What's Your Favorite Sad Song?

[cliffdweller]

This may be a recent topic, but I was watching that Elton John vid "I Guess That's Why They Call it The Blues" (or whatever it's really called lol!) this morning on VH-1 Classics and thinking about how sad the song and vid are and how much I used to LOVE this song when I was like 10 or so. Anyway, other sad songs I love:

"I've Been Away" by Kathleen Edwards on her new album "Back to Me" just rips my heart out. I literally tear up every time I listen to it.

I also think Neil Young has some of the saddest songs I've ever heard: Birds, I Believe in You, After the Goldrush--just to name a few.

"Blue" by Joni Mitchell gets me too.

So what are your favorite sad songs?

[all the same]

Sad music is my favorite!!!

Morrissey: I've Changed My Plea to Guilty/Will Never Marry
The Cure: Trust/The Loudest Sound
Emmylou Harris: Goodbye/Prayer in Open D
Tori Amos: Hey Jupiter/Sugar
Patty Griffin: Useless Desires/When It Don't Come Easy/Nobody's Crying
Erasure: Stay With Me
Loreena McKennitt: Dante's Prayer
Ani Difranco: Dilate
Meshelle N'Degéocello: Bitter
Peter Gabriel: I Grieve
The Smiths: Asleep
Kent: 747
Tanita Tikaram: I might Be Crying/Lovers in the City
Kate Bush: Under the Ivy/This Woman's Work
Joni Mitchell: A Case of You

I could go on!!!

[hayley]

I'll think of a million more as soon as I post this.

Why- Annie Lennox
Blue- Lucinda Williams
Here Comes the Flood- Peter Gabriel
Wise Up- Aimee Mann
Never is a Promise- Fiona Apple
Moses (& all of Living With Ghosts)- Patty Griffin
Lover, You Should've Come Over- Jeff Buckley

ETA: Yeah, okay, I'm totally down with all the same's suggestion of Kate Bush's This Woman's Work, and I'll see his I've Changed My Plea to Guilty and raise with Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me.

[all the same]

Originally Posted by hayley

I'll think of a million more as soon as I post this.

Why- Annie Lennox
Blue- Lucinda Williams
Here Comes the Flood- Peter Gabriel
Wise Up- Aimee Mann
Never is a Promise- Fiona Apple
Moses (& all of Living With Ghosts)- Patty Griffin
Lover, You Should've Come Over- Jeff Buckley

ETA: Yeah, okay, I'm totally down with all the same's suggestion of Kate Bush's This Woman's Work, and I'll see his I've Changed My Plea to Guilty and raise with Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me.

Totally forgot about Lucinda! She has some doozies! Love her! New live record comes out in a couple of weeks I think!

[dissention]

Deathly by Aimee Mann and Only Happy When It Rains by Garbage have always been my favorites.

[hayley]

Originally Posted by all the same

Totally forgot about Lucinda! She has some doozies! Love her! New live record comes out in a couple of weeks I think!

I LOVE Lucinda. I should've put my favorite song of all time of hers, Side of the Road. And yes, the live album is out in May. There's a great cover story on her in the new issue of Tracks.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by hayley

Why- Annie Lennox
Never is a Promise- Fiona Apple

Agreed. I absolutely love them both.

[Pisces Queen]

There are several that will stop me in my tracks and break my heart;

Wildfire - Michael Martin Murphy
Beautiful Child - FM
Something I Can Never Have - Nine Inch Nails
November Rain - G&R
History Repeats Itself - A.O.S.

[WildInTheWind]

The only one I can think of right now is Fire and Rain by James Taylor. Oh...Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton) is pretty sad, too.

[wondergirl9847]

Originally Posted by Pisces Queen

Wildfire - Michael Martin Murphy
Beautiful Child - FM

Two of my favorite songs of all time.

[amber]

Originally Posted by Pisces Queen

There are several that will stop me in my tracks and break my heart;

Wildfire - Michael Martin Murphy
.

Hey, is that the one that goes "she ran calling wiiiiiiiiiiiildfire, she ran calling wiiiiiiiiiildfire..." and it's about a horse? That song is really sad, I haven't heard it in years, though. Fire and Rain is sad, too, Becky. I always forget songs until someone else says them. Anyway, I thought of Sometimes, by No Doubt:


Sometimes sunshine
Does not want to shine on me
And sometimes I find myself blind
At first I cannot see and then I see it's me

I chose a road when I was young
In search of fun temptations won
And all my soul I did surrender
If I had a chance to go back now
Would I redeem my moral vows
Or would I repeat for my own laughter

From now on, I will behave, but in
The back of my mind, I will be enslaved
Repeat

Sometimes I hide somewhat
Like a bulb behind a shade
And sometimes I ask myself why
Is it cause the lights are too bright
Or because my eyes are closed too tight

Sometimes I find myself blind
Don't use my brain don't use my mind
Distorted feelings always leading my way
But I must forgive myself
and let the past lay down to rest
And be prepared to face myself in another day

From now on I will behave
But in the back of my mind I will be enslaved

[DrummerDeanna]

Where've you been - Kathy Mattea
I Would've Loved you Anyway - Trisha Yearwood
Storms - Stevie
November Rain - GnR
While My Guitar Gently Weep - Beatles
Time after Time - Cyndi Lauper

[Pisces Queen]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

Two of my favorite songs of all time.

You have excellent taste!!!

[Pisces Queen]

Originally Posted by amber

Hey, is that the one that goes "she ran calling wiiiiiiiiiiiildfire, she ran calling wiiiiiiiiiildfire..." and it's about a horse? That song is really sad, I haven't heard it in years,

Yes, that's it. Sing it for me sister!!!

[bretonbanquet]

Originally Posted by WildInTheWind

The only one I can think of right now is Fire and Rain by James Taylor.

Fantastic song - one of the very few that touch my icy heart

Also:
Still In Love With You - Thin Lizzy (with that solo)
She's Gone - Black Sabbath
Caroline - Danny Kirwan