Originally posted by joz:That's the way I see that one too. How about 'Never Had Noone Ever'. I think that pretty damn well qualifies as sad.
i think "asleep" and "please, please, please let me get what i want" are much sadder than "there is a light". the latter is really a love song…i've always thought of it as more passionate and desperate than sad or depressing.
SAD SONGS That Are Oh - So Good.....
Dear God - XTC
Sad Song-Lou Reed
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:"Please Please Please" kept me sane my sophomore year of college.
the smiths – any of them, but particularly, "there is a light that never goes out"
Senior year it was the Posies, "Like Me Too" and "Compliment?"
First year out of school, Bob Mould "See a Little Light" and "Wishing Well"
Tracy Nelson: "Down So Low"
Lush - "When I Die"
New Order - "Leave Me Alone"
Breathless - "Over and Over"
Lowlife - "Tocopherol"
Vitesse - "Late Morning"
New Order - "Leave Me Alone"
Breathless - "Over and Over"
Lowlife - "Tocopherol"
Vitesse - "Late Morning"
They Might Be Giants - They'll Need A Crain
Pink Floyd - The Great Gig in the Sky
One Tree Hill - U2
I cannot believe no one posted the saddest song ever:
year 1968
Bobby Goldsboro - Honey
See the tree, how big it's grown but friend it hasn't been too long it wasn't big
I laughed at her and she got mad, the first day that she planted, it, was just a twig
Then the first snow came and she ran out to brush the snow away
So it wouldn't die
Came runnin' in all excited, slipped and almost hurt herself
And I laughed till I cried
She was always young at heart, kinda dumb and kinda smart and I loved her so
And I surprised her with a puppy
Kept me up all Christmas Eve two years ago
And it would sure embarrass her
When I came in from workin' late 'cause I would know
That she'd been sittin' there and cryin'
Over some sad and silly late, late show
And honey, I miss you and I'm bein' good
And I'd love to be with you if only I could
She wrecked the car and she was sad
And so afraid that I'd be mad but what the heck
Though I pretended hard to be
Guess you could say she saw through me and hugged my neck
I came home unexpectedly and caught her cryin' needlessly
In the middle of a day
And it was in the early Spring when flowers bloom and robins sing
She went away
And honey, I miss you and I'm bein' good
And I'd love to be with you if only I could
One day while I was not at home while she was there and all alone
The angels came
Now all I have is memories of Honey and I wake up nights and call her name
Now my life's an empty stage where Honey lived and Honey played
And love grew up
And a small cloud passes overhead and cries down on the flower bed
That Honey loved
And see the tree how big it's grown but friend it hasn't been too long it wasn't big
And I laughed at her and she got mad
The first day that she planted it, was just a twig
year 1968
Bobby Goldsboro - Honey
See the tree, how big it's grown but friend it hasn't been too long it wasn't big
I laughed at her and she got mad, the first day that she planted, it, was just a twig
Then the first snow came and she ran out to brush the snow away
So it wouldn't die
Came runnin' in all excited, slipped and almost hurt herself
And I laughed till I cried
She was always young at heart, kinda dumb and kinda smart and I loved her so
And I surprised her with a puppy
Kept me up all Christmas Eve two years ago
And it would sure embarrass her
When I came in from workin' late 'cause I would know
That she'd been sittin' there and cryin'
Over some sad and silly late, late show
And honey, I miss you and I'm bein' good
And I'd love to be with you if only I could
She wrecked the car and she was sad
And so afraid that I'd be mad but what the heck
Though I pretended hard to be
Guess you could say she saw through me and hugged my neck
I came home unexpectedly and caught her cryin' needlessly
In the middle of a day
And it was in the early Spring when flowers bloom and robins sing
She went away
And honey, I miss you and I'm bein' good
And I'd love to be with you if only I could
One day while I was not at home while she was there and all alone
The angels came
Now all I have is memories of Honey and I wake up nights and call her name
Now my life's an empty stage where Honey lived and Honey played
And love grew up
And a small cloud passes overhead and cries down on the flower bed
That Honey loved
And see the tree how big it's grown but friend it hasn't been too long it wasn't big
And I laughed at her and she got mad
The first day that she planted it, was just a twig
Originally posted by Confssions of an Englsh Opium Eater:Great effing song. Red Hill Mining Town is still my fave from that disc for some reason, but One Tree Hill… wow, what a tune.
One Tree Hill - U2
Wow. The Bobby Goldsboro mention reminded me of a few of my "all-time" saddest songs. Was thinking of indie/alt songs, totally forgot old soul and country…
:: Otis Redding: Dreams to Remember & I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now)
:: Hank Williams: I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry & Take These Chains
:: Otis Redding: Dreams to Remember & I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now)
:: Hank Williams: I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry & Take These Chains
Most, if not all, of Lou Reed's Berlin.
Watching Scotty Grow -Bobby Goldsboro
Watching Scotty Die -Dead Milkmen
Watching Scotty Die -Dead Milkmen
seasons in the sun - terry jacks
when i was little it used to make me wail…….
when i was little it used to make me wail…….
Define "Sad."
Smashing Pumpkins - Mayonnaise, Soma
Eric's Trip - Behind the Garage
Broken Social Scene - Lover's Spit (Alternate Version from Beehives)
Kate Bush - This Woman's Work
Portishead - Glory Box
Smashing Pumpkins - Mayonnaise, Soma
Eric's Trip - Behind the Garage
Broken Social Scene - Lover's Spit (Alternate Version from Beehives)
Kate Bush - This Woman's Work
Portishead - Glory Box
Bobbie Gentry's "Ode to Billy Joe"
"… That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today
Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday, oh, by the way
He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge
And she and Billy Joe was throwing somethin' off the Tallahatchie Bridge
A year has come 'n' gone since we heard the news 'bout Billy Joe
And Brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store in Tupelo
There was a virus going 'round, Papa caught it and he died last Spring
And now Mama doesn't seem to wanna do much of anything
And me, I spend a lot of time pickin' flowers up on Choctaw Ridge
And drop them into the muddy water off the Tallahatchie Bridge"
"… That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today
Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday, oh, by the way
He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge
And she and Billy Joe was throwing somethin' off the Tallahatchie Bridge
A year has come 'n' gone since we heard the news 'bout Billy Joe
And Brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store in Tupelo
There was a virus going 'round, Papa caught it and he died last Spring
And now Mama doesn't seem to wanna do much of anything
And me, I spend a lot of time pickin' flowers up on Choctaw Ridge
And drop them into the muddy water off the Tallahatchie Bridge"
"Late For The Sky" - Jackson Browne
"Get Thee Gone" - Geraldine Fibbers
"Ambulance Driver" - Superdrag
"Troy" - Sinead O'Connor
"Shatter" - Liz Phair
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" - George Jones
"Get Thee Gone" - Geraldine Fibbers
"Ambulance Driver" - Superdrag
"Troy" - Sinead O'Connor
"Shatter" - Liz Phair
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" - George Jones
Originally posted by poorlulu:http://www.slate.com/id/2114863
seasons in the sun - terry jacks
when i was little it used to make me wail…….
Originally posted by pip:That is my new favorite tune. Kudos! Next time I throw a party and it's gettin' late and I wanna shoo the guests…I'll put that on the Hi-Fi.
Originally posted by poorlulu:http://www.slate.com/id/2114863
seasons in the sun - terry jacks
when i was little it used to make me wail…….