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Saddest songs
2005-02-28, 7:12 PM #1
What are the songs that really get you teary eyed, and are truely beautiful?

Mozart - Requiem
Pink Floyd - Great Gig In The Sky
Elliot Smith - Needle in the Hay
Nick Drake - Pink Moon (whiole album)
Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes


All I could think of off the top of my head, so post some more!
2005-02-28, 7:32 PM #2
A Perfect Circle - 3 Libras

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2005-02-28, 7:40 PM #3
Craig's Brother - Set Free
Owen - Take care of yourself
Brand New - Me vs. Madonna vs. Elvis
The Good Life - A new Friend
2005-02-28, 7:54 PM #4
Streetlight Manifesto- The saddest song
>.>

well its in the name!
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2005-02-28, 8:34 PM #5
Is Pale Blue Eyes really sad? I always thought it was more of a calm love song, but maybe I missed the point.

Lou Reed has written some sad songs, but I can't think of any specifics right now.
It's not the side effects of cocaine, so then I'm thinking that it must be love
2005-02-28, 8:55 PM #6
Otis Redding - I've Got Dreams to Remember
"I got kicked off the high school debate team for saying 'Yeah? Well, **** you!'
... I thought I had won."
2005-02-28, 9:13 PM #7
Low - Sunflower

The lyrics are vague and fairly abstract, but it drains me to even listen to that song.
2005-03-01, 5:14 AM #8
Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter

Probably because I'm listening to it right now, but this song gets me every single time... His voice is so strikingly passionate.
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2005-03-01, 7:59 AM #9
Pilate - Alright
Jump, Little Children - Forget My Loss
Tinkers Punishment - I Hope You're Right
"Those ****ing amateurs... You left your dog, you idiots!"
2005-03-01, 8:36 AM #10
The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
Kansas - Dust In The Wind
2005-03-01, 9:54 AM #11
Eels - Elizabeth on the Bathroom Floor (one four letter word that would usually be asterisked here) Wouldn't say that it's all that beautiful, but it is pretty sad.

Tom Waits - The Ocean Doesn't Want me Today Yay. More suicide. Not beautiful either. Rather creepy though.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Rockets fall on Rockets Fall . That is beautiful. Music to play at full volume once the end of the world comes around.

Vivaldi - Al Santo Sepolcro. Then again, it is a requiem.
If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces.
2005-03-01, 10:07 AM #12
The Sisters Of Mercy - Nine While Nine
The Sisters Of Mercy - Cry Little Sister
Sonata Arctica - Shy
Sonata Arctica - Broken
Nightwish - Dead Boy's Poem
Nightwish - Higher Than Hope
Nightwish - Sleeping Sun
After Forever - Forlorn Hope
After Forever - Eccentric
Visions Of Atlantis - Winternight
Ambeon - Cold Metal
Within Temptation - Pale
Within Temptation - Swansong
Tiamat - Do You Dream Of Me
Disturbed - Darkness
Stone Sour - Bother
Sirenia - Seven Sirens And A Silver Tear
Opeth - Ending Credits
Opeth - Windowpane
Opeth - To Rid The Disease
Type O Negative - Love You To Death
Type O Negative - Die With Me
Type O Negative - Red Water
Flowing Tears - Portsall

Yeah, bored.
2005-03-01, 1:01 PM #13
Quote:
The Sisters Of Mercy - Cry Little Sister

That one's a mislabel. It was written and performed for the movie The Lost Boys by Gerard McMann, and I think he did the score for the movie too. Information about him is scarce.
It's not the side effects of cocaine, so then I'm thinking that it must be love
2005-03-01, 9:22 PM #14
Quote:
Originally posted by matrixhacker
Pink Floyd - Great Gig In The Sky

I love that song (talk about amazing vocals)... well, the whole Dark Side of The Moon Album, actually. :p It's easy to tell that Great Gig In The Sky is about heaven, but you can still wonder in what context...

Quote:
Originally posted by Keith Marshall
Eleanor Rigby


Agreed.
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2005-03-01, 10:42 PM #15
Gah, there's probably many more, but right now I can think of the Luke vs. Vader battle parts from John Williams - The Battle of Endor II as well as Vader's death from John Williams - The Battle of Endor III.
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2005-03-01, 11:22 PM #16
Beatles - Yesterday
Pissed Off?
2005-03-02, 8:15 AM #17
The Ataris - The Saddest Song :p
2005-03-02, 8:35 AM #18
Rob Dougan - Drinking Song
Slipknot - Vermillion, Pt. 2
System of a Down - Roulette

Quote:
Originally posted by FastGamerr
Gah, there's probably many more, but right now I can think of the Luke vs. Vader battle parts from John Williams - The Battle of Endor II as well as Vader's death from John Williams - The Battle of Endor III.


Seconded. The Endor trilogy is a great set.
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2005-03-02, 4:05 PM #19
The Burning Paris is probably the saddest band I've ever heard. I like it cause it comes off sounding really sad and sincere, but not "emo-y". Any song by them can take something dark and gloomy, and make it beautiful... as if finding beauty in darkness. They also do a cover of The Smiths song "Asleep", which is an incredibly sad song. Can't wait to go see them live this weekend. :)
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2005-03-02, 4:51 PM #20
Verve Pipe - The Freshmen
Leonard Cohen - Waiting for the Miracle
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2005-03-02, 6:08 PM #21
Evanescence - My Immortal

Metallica - To Live Is To Die
All your bacon are belong to me

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2005-03-02, 10:36 PM #22
Quote:
Originally posted by Whelly
They also do a cover of The Smiths song "Asleep", which is an incredibly sad song. Can't wait to go see them live this weekend. :)

Asleep is actually one of my least favorite of the Smiths' songs. It's one of the few that's genuinely sad, but it's way overrated.

I can't believe I forgot Leonard Cohen!!! He's the king of sad songs.

Suzanne and One of Us Cannot Be Wrong are my favorites.
It's not the side effects of cocaine, so then I'm thinking that it must be love
2005-03-03, 1:20 PM #23
Quote:
Originally posted by MBeggar
Streetlight Manifesto- The saddest song
>.>

well its in the name!


Damn you, steal what I was going to say!

Seriously--Streetlight Manifesto - The Big Sleep
D E A T H
2005-03-03, 1:26 PM #24
The Whiskey Lullaby.
2005-03-03, 5:32 PM #25
You Never Know - Immortal Technique

It's about how he met a woman who had AIDs and passed away without him knowing.

"What happened for the rest of the day is still a blur;
But I remember wishing that I was dead, instead of her;
She was buried on August 3rd;
The story ends without a sequel;
And now you know why Technique, don't ****ing fall in love with people;
Hold the person that you love closely if they're next to you;
The one you love, not the person that'll simply have sex with you;
Appreciate them to the fullest extent, and then beyond;
'Cause you never really know what you got, until it's gone;"

THis guy spits some of the realest **** I've ever heard.
Got a permanent feather in my cap;
Got a stretch to my stride;
a stroll to my step;
2005-03-04, 1:15 AM #26
Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
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2005-03-04, 3:10 PM #27
You Dont Know Me -- Ray Charles

Again -- Janet Jackson

White Houses -- Vanessa Carlton

Ruined Puzzle -- Dashboard Confessional
2005-03-04, 7:47 PM #28
Oh yeah, Space-Dye Vest and Disappear by Dream Theater.
"Well ain't that a merry jelly." - FastGamerr

"You can actually see the waves of me not caring in the air." - fishstickz
2005-03-04, 7:55 PM #29
Jugband Blues - Pink Floyd


The lyrics are obscure, but if you know about the man who wrote them, it becomes sad. He ( Syd Barret ) was the original guitarist for Pink Floyd.

He basically had a HUGE mental breakdown and was kicked out of the band. He wrote the song right before he was kicked out. What's sad is after this, he never succeeded in music again. A couple years later he gave up music entirely and according to his family didn't play the guitar for years.
2005-03-04, 8:35 PM #30
He did succeed in music after Pink Floyd, thought definately not as popular, the Madcap Laughs and some of his other solo work was very successful.

It wasn't really a "huge mental breakdown" either, it was more of a gradual decrease in his mental health that his erratic behavior and mental health got him ousted from Floyd. Most of Madcap and his solo work came after Floyd as well, so he did play guitar for a while after getting ousted. He just decided to quit though, went to live with his family away from everything. Now he leads a quiet life, painting, and supposedly writing.

The Syd Barret story is really not as elaborate,crazy, or more tragic as people put it out to be.

But anyway, just thought of this, an essential:

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
2005-03-04, 8:38 PM #31
Probably lost on the lot of you, but anyways;

Eric Lapointe - N'importe quoi
Francis Cabrel - C'etait l'hiver
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2005-03-04, 9:37 PM #32
Quote:
Originally posted by SideBurns
Jugband Blues - Pink Floyd


The lyrics are obscure, but if you know about the man who wrote them, it becomes sad. He ( Syd Barret ) was the original guitarist for Pink Floyd.

He basically had a HUGE mental breakdown and was kicked out of the band. He wrote the song right before he was kicked out. What's sad is after this, he never succeeded in music again. A couple years later he gave up music entirely and according to his family didn't play the guitar for years.

He actually did release two solo albums after that. Also, after Dark Side of the Moon came out, he showed up in the studio where the band was recording and they talked about him joining again. He was going to. Then the next day they couldn't find him and he disappeared again.
It's not the side effects of cocaine, so then I'm thinking that it must be love
2005-03-05, 3:41 AM #33
Soon after Dark Side, he got committed, and has been in mental hospitals ever since (still alive)
D E A T H
2005-03-05, 4:20 AM #34
Quote:
Originally posted by Spiral
Nine Inch Nails - Hurt


How can you even say that? The NiN version is a piece of nothing compared to the Johnny Cash cover. Now that song is sad, especially considering the context. Man.
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2005-03-05, 6:33 AM #35
Quote:
Originally posted by Dj Yoshi
Soon after Dark Side, he got committed, and has been in mental hospitals ever since (still alive)


No. That's totally a lie, did you not read my post at all?
He most likely was NEVER committed. He's lived with his family in the country ever since. Get your facts straight, saves you from looking stupid.
2005-03-05, 1:37 PM #36
The Tuvan folk song, Kongurei. You can download the song here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008ZQ5Q/qid=1110057835/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl15/002-2106447-1331258?v=glance&n=507846

Quote:
A man returns to his homeland after years in exile, and feels like a stranger in his own country. During Soviet rule the Communists reorganized the traditional six regions of Tuva into a dozen administrative units controlled by the Party; they confiscated herds and pasture lands and turned them into inefficient collective farms. The man asks forgiveness from his ancestors for going astray; he asks the spirits for salvation of his own soul.


Quote:
Aldan chetken chylgymnyng
Alazy kaÿdal, Konggureÿ?
Aldy kozhuun chonumnyng
Aaly kaÿdal, Konggureÿ? Konggureÿ?

Where are the sixty horses in my herd?
Where is the hitching post for my horse, Konggurei?
Where are the six regions of my homeland?
Where is the village of my tribe, Kongurei?

Cheden chetken chylgymnyng
Chelezi kaÿdal, Konggureÿ?
Chedi kozhuun chonumnung
Cheri kaÿdal, Konggureÿ?

Where are the seventy horses in my herd?
Where is the tether for my horse, Konggureÿ?
Where are the seven provinces of my homeland?
Where is my people, Kongurey?

Repeat first verse

Aldyn-ydyk Tangdymny
Aramaÿlap, dagydym.
Aldy kozhuun chonumnu
Algap ÿöreep, maktadym, maktadym, maktadym.

The Aldyn-ydyk Tangdy mountains
Are the greatest of them all
Where are the six regions of my country?
I praise, praise, praise the people of them.
I'm just a little boy.
2005-03-05, 1:46 PM #37
Meat Beat Manifesto - Asbestos Lead Asbestos
2005-03-05, 9:07 PM #38
The song from Metal Gear Solid. It's simply beautiful.
"When it's time for this planet to die, you'll understand that you know absolutely nothing." — Bugenhagen
2005-03-06, 7:31 AM #39
I saw Syd Barrret walking around Cambridge once, at first I thought he was just a homeless person, but soon realised it was him. It was sad to see him like that. And the same day I walked past Stephen Hawking ( he was in a que to see The Return Of The King ). Surfice to say it was the best day of my life.
2005-03-06, 10:15 AM #40
Dream Theater - Goodnight Kiss

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