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ice_white_tiger | 25-03-2003 18:46

What do you think the saddest song in the world is?

(I don't mean sad as in pathetic
I mean sad as in meaningful and brings a tear to your eye.)

Yopu can post the lyrics if you want.

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ice_white_tiger | 25-03-2003 18:47

Eva Cassidy - Fields Of Gold
(I can't stand the Sting version - Eva's is soo much better).

Masterful_Ally | 25-03-2003 18:50

'Pop' song? Umm.... maybe 'Have You Ever' by Brandy, brings back memories. But the saddest song ever has to be 'Child of Hirsohima' closely followed by 'Puff the Magic Dragon' - have you ever had to sing the last verse of that?!

...I know, I'm a wuss.

Ally xxx

DashboardChik16 | 25-03-2003 20:26

Newsong - Christmas Shoes
Martina McBride - Concrete Angel

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Jez | 25-03-2003 22:26

A well known sad song is the one Eric Clapton penned for his son Connor, who tragically died. 'Tears In Heaven' was this song.

JenniGirly | 25-03-2003 22:28

probably the 9-11 remix of Heaven omg, the lil gurl is sooooo cute

Muzzle | 25-03-2003 23:54

-Portishead - It's a fire
-Artefact - I just wonder
-Smashing pumpkins - To Sheila

2 of these songs from personnal experiences... they almost make me cry each time I hear them, they paralyze me.

Lacey | 26-03-2003 00:33

"caught in the sun" by course of nature

"this woman's work" by maxwell

barefoot_nz | 26-03-2003 02:42

I agree with Masterful_ally that one of the saddest songs in the world is Puff the Magic Dragon. Who couldn't cry at the verse:

A dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant strings make way for other toys.
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.

His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play, along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, Puff could not be brave,
So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave. Oh!

Others that make me cry are

Josh Grobans "To Where You Are" which came out just after a friend of mine commited suicide.

And strangely enough "Butterfly kisses" makes me cry. its so sweet and I feel so much for the poor daddy whose little girl has grown up.

And "Seasons in the Sun" I forget who by. Thats sad.

singingsweetie | 26-03-2003 02:55

there are sadder but one of the saddest songs is The Little Girl by John Michael Montgomery it ends up happily but the beginning is sad

Latinagurl | 26-03-2003 03:01

hey, i would have to say wut dashboardchik said, "concrete angel" that is a really sad song and also Usher- U got it bad

Ilovemarkmiser4 | 26-03-2003 03:24

OMG I totally agree with Jennigurl! That remix made me cry. I literally burst into tears. And then there's this song called the Christmas Shoes:

"Sir I'd like to buy these shoes, for my mama please. It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size. Could you hurry sir? Daddy says there's not much time. You see, she's been sick for quite awhile, and I know these shoes will make her smile. And I want her to look beautiful if mommy meets Jesus tonight."

Doesn't it make you want to cry just reading it?

lucky_bob | 26-03-2003 07:50

* Playboy Mommy by Tori Amos - it's a song she sings to the child she lost (she miscarried)

* Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles

* Peace On Earth by U2

* Satisfied Mind, in the version of Jeff Buckley

* Strange Fruit by Nina Simone

* Gorecki when brought live by Lamb

El_Mono_Loco | 26-03-2003 10:00

"You Are My Sunshine"
Green Day - "Time Of Your Life" (it just is!)
ATC - "Lonely"/"Lonesome Suite"
Evanescence - "My Immortal"
Linkin Park - "My December"
John Williams - "Across The Stars"
Harry Choplin - "Cats In The Cradle"
Tantric - "Mourning"
Nicky Holland - "I Just Don't Know What To Do"
Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard - "Now We Are Free"
Ben Folds Five - "Brick"
Jane Siberry - "Calling All Angels"
Lara Fabian - "Broken Vow"
Cake - "Friend Is A 4-Letter Word"
Tonic - "If You Could Only See"
Bruce Springstein - "Secret Garden"
Faye Wong - "Eyes On Me"
Nobou Uematsu - "Terra"
Fuel - "Hemorhage"
Trisha Yearwood - "How Do I Live"
Toni Braxton - "Un-break My Heart"
Madonna - "Power Of Goodbye"
Phil Collins - "In The Air Tonight"
Mandy Moore - "Cry"
Staind - "Epiphany"
Verve Pipe - "Freshman"
3 Doors Down - "Loser"
Tony Rich Project - "Nobody Knows"
Enya - "Book Of Days"
Lara Fabian - "Dream Within"
Foreigner - "I Wanna Know What Love Is"
Broder Daniel - "Whirlwind"
Air - "Playground Love"
Everything But The Girl - "Missing"
Selena - "Dreaming Of You"
Smashing Pumpkins - "To Forgive"
Suede - "The Next Life"
Korn - "For You"
Backstreet Boys - "Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely"
U2 - With Or Without You"
Sense Field - "Save Yourself"

ok, I have a lot of songs I think are sad, I associate different ones with different sad times in my life, so even if some aren't necessarily sad, they are to me........

Poguemahone | 26-03-2003 13:32

that song that goes 'you are my my sunshine my only sunshine' makes me feel sad, tearful, almost, which is odd, ass its not really a sad song...

Smashing Pumkin songs are generally quite sad, when they arent angry... Tonight Tonight is quite moving.

I find Bliss by Muse quite sad too, its gotta haunting vibe.

But I gotta mention 'Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad' by Moby. The Piano is very moving

Groovejet | 26-03-2003 14:17

It's not really 'sad' I guess, but I've cried listening to Metallica's "Nothing else matters".

XxX | 26-03-2003 14:21

*Iris by the googoo dolls

*Brick by Ben Folds Five

*How's It Gonne Be by umm.....

*Have You Ever by Brandy

*I Cry bye JaRule and Lil Mo

*Rainy Dayz by JaRule

ear Mama by Tupac

*Baby Dont Cry by Tupac

*Thugz Mansion by Tupac

I have so many.....

miss_sixty | 26-03-2003 14:29

the saddest song i've ever heard is lou reed's 'sad song'.......or maybe 'caroline says'. they are both in the album 'berlin' in which every song tell tell story of a drug addict woman mistrearted by her husband and whose kids are taken away because they said she was not a good mother......oh, i can't continue, i'm starting to cry again

ice_white_tiger | 26-03-2003 20:19

I agree with Jez (Tears In Heaven)
And Matt (With practically all of them)

ice_white_tiger | 26-03-2003 20:20

I'd Say Another Song Is

Elton John - Candle In The Wind
Elton John - Your Song

Masterful_Ally | 26-03-2003 22:08

'Fire and Rain' by James Taylor always gets me tearful too, just thought of that one. And 'Without you' by Mariah Carey (well, she covered it) gets me going after a breakup.

Ally xxx

nichi | 26-03-2003 22:09

Id have to say that Dont Take the Girl by Tim McGraw is a good tear jerker, and the Dixie Chicks' Travelin Soldier is pretty sad too.

Melissa1587 | 27-03-2003 21:31

I cry at ALOT of songs lol.. but the 4 songs that make me cry alot are "Somewhere Out There" American Tail, "Someone Else's Star" by Bryan White, "Christmas Shoes" and I'm proud to be an american"

JeniPeni42 | 28-03-2003 02:44

A really sad song is The Baby by Blake Shelton!! Everytime I hear it, it brings tears to my eyes!!

My brother said that I
was rotten to the core.
I was the youngest child,
so I got by with more.

I guess she was tired by
the time I came along.
She'd laugh until she cried,
I could do no wrong.
She would always save me,
because I was her baby.

I worked a factory in Ohio,
a shrimp boat in the Bayou,
I drove a truck in Birmingham.
I Turned 21 in Cincinnati,
I called home to mom and daddy,
I said "Your boy is now a man."
She said "I don't care if you're 80,
you'll always be my baby."

She loved that photograph,
of our whole family.
She'd always point us out,
for all her friends to see.

That's Greg he's doing great,
he really loves his job.
And Ronnie with his 2 kids,
how 'bout that wife he's got.
And that one's kinda crazy,
but that one is my baby.

I got a call in Alabama,
said come on home to Louisianna
and come as fast as you can fly.
Cause your momma really needs you,
and says she's got to see you,
she might not make it through the night.
The whole way I drove 80
so she could see her baby.

She looked like she was sleepin'
and my family had been weepin'
by the time that I got to her side.
And I knew that she'd been taken,
and my heart it was breakin',
I never got to say goodbye.

I softly kissed that lady
and cried just like a baby.

Ilovemarkmiser4 | 28-03-2003 02:44

Tim McGraw's "Please Remember Me" is really sad too.

punk_in_canada | 28-03-2003 03:03

Fast Car -- Tracy Chapman

You got a fast car,
I wanna ticket to anywhere,
Maybe we can make a deal,
Maybe together we can get somewhere,
Any place is better,
Startin' from zero, got nothin' to lose,
Maybe we'll make somethin',
Me myself I've got nothin' to prove.

You got a fast car,
I got a plan to get us outta here,
Been working at a convenience store,
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We won't have to drive to far,
Just 'cross the border and into the city,
You and I can both get jobs,
And finally see what it means to be livin'.

You see, my old man's got a problem,
Lives with the bottle, that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for workin',
I say his body's too young to look like his,
My mama went off and left him,
Wanted more from life than he could give,
I said somebody's got to take care of him,
So I quit school and that's what I did.

You got a fast car,
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision,
Leave tonight or live an' die this way.

CHORUS:
So I remember when we were drivin',
Drivin' in your car,
Speeds so fast I felt like I was drunk,
City lights lay out before us,
And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder,
And I, I had a feelin' that I belonged,
And I, I had a feelin' I could be someone,
Be someone, be someone.

You got a fast car,
We go cruisin' to entertain ourselves,
You still ain't got a job,
And I work in the market as a checkout girl,
I know things will get better,
You'll find work and I'll get promoted,
And we'll move out of the shelter,
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.

CHORUS

You got a fast car,
I got a job that pays all our bills,
You stay out drinkin' late at the bar,
See more of your friends than you do of your kids,
I'd always hoped for better,
Thought maybe together, you and me'd find it,
I got no plans, I ain't goin' nowhere,
So take your fast car and keep on drivin'.

CHORUS

You got a fast car,
Is it fast so you can fly away?
You gotta make a decision,
Leave tonight or live and die this way.

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