The saddest song in the world? :cry:

"Man of The Hour" Pearl jam

God save the Queen. Rule Britannia (wrote by a bloody Scot). The Stars and Stripes.... But real sad songs... O' Flower of Scotland No really the whole of Berlin (Lou Reed) and almost anything by Billie Holiday.

In A Lonely Place by New Order.

The Bush song was better. I mean it's not that lonely as that of New Order.

Indeed!

Lonesome Tonight

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Bere wrote: Sigur Ros is very saddening - it's ultra-very-nice but somehow they always make me cry (perhaps because it is so ultra-very-nice)...

I don't know if anyone mentioned "Seasons in the sun" by Terry Jacks yet.

If my rather shoddy memory serves me correctly, "Seasons in the Sun" was named in the top 10 of some worst song of all time list a few years ago. Yes, another silly list.

Ah yes - 'would you please kill me now i've got seasons in the sun, in my head thanks to you so please kill me - here's the gun'

& don't get me started on 'honey'

Going with sad, and not romantic/love song:

Drugs don't work - The Verve Wires - Athlete Nothing Rhymed - Gilbert O'Sullivan

Do NOT laugh at the last one - very clever lyrics.

Ish.

'walking on sunshine' by katrina and the waves...

In a Lonely Place The last day of summer - The Cure

Cyndi Lauper - Sally's Pigeons

Spiritualized's "Broken Heart" -- kills me every time!

Trisomie 21 - la fête triste

DOVES - Ambition (off SOME CITIES)

Kath wrote: Going with sad, and not romantic/love song:

Wires - Athlete

found out the other day this song gets to my ex cos it reminds him of one of the times I was in hospital...... :\ohwell:

well i wonder by the smiths is a tear jerker but seasick, yet still docked and i know it's gonna happen someday by the mozzster is a heart-wrencher!!! WAAAAHHHH!!!

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!

[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote:

patrick stewart appreciation society wrote: Johnny cash's version of Hurt, the video is required for the full effect.

agreed

Ditto.

And as for the saddest stuff...

Joy Division-- --Atmosphere --LWTUA --Heart and Soul --24 Hours --The Eternal

New Order-- --IaLP --Mesh --Leave Me Alone --Elegia --1963 --True Faith [just something about that song...] --most of the 'Technique' album, while it IS dancable --WftSC --Turn

The Other Two-- --Superhighways --The River --Selfish --New Horizons --You Can Fly [almost the same effect as Superhighways]

Otherwise-- --'Stable Song' [Death Cab for Cutie] --mostly anything from Mira --'Hurt' [NIN] [Johnny Cash] --'A Million Miles Away' [The Plimsouls] [don't ask. i dunno.] --'Adam's Song' [blink-182]

...I guess that's all I can think up at the moment, really.

ETA [edited to add] How the fuckin' hell could I forget this: --anything by Morrissey and/or the Smiths

How could I have forgotten...

What?

I love sad songs...

Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees The Beatles - Yesterday New Order - Love Less Long Pigs - On and On Tony Rich - Nobody knows Third Eye Blind - God of Wine R.E.M. - Find the River Mazzy Star - Fade into You Lou Reed - Perfect Day

angeldust_evildust wrote: well i wonder by the smiths is a tear jerker but seasick, yet still docked and i know it's gonna happen someday by the mozzster is a heart-wrencher!!! WAAAAHHHH!!!

i know it's gonna happen someday...

sniff

how about 'love on the rocks' - neil diamond? (quite a few cracking tearjerky themes actually - twin peaks, brideshead, deerhunter)

some really good weepies already mentioned here, think i'm gonna make me a little comp and have a bit of a blub. spiritualized 'ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space' makes me well up too. dare i mention 'souvenir' by omd? 'somebody' by dm?! please don't hurt me

'starmaker' from the kids from fame soundtrack! i could do this all night.

"do i listen to pop music because i'm miserable or am i miserable because i listen to pop music?"

Jet trails in the skyleave one word behinda hand bangs into sanda nameand we all understandeverybody's lostbut they're pretending they're not lostJet trails in the skyleave one thought behinda hand bangs into the sand a nameand we all understandeverybody's Lostbut they're pretending they're not lostSo, if I see youand I tell youhow I've watched youI'm just LostSo if I see youand I tell youhow I've watched youdon't make fun of me later'cause I'm just lost

'Lost' by Morrissey.

Desperate Kingdom of Love by PJ Harvey

Just rip my heart to shreds, Polly dearest...

[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote:

PS - why do everyone in NIN apart from Trent Reznor look really weird?

Hehe...that's saying something, when Reznor looks more normal than the rest... :)

One Dove - Why Don't You Take Me Presence - Far Far Away From My Heart Jose Padilla - Adios Ayer Placid Angles - Everything Under The Sun Michael Nyman - Franklyn Section 25 - Sweet Forgiveness New Order - Lonesome Tonight

Most of Michael Bolton's ballads

Thrasher - Neil Young

Daver wrote: Spiritualized's "Broken Heart" -- kills me every time!

Yes

Saint Etienne - Like A Motorway

Very clever song too. I don't listen to lyrics much but I was quite proud of myself when I worked that one out (after listening to the song for about 8 years!). The boyfriend in the song is dead by the way in case you're as thick as me.

Honesty by RFATP on their album "In The Sea Of E", the best record they ever did.

hurt as covered by the man in black,, awesome.

avalanche by new order would get me sad as it sounds like the end ,, though it wasnt .cept for gillian g.

and you can have it all.

Wires - Athlete Fall At Your Feet - Crowded House Everybody Hurts - REM Eternal/Decades - Joy Division Elegia - New Order Blowers Daughter - Damien Rice Nothing Compares 2 U - Skinead O'Conner Thats all I can think of for now.

Celebration Kool & the Gang

"There's a party goin' on right here A celebration to last throughout the years So bring your good times, and your laughter too We gonna celebrate your party with you"

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