The Saddest Songs Ever

[Brrtonman1497]

"The Barfly" by Enter the Haggis.

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[Krystal<3]

Lately this one's been striking me as particularly sad:

Oh all the money that in my whole life I did spend,
Be it mine right or wrongfully,
I let it slip gladly past the hanRAB of my frienRAB
To tie up the time most forcefully.
But the bottles are done,
We've killed each one
And the table's full and overflowed.
And the corner sign
Says it's closing time,
So I'll bid farewell and be down the road.

Oh ev'ry girl that ever I've touched,
I did not do it harmfully.
And ev'ry girl that ever I've hurt,
I did not do it knowin'ly.
But to remain as frienRAB and make amenRAB
You need the time and stay behind.
And since my feet are now fast
And point away from the past,
I'll bid farewell and be down the line.

Oh ev'ry foe that ever I faced,
The cause was there before we came.
And ev'ry cause that ever I fought,
I fought it full without regret or shame.
But the dark does die
As the curtain is drawn and somebody's eyes
Must meet the dawn.
And if I see the day
I'd only have to stay,
So I'll bid farewell in the night and be gone.

Oh, ev'ry thought that's strung a knot in my mind,
I might go insane if it couldn't be sprung.
But it's not to stand naked under unknowin' eyes,
It's for myself and my frienRAB my stories are sung.
But the time ain't tall,
Yet on time you depend and no word is possessed
By no special friend.
And though the line is cut,
It ain't quite the end,
I'll just bid farewell till we meet again.

Oh a false clock tries to tick out my time
To disgrace, distract, and bother me.
And the dirt of gossip blows into my face,
And the dust of rumors covers me.
But if the arrow is straight
And the point is slick,
It can pierce through dust no matter how thick.
So I'll make my stand
And remain as I am
And bid farewell and not give a damn.


Restless Farewell, Bob Dylan

[Alissa P]

I cried the first time I heard "Time of Your Life" by Green Day. Then I really, really started to hate that song.

"You're Beautiful" by James Blunt makes me cry, for my own reasons.

[SonicLover]

Doesn't get any sadder than Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit.

[nikjd]

How about the J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers' version from the 60s?

[ddove84994]

few more:
Dawn Penn - "no, no ,no"; Donovan - "codeine", "war drags on"; Clapton - "tears in heaven"; Etta James - "anything to say your mine", "I'd rather go blind"; Flaming Lips - "do you realize"; Gary Jules - "mad world"; GG Allin - "when I die"; James Blunt - "goodbye my lover"; Hendrix - "wind cries mary", "bleeding heart", "castles made of sand", "midnight lamp"; Joanna Newsom - "sadie"; John Lennon - "jealous guy"; Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan - "I still miss someone", "you are my sunshine"; Jon Brion - "strings that tie to you"; Joy Division - "atmosphere"; Kansas - "dust in the wind"haha; Leadbelly - "where did you sleep last night"; Moby - "porcelain"; Moody Blues - "nights in white satin"; Nick Cave - "suicide"; Otis Redding - "sitting on the dock "; Pink Floyd - "wish you were here"; Radiohead - "fake plastic trees'; Ratatat - "cherry"; Ray Charles - "lonely avenue", "fool for you", "for mamma", "you are my sunshine", "drown in my own tears"; Richard Berry - "round about midnight"; Shins - "sphagnum esplanade"; Sufjan Stevens - "john wayne gacy jr." Velvet Underground - "pale blue eyes"; Wilco - "how to fight loneliness"; Yo La Tengo - "feel like going home"

[Melissa Holubjowsky]

These are the ones I thought of. The first is about losing love, the second about needing to escape poverty.

YouTube - Bonnie Raitt-I can't make you love me

YouTube - Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

[katelyncoo]

metallica - Fade to Black
Shinedown - In memory
Shinedown - Burning Bright
Killswitch engage - desperate times
Crossfade - cold
Tim Mcgraw - don't take the girl

[Doyle]

any specific genre

[Mar Star]

Paulo Nutini - Last Request
Eulogy - Hereafter
Lightning Crashes - Live
Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
Brick - Ben FolRAB Five