New Order song that makes you feel the saddest?

as a follow-up to the happiest NO song thread, i thought i'd start up its opposite.

for me, it's between between Blue Monday and In A Lonely Place. i think Blue Monday actually takes the cake.

how about for you?

In A Lonely Place by a mile

In a Lonely Place..

Special, a heartbreakingly and underrated classic.

too many to list!

World In Motion (how could THAT be their first #1 single?!)

Just for the sake of interest, how much of it was Barney and how much was Keith Allen? I've always pondered that one myself....

Instant reaction was In a Lonely Place - esp after Barney's rendition at the end of the triumphant 98 comeback gig.

Originally posted by Substantial Republic of LowLifes Special, a heartbreakingly and underrated classic.

Since In A Lonely Place was a Joy Division song (ok here comes the controversy again :) I cannot legitimately vote for it.

I'm with you on Special...haunting and beautiful...when people say they can't play past the first 4 songs on Republic they are missing one of the best.

Leave Me Alone, for sure. Although it does uplift me afterwards...

leave me alone, procession...and most of movement. boy, movement is a downer.:(

I never listen to Movement anymore, so I can't judge it appropriately and like another poster mentioned, I tend to consider In a Lonely Place a Joy Division song, covered by New Order (odd since I don't feel the same way about Ceremony although the circumstances are identical). Anyway for me the songs that fit the title are probably:

Procession-One of my all time favorite NO songs, particularly from that early period.

Leave Me Alone-Heatbreakingly beautiful.

Thieves Like us ("It's called love/and somehow it's become unmentionable") Beautiful and heartbreaking.

Lonesome Tonight-I've always loved this song, and the last verse is just incredible.

All Day Long Just excruciatingly painful lyrics, and I don't mean awful ("when you can't look after what you can't own...")

loveless A masterpiece, but its stunning as well.

Special A reviewer in an obscure magazine back in '93 referred to this song as a mastepiece that sounded like a rock and roll version of Beethoven, fronted by Baudelaire on vocals and with the lyrics. I don't know about that, but every time I listen to it, I can't believe that this song was produced during the same sessions that produced such horrifying dreck as Liar, Chemical, World and Spooky.

Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb EYES-UH !!! In A Lonely Place by a mile

of course

and for me Lonesome Tonight: "How many times before, did you leave my soul alone ?..." followed by the dawnfall to the end

Originally posted by Snucker leave me alone, procession...and most of movement. boy, movement is a downer.:(

Movement, oh yes:

Listen to Truth: "Oh, it's a strange day, in such a lonely way..." and the melodica that push the atmosphere darker......horrible.

And Doubt Even Here remind me In a Lonely Place.

Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb EYES-UH !!! In A Lonely Place by a mile

definitely. that song is almost terrifying; it's so desperate and devoid of hope.

Lonesome Tonight. There's a difference between feeling sad and feeling seriously down (In a Lonely Place, Movement).

i've always found "Run" to be very sad and emotional, especially at the break, Barney accepting a less than perfect reality... Vanishing point repeats the same sad mood but not as strong/immediate....

...not just moody or depressing, like In a Lonely place, which is just obviously dark, i can't believe that the lyrics really invoke much emotion. i think Barney was guessing at the lyrics to that song, bercause they could not understand Ian.

as far as "Special", i thought that i read that "Regret" and "Special" were the first two songs done during the last days of Factory, and then the rest were done later after Factory closed shop and the NO members were not working/writing together anymore. so some have noticed that Regret and Special sound different. based on things that i have read... just to think about.

In A Lonely Place. "How I wish you were hear with me now"

For those of you with the Heart and Soul box set, you know about the Joy Division demo- That version I can hardly listen to. Ian sounds so miserable.

Leave Me Alone as well as the rest of the PCL period, in a sort of a nostalgic way, especcially recently.

The fact that Blue Monday is 20 years old makes me feel a bit depressed, if that counts.

I think I better put on Here To Stay to help me over it...

Cries & Whispers. "Ship sails out to sea..."

Sad and beautiful.

Originally posted by KW1 In A Lonely Place. "How I wish you were hear with me now"For those of you with the Heart and Soul box set, you know about the Joy Division demo- That version I can hardly listen to. Ian sounds so miserable.

ohmygod. that cut is the most miserable thing i've ever heard.

Originally posted by Ben Aspinall Leave Me Alone, for sure. Although it does uplift me afterwards...

Definitely, and it's also their best song.

So that's cries and whispers and not mesh? "Ships sails out to see/away from me/I just stand and stare/blahblahblah/I wasn't even there" Can't remember the lyrics anymore, great, great stuff and yes, very sad too.

Doubts even here, esp. when at the end the woman-singer and Pete Hook(?) speak all those words about Ian Curtis. The Bass in this song is so tastefully and melodic. " (I missed his promised time again For my friend) Don't throw our joy away Why must you just you leave now? (Has God forgotten to approach us? Has He rememberd to not despise us?) Memories are all that's left I need you near to me now" Dirk

Originally posted by Dirk Pehrke Doubts even here, esp. when at the end the woman-singer and Pete Hook(?) speak all those words about Ian Curtis. The Bass in this song is so tastefully and melodic." (I missed his promised time againFor my friend)Don't throw our joy awayWhy must you just you leave now?(Has God forgotten to approach us?Has He rememberd to not despise us?)Memories are all that's leftI need you near to me now"Dirk

Yup, that is Mr. Hook, and that female "singer" is none other than Gillian Gilbert-Morris

"Special" is sad, but poignant. "Avalanche" is another sad one hearing Gillian sing so sadly like it's all over (unbeknownst to us 5 years later).

Originally posted by Substantial Republic of LowLifes > Originally posted by Dirk Pehrke> Doubts even here, esp. when at the end the woman-singer and Pete Hook(?) speak all those words about Ian Curtis. The Bass in this song is so tastefully and melodic.> " (I missed his promised time again> For my friend)> Don't throw our joy away> Why must you just you leave now?> (Has God forgotten to approach us?> Has He rememberd to not despise us?)> Memories are all that's left> I need you near to me now"> Dirk

Yup, that is Mr. Hook, and that female "singer" is none other than Gillian Gilbert-Morris

and indeed it is sad esp. "Don't throw our joy away". Sounds very desperate when it comes through the loudspeakers.

"Sub-culture" Low-Life album version, 'cos of Barney's out-of-tune vocal...

loveless is kind of sad...

Procession, In a lonely place and 1963. 3 of my faves