[ComfyCan]

Eric Clapton: Tears in Heaven (may have been posted already; too many posts to read on shakey wireless).

 

[Usagi]

The song [size=large]Violet[/size] by Seal.

 

[milhouse6]

As a video producer, it was appropriate for me to make a long memorial slideshow DVD for the sister I lost last year. What a mess. I wanted a genuinely sad soundtrack that didn't sugarcoat the sad story, but not something completely devastating. After all, it's something I wanted to want to visit occasionally.

Here's what made the cut after an arduous selection process:

Landslide - Stevie Nicks
The Circle Game - Joni Mitchell
Bicycle - Luis Balacov (Il Postino) [more charming and bittersweet than sad]
So Now Then - Jon Brion (Magnolia) [the whole gamut of emotions in here; awesome]
Oh Very Young - Cat Stevens [it doesn't have to sound sad to be sad!]
The Scientist - Coldplay
Walkaway - Thomas Newman (Meet Joe Black)

Most of these demonstrate how "sad" any given piece might be perceived depends heavily upon context and state of mind. While obviously a break-up song, The Scientist is arguably far more moving when heard as a dirge. And as ambiguous as it is, sometimes Landslide makes my day: sometimes I simply have to turn it off. I can't explain it.

 

[Audiofiler]

Tears in Heaven - Clapton (co-written by W Jennings)

Written for his son following an accidental fall from an apartment window shown reference here

too sad..

 

[ken36]

Honey-Goldsboro.

 

[ChiasticSlide]

Quote:

Originally Posted by minya Am I the only one completely unaffected by lyrics? I can't really find them emotionally affecting (or even understand what they mean) anymore. I think this is what too much instrumental music does to you. Anyway, I prefer songs which express melancholy and sadness through sound, rather than words. Some examples: Autechre - Vletrmx21, Krib Boards of Canada - all of the Hi Scores EP (except for "Nlogax") Global Communication - 14:31 and a bunch of tracks on Pentamerous Metamorphosis Umm... that's about all I can think of now. But, yeah, anyone else have the same problem as I? - Chris

Nice picks there. I love Hi Scores (Everything You Do Is A Balloon makes me feel emotional), but with Vletrmx it stuns me with awe, more than anything else. It's an amazingly powerful song. Do you like Drane2 from EP7? That's a good one for mellancholly.

Songs that make me feel teary:

Aphex Twin - Mt Saint Michael Mix + Saint Michael's Mount
Afx - Cilonen
Plaid - Eyen
Autechre - Nil

 

[Sanddancer]

The Trapeze Swinger by Iron & Wine.

IMO the most heartbreakingly beautiful song ever recorded. A live version can be found here. The link is to a concert (35mb) and The Trapeze Swinger is the last song.

 

[stewtheking]

"and so it goes" by Billy Joel.

We used to sing it with a music group I was with, and on the coach coming back from a tour one year we started it up, and by the end we were all just in tears. It gets to you, you know?

 

[cerbie]

Mr. Bungle - Girls of ****

For me, that entire s/t album brought a new emotional low to my musical horizons. I may just be odd, though, as I find several songs listed so far fairly uplifting

.

 

[gradyb]

only three can make me cry, all by John Prine 1. Hello In There 2. Angel From Montgomery 3. Sam Stone

 

[luckybaer]

"Under the Bridge" - RHCP


and... I must shamefully admit: "Nothing Compares to U" - Sinead O'Connor version

 

[djbnh]

Sabat Mater

 

[BillyC]

Perfect Blue Buildings and Anna Begins by The Counting Crows

 

[PiccoloNamek]

Silent Hill 4: Room of Angel

Runner up: SaGa Frontier II: Trubsal

 

[bong]

lately, the sad songs that have been gracing my playlist has been:

In A Lonely Place - New Order
Under Sad Stars - Crooked Fingers
Katy Song - Red House Painters
Last Dance - The Cure
High Rising - Suede
Miner at the 'Dial-A-View' - Grandaddy
Love is Here - Starsailor
The Humpty Dumpty Love Song - Travis