click to View Runners up go to the entire catalogs of Joy Division and Nick Cave

zephyron	40 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 10:38
	I'm really surprised nobody has mentioned Gary Jules's version of Mad World. It's pretty much what I think of when I think of a sad song. Spoiler: Click to View

Ectoplasmicz	41 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 10:53
	this is quite sad already been mentioned and a lot of stuff by Radiohead is pretty depressing- such as this

Hans	42 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 11:02
	DoPo: Sad as in mood they provoke or as in story they tell? Iron Man by Black Sabbath[1] is the latter, for example. The lyrics tell quite a depressing story. As for the former (at least for me) Natural Blues by Moby Moby indeed, but rather Great Escape, not pers� the saddest but it has this wonderful gloomy atmosphere.. Also, Glycerine, Machine Head, Troy, darn... loads ^^ I'm a gloomy music lover I spose... Oeh, Rammstein's Klavier.. I'll stop now ;) [1] If you don't like their sound, there are covers by other bands.

Doitpow	43 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 11:03
	I reckon Martha- Tom Waits Spoiler: Click to View When the Tigers broke free - Roger Waters/Pink Floyd Spoiler: Click to View BONUS SONG TO CHEER YOU UP Spoiler: Click to View

Bordersane	44 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 11:09
	My Immortal - Evanescence Lithium - Evanescence When September Ends - Greenday The Reason - Hoobastank Lips of an Angel - Hinder Slivia - Miike Snow All I wanted - Paramore Its been a while - Staind (in fact, anything by Staind) ^^^ - All Highly recommended, check them out ok?

Razada	45 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 11:10
	In my eyes the saddest (And most beautiful) piece of music in history.

Dr Bodom	46 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 11:25
	Was going to say Snuff by Slipknot but as that's already been said I'll say Vermillion Part 2 by Slipknot and the chorus of Nymphetamine by Cradle Of Filth brings back pretty depressing memories.

MorganL4	47 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 11:31
	Quite possibly the most depressing song you will hear:

Triangulon	48 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 11:33
	This is brilliant by one of my all time favourite singers (and Robert Plant's), the incomparable Sandy Denny.

Hobonicus	49 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 11:36
	Metallica - The Unforgiven 2 It's about a nonconformist driven to extreme loneliness because he'd never trust anyone enough to get close, but he's become so desperate that he wants nothing more than to let a girl he thinks he loves into his life. He has to choose between companionship or or his ideals. It's super sad.

Scars Unseen	50 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 11:40
	Roughly half of all songs by Steven Wilson qualify for this list. Here are some examples:

Mr.Teatime	51 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 13:07
	The lyrics in this song makes you want to hang yourself... And then there's this one just because.

Zersy	52 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 13:09
	krazykidd: So i am looking for some sad songs . And i am looking for suggestions . Knowing how knowledgable the escapists comunity is about... Well everything , i decide to ask this here . What are some of the saddest songs you can think of? Genre doesn't matter ( as long as it's not country , please lord no ). Thanks.

Kapri	53 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 13:36
	Too many songs so I'll only list a few. 1) God Damn the Sun - Swans 2) Mother - John Lennon 3) A Poet's Tears of Porcelain - Virgin Black 4) Dear Catherine - Love Like Blood 5) Divided - Tiamat 6) The Navesink Banks - Gaslight Anthem AND one of the saddest songs of all times especially if you know what it's about: 7) The Son Never Shines on Closed Doors - Flogging Molly.

Salad Is Murder	54 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 14:44
	I pretty sure this is actually cheating, but:

Nigh Invulnerable	55 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 15:26
	Buckethead can bring on the waterworks: Spoiler: Click to View

AusGamer44	56 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 16:03
	Here you go:THE definitive list of the saddest songs ever: http://www.amazon.com/Hate-Myself-Want-Die-Depressing/dp/140130835X From Amazon: Book Description: "Does the opening "pling pling plinggg" of Bette Midler's The Rose fill you with existential dread? Do you cringe at the mere whiff of what Phil Collins is spewing In the Air Tonight? Have you ever bolted from a restaurant because Celine Dion's cover of All By Myself was threatening to drive you over the edge? Well, turn around, bright eyes because Tom Reynolds is here with I HATE MYSELF AND WANT TO DIE, a laugh-out-loud-til-youre sobbing compendium of the world's most hideously depressing pop songs and a guide to what makes them so heartwrenchingly, earsplittingly sad and bad. With chapters like I Was a Teenage Car Crash, Im Trying to be Profound and Touching but Really Suck At It, Perfect Storms, and I Mope, Therefore I Am, Reynolds details the history of melodic misery, from the days of Bobby Darin to the era of Evanescence. Complete with a ranked Countdown of Doom and wonderfully dreary drawings, I HATE MYSELF AND WANT TO DIE is the one book that fans and foes of woeful tunes wont want to live without." I own this book(picked it up in an ABC Shop sale) and it's absolutely hilarious.It pretty much lists every miserable song from just about every genre-from Johnny Cash's version of 'Hurt' to Dan Fogelberg's 'Same Auld Lang Syne' and Richard Harris's 'MacArthur Park'.If you can't find a depressing song for you after reading this book,you simply aren't trying.A few warnings tho'-it'll probably have at least a few songs you adore in there,but if you have a SOH you can disagree with the author and still have a giggle at his description of said tunes.Also,after reading the book you may find some of them not only depressing,but a tad silly.Guess you'll never 'leave the cake out in the rain' again,tho'.;-) Thank-yous aren't necessary.Just leave money & beer on the fridge.;-)

GrandmaFunk	57 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 16:38
	Sarah McLachlan - Gloomy Sunday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjWMtQcNJXI Beth Orton - Stars All Seem To Weep http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSGmahdU890 Mylo - Need You Tonight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAQ-UrcsBi0

Tigerlily Warrior	58 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 16:45
	smithy_2045: Pearl Jam - Black If we're doing Pearl Jam, I'd go with Last Kiss. I love that song but I hardly ever listen to it because it makes me so sad. Gary Jules' Mad World is awesomely melancholy. And if we're talking melancholy, pretty much all the songs from "Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness" by Smashing Pumpkins. Oh, and since I mentioned Mad World, the Donnie Darko sound track is mostly instrumental, but haunting and a bit depressing.

BlackStar42	59 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 16:48
	Anti-war songs always seem to crack me up. sniff

BrownGaijin	60 POSTED: 16 Feb 2012 16:59
	Aozora from the AIR sound track. It makes me cry in the first five seconds almost every time - mind you because it reminds me of what happens in the series...

El Dwarfio	61 POSTED: 17 Feb 2012 00:55
	The saddest song ever, without a doubt is "Excerpt from a Teenage Opera" by Keith West. It's essentially about an old man who slowly dies. A lot of the songs on here aren't sad, there just emo/angsty :P

Mousse Templar	62 POSTED: 17 Feb 2012 01:12
	Bruce Springsteen - the river, gets me every time.

Jazoni89	63 POSTED: 17 Feb 2012 01:26
	Radiohead - How to Disappear Completely I seriously can't believe we've been through nearly two pages, and this gem hasn't been shown...Escapist I'm disappoint.

Evil Smurf	64 POSTED: 17 Feb 2012 01:31
	Vera by Pink Floyd

Evil Smurf	65 POSTED: 17 Feb 2012 01:34
	Scars Unseen: Roughly half of all songs by Steven Wilson qualify for this list. Here are some examples: I love you right now. Iove Porcupine Tree!

tobyornottoby	66 POSTED: 17 Feb 2012 01:36


octafish	67 POSTED: 17 Feb 2012 01:43
	Razada: In my eyes the saddest (And most beautiful) piece of music in history. And yet I smiled when I saw old Erik there. Here are a couple that make me sad and angry. The Pogues version of The Band Played Waltzing Matilda has already been mentioned so I'll just conclude with a classic sad song rather than the outright depressing Frankie Teardrop by Suicide. Jesus Bruce is good.

Elementary - Dear Watson	68 POSTED: 17 Feb 2012 01:51
	Goodbye Cruel World by Pink Floyd. It's a song version of a suicide note!! That's the saddest song I can think of that is actually a song... Sad musicwise just check out anything in the 'drone' genre... like Tim Hecker. His Ravedeath 1972 album is great, or the Dropped Pianos spin off that also came out last year! Good music for listening to if you are feeling sad... (but not depressed, just sad)

Just Plain Lazy	69 POSTED: 17 Feb 2012 02:40
	Well for me the first song that came to mind was this: I forgot how soft and calming his voice can be sometimes. _ So beautiful.

Salad Is Murder	70 POSTED: 17 Feb 2012 05:30
	I think there is a lot of music that I'm really sad exists, like Beebs and Katy Perry. I wonder if that fits the topic?


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