The Saddest Songs Ever

yeah indeed, that is a good shout.

honestly though I believe "Erabrace" by Low is unbeatable to my ears in terms of being the saddest, most moving thing ever recorded.
 
I was thinking today about songs I loved as a child, and Terry Jacks' "Seasons in the Sun" came to mind, which someone mentioned early on in this thread.

I must have been 9 or 10 when I first heard "Seasons in the Sun"...and it was meaningful to me because that was the age when I was first becoming more concretely aware of my own mortality. I always wondered who "Michelle" was in the song. A girlfriend? A friend? And why was the man dying? And, how awful it would be to die and leave everyone you love, never being able to experience anything again!

It seemed like a very sad song at the time, a song about someone having to let go of the active life all around him. However, I usually find I feel happier after listening to sad songs than before listening to them, so I'm not sure if it is really a sad song or a happy song! :)

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I actually think Christmas music can be quite sad. Have you listened to Charlie Brown's Christmas cd? Honestly, it makes me sad when I hear it!
 
"Sometimes" by Candlebox...I don't know if this song was meant to be sad...but I've always felt a little twinge in my heart when I listen to it, especially these lyrics:

We change directions, we watch the tides
And we borrow too much
We form restrictions and we form lines
And we separate you from me
Sometimes, sometimes we carry more weight than we own
Oh but sometimes sometimes goes on


Candlebox
 
Like Spinning Plates - Radiohead
Elizabeth on the Bathroom Floor - The Eels
The Candle - (smog)
Little BirRAB - Neutral Milk Hotel
Two Headed Boy Part 2 - Neutral Milk Hotel
Good Morning Captain - Slint
 
Stronger Now by Jani Lane (on a Warrant cd) Incredible lyrics...tear jerky melody
You Don't Say Anything by Keith Whitley...although Allison Krause did a sweet job.
Over the Rainbow by Eva Cassidy (She passed away due to cancer, but she created the best version of this song...search it on youtube).
 
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