Saddest Song on the planet?

[destined]

paul - the saddest song on the planet

 

[upsciLLion]

Not the saddest one ever, but one I find very sad is Alanis Morissette and Sting Live - King of Pain.

 

[Baked]

Everything by Natalie Merchant. Personal favs:

- Tell Yourself
- Just Can't Last
- Not In This Life
- Frozen Charlotte
- My Skin
- Thick As Thieves

 

[SWScorch]

Originally posted by: sharkeeper
Now it may not be the saddest song but this is very subjective anyways.

With that said, I would say The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald. Based on a true story. Gordon Lightfoot's version is ok but this version is kickass. Gives me goosebumps following along the lyrics.

We joke about bad weather at sea and when the skies darken and the wind comes up make the comment "bring it on, bitch!". Well all that is meaningless when listening to this song. Jokes aside, you don't mess with Mother Nature!

For those too young to recall look it up!

p.s. This definitely needs mention in the original vs. cover thread.

who does that version? I'm not liking it as much as Gordon Lightfoot's rendition. Not fond of the way this vocalist intonates.

 

[Toastedlightly]

Originally posted by: SWScorch

Originally posted by: sharkeeper
Now it may not be the saddest song but this is very subjective anyways.

With that said, I would say The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald. Based on a true story. Gordon Lightfoot's version is ok but this version is kickass. Gives me goosebumps following along the lyrics.

We joke about bad weather at sea and when the skies darken and the wind comes up make the comment "bring it on, bitch!". Well all that is meaningless when listening to this song. Jokes aside, you don't mess with Mother Nature!

For those too young to recall look it up!

p.s. This definitely needs mention in the original vs. cover thread.

who does that version? I'm not liking it as much as Gordon Lightfoot's rendition. Not fond of the way this vocalist intonates.

I listen to the one by... sh!t. No name on the .mp3!! Must figure it out!

 

[ThePresence]

Metallica - Low Man's Lyric
pretty sad song

 

[sharkeeper]

Rheostatics. They're from Canada.

 

[DannyBoy]

Celine Dion - All by myself.

 

[Reckoner]

Cold Water - Damien Rice

or any songs on the Braveheart Soundtrack

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: aplefka
How could I forget The Verve Pipes' The Freshman?

because it's pathetic. "oh woe is my teenage angst"

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: chrisms
That is a happy song (Over the Rainbow).

Alice in Chains - Nutshell is probably the saddest song I've ever heard.

:thumbsup: Nutshell is one of my favorites. Great song.

 

[nageov3t]

definitely Johnny Cash - Hurt. especially when watching the music video and seeing the pictures of June Carter Cash.

runner up: Sinead O'Conner - Nothing Compares 2 U. politics aside, I think it's a really sad song.

Kiss Me by Six Pence None the Richer also makes me increadibly depressed. it's an awful song in and of itself, but there are also horrible memories assosiated with it. it was the song playing on the radio when I caught my then-SO cheating on me. that happened in, like, June, and then that song got 24/7 radio play for the rest of the summer. I was a mess

edit: "Can't Make You Love Me" by Bonnie Rait also gets an honorable mention.

 

[Tates]

Alone Again Naturally - Gilbert O'Sullivan

 

[lobadobadingdong]

Bush - Glycerine.

 

[ribbon13]

Taps

My current playlist (this thread has great timing) -

Belinda Carlisle - Love Never Dies.
Evanescence - My Immortal
Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone
Fear Factory - Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies)
Filter - Miss Blue
Gorillaz - Tomorrow Comes Today
Jewel - Foolish Games
Kid Rock - Only God Knows Why
No Doubt - Don't Speak
Ricky Martin - She's All I Ever Had
Sheryl Crow - Strong Enough
Assemblage 23 - Disappoint (ITN Affinity Mix)
Assemblage 23 - Away
Type O Negative - Everything Dies
White Town - White Town
Ace of Base - Don't Turn Around
Fear Factory - A Therapy For Pain
Fear Factory - Timelessness
Subrosa - Murder An Angel
Ozzy Osbourne & Lita Ford - If I Close My Eyes Forever
Dune - Who Wants To Live Forever

 

[aux]

Albinoni's Adagio (although it is not exactly by him, use your favorite search engine for more info)
Le vent, le cri (The Wind, The Scream) by Morricone from the soundtrack of Le Professionel (The Professional); not sure about the spelling and translation

 

[EpsiIon]

I'm a big fan of the Brown Derbies' rendition of Dire Straits' Rome and Juliet.

You can listen to a clip (or download the live version) here.

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: loki8481
definitely Johnny Cash - Hurt. especially when watching the music video and seeing the pictures of June Carter Cash.

runner up: Sinead O'Conner - Nothing Compares 2 U. politics aside, I think it's a really sad song.

Kiss Me by Six Pence None the Richer also makes me increadibly depressed. it's an awful song in and of itself, but there are also horrible memories assosiated with it. it was the song playing on the radio when I caught my then-SO cheating on me. that happened in, like, June, and then that song got 24/7 radio play for the rest of the summer. I was a mess

edit: "Can't Make You Love Me" by Bonnie Rait also gets an honorable mention.

How could I forget Sinead o'c, very sad song.

 

[CptObvious]

Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
Jeff Buckley's cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah

 

[pyonir]

I don't care for country, but Tim McGraw - Don't Take the Girl is one song that makes me sad.

 

[five40]

Counting Crows - Raining in Baltimore

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

David Ball - Riding with Private Malone
Tim McGraw - Don't Take the Girl

 

[ribbon13]

Originally posted by: pyonir
Tim McGraw - Don't Take the Girl is one song that makes me sad.

Ditto x10! :beer:

 

[aux]

Originally posted by: CptObvious
Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
Jeff Buckley's cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah

completely forgot about Jeff Buckley's cover of Hallelujah, not only a beautiful and sad song, but also one of the relatively few covers that IMHO are better than the original (and I am a Leonard Cohen fan).

 

[Baked]

Man, I can't believe I forgot about this one:

No Doubt - Don't Speak