[SigNuM]

Definitely Katatonia - Day

 

[mbriant]

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"Yes, We Have No Bananas" would be quite sad if one really had one's heart set on bananas.

LOL

Two songs stick in my mind as being very sad.

Old Shep by Elvis Presley

Late For The Sky by Jackson Browne.

 

[srapps55]

Lots of Beck and Cure mentions - what a surprise!

I was thinking "Guess I'm Doing Fine" by Beck, but many songs on Sea Change fit here.

"Pictures of You" by the Cure on Disintegration

"Avalanche" by Ryan Adams on Love is Hell

"Gacy" by Sufjan Stevens on Illinoise - of course being from Illinois and remembering when that all happened, probably affects me more than others

 

[Doc Sarvis]

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Originally Posted by srapps55 "Gacy" by Sufjan Stevens on Illinoise

I find that song very disturbing.

The old standard: "Some Other Time" is really sad.

 

[steel102]

opeth - face of melinda. i guess that's the only song that's consistently 'sad' throughout...there are parts of songs from many other bands that i would consider to be really moving as well.

 

[MarconiSalad]

Carol King - It's too Late
2nd for Joni Mitchell - River
Loudon Wainwright III - Dead Skunk

 

[steel102]

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Originally Posted by zyxwvutsr Anyone ever heard of "Gloomy Sunday" with original lyrics by rezsô seress. It's supposed to have caused a rash of suicides according to some sources. Here are the translated lyrics (it does pretty pessimistic): It is autumn and the leaves are falling All love has died on earth The wind is weeping with sorrowful tears My heart will never hope for a new spring again My tears and my sorrows are all in vain People are heartless, greedy and wicked... Love has died! The world has come to its end, hope has ceased to have a meaning Cities are being wiped out, shrapnel is making music Meadows are coloured red with human blood There are dead people on the streets everywhere I will say another quiet prayer: People are sinners, Lord, they make mistakes... The world has ended! I've listened to the English versions, but they have different (not as depressing) lyrics, but I've been unable to find the original song, so I can't really say whether or not it's really depressing.

i was reading up a bit on this song, and the stories behind it are a bit creepy. has anyone ever heard the real version of this song?

 

[TheChemist]

Radiohead - How I Made My Millions


bar none the saddest song I've ever heard.

 

[fengler]

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Originally Posted by xtreme4099 Gary Jules - Mad World -- from the soundtrack to Donnie Darko - its a cover of some band which i forget the name to.

agreed

coldplay- trouble
ben folds live(yes live) - jane
ben folds live- fred jones part 2
ben folds live - brick
ben folds live - emaline
blink 182 - adams song
counting crows - colorblind
kenna - hell bent
mazzy star - fade into you
our lady peace - sell my soul
seven mary three - lucky
silverchair - abuse me
a perfect circle - three libras
wallflowers - one headlight

 

[fengler]

oh yeah one of the saddest songs ever

Radiohead - How to dissapear completely.

 

[TheChemist]

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Originally Posted by fengler oh yeah one of the saddest songs ever Radiohead - How to dissapear completely.

Really? I don't find it so.

 

[K31TH3R]

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Originally Posted by bum Most of the things I thought of have been posted, but I haven't seen... James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover

quoted for truth, just broken up with the girlfriend of 1 1/2 years, heard it and just lost it... saddest song ever

 

[fengler]

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Originally Posted by TheChemist Really? I don't find it so.

maybe not the lyrics as much, but the tone of the song is very sad to me.

 

[fengler]

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Originally Posted by musicmind ....Alice in Chains - Nutshell ...

oh man i forgot about that one, wow yeah that song is for sure sad.

 

[nayr2]

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Originally Posted by njseek "Famous Blue Raincoat" by Leonard Cohen for me

By far the saddest song I know of. Distant second place goes to Radiohead - How To Disappear Completely, but Cohen (and actually a good number of his songs) takes the cake.