Members timeforheroes Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 Ooh, good call on Mayonaise.Another sad Radiohead song is Fake Plastic Trees. fake plastic trees agreed! kinda wierd though....its not the music that is sad....and i dont think its the words either...i think it is more thoms delivery than anything else....cant explain.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mothra75 Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 The Smiths - This Night Has Opened My Eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 There's lots of very depressing doom out there, such as a lot of Ataraxie's stuff, and black metal as well such as Leviathan and Silencer. However, despite the fact that I generally listen to extreme metal, probably the saddest album in my memory is Counting Crows' August and Everything After. Round Here, Perfect Blue Buildings, Sullivan Street... {censored} that whole album is filled with sadness, melancholy, loss and all that. Sure the album was really popular, but it's still a very dark album (the singer's ridiculous hairdo aside ). Especially at some rough points in my life, that album has really dug into me. There's also a lot of seriously sad classical music. Some pieces, such as the Allemande from Bach's 6th cello suite, or the second movement of Beethoven's last piano sonata, strike me this way. Of course as in a lot of things it depends on what kind of mood you're in. The line between incredibly beautiful and incredibly sad is often blurred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Markymarc1979 Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 Man of the world - Fleetwood Mac [YOUTUBE]7_--lzn3SrU[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rob Dobbs Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 The band Medicine (the band in the film the Crow) seemed to break up but came back with a new singer Shannon Lee who turns out is the daughter of Bruce Lee making Brandon Lee her older brother. The last song on the album "Mechanical Forces of Love" is very haunting and sad. Word is, her father came to her in a dream and she had seen a sadness in him as if he was not where he wanted to be. She spoke to him but he couldnt answer back. There was a light behind him that was disappearing like car headlights on a midnight road. Supposidly this is what the song is about. Ive heard she is still puzzled to this day over the dream as its not a good meaning. "And Sometimes Y" ----- the rain isnt wet anymore the sun in the midnight sky leaves me blind leaves me behind the moon through my window cradled in your arm one more time for all time if we should meet in my dreams tonight talk to me for a little while ease my mind then leave me behind where to now? ----- I cant listen to the song without getting a little choked up. Ive played it for a few people after telling them the story and they tear up as well, one girl bawled her eyes out and cant listen to the song again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeartfeltDawn Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 Spiritualized - Broken Heart from the 'Ladies and Gentlemen...' LP. All the live versions I've seen haven't been able to touch the album version. K9xPNaq9uec Radiohead - Motion Picture Soundtrack fom 'Kid A'. Personally I think they hit their absolute peak with Kid A. pO007Bx1Uak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Uncle Bastard Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 Hurt ( Johnny Cash ) is immensely painful to listen to, and Never let Go by Tom Waits always makes me well up. Down Here ( With The Rest Of Us ) by Social Distortion comes in third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nazgul6 Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 anything in D minor bitches... So then Lick My Love Pump by Spinal Tap would qualify. Seriously though, how about When a Blind Man Cries by Deep Purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ravelm3nt Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 However, despite the fact that I generally listen to extreme metal, probably the saddest album in my memory is Counting Crows' August and Everything After. Round Here, Perfect Blue Buildings, Sullivan Street... {censored} that whole album is filled with sadness, melancholy, loss and all that. Sure the album was really popular, but it's still a very dark album (the singer's ridiculous hairdo aside ). Especially at some rough points in my life, that album has really dug into me. Funny you mention them. I read an article about Adam Durwitz in the new Men's Health. That guy has a rare mental disorder which makes him feel like everything that happens in real life is only happening in his imagination. It was a rough read. I never liked them but I feel like I have a new respect for them now. He's been through some serious {censored}. I did, however, always think that the intro to "round here" has amazing lyrics.My personal go-to sad song is "Hours of Wealth" from Opeth. That song is one of the most beautiful and depressing songs ever. "Pennyroyal Tea" from Nirvana is another.I think a lot Alice in Chains could make the cut, especially stuff from Dirt. Elliot Smith's entire catalog is terribly depressing, especially when associated with his suicide. Radiohead is depressing and sad to most people. I personally don't get that impression from them, even though I'm sure a lot of their songs come from a sad place. "Exit Music" off of Ok Computer is pretty sad though. Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" is a good one too. I love me some NIN but the original just doesn't do what the Cash version does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jds22 Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 Natalie Merchant - Beloved WifeGive it a listen or read thru the lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marshredder Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 I know no-one ever really takes the time to watch posted Youtube video's, but please just take a minute to watch this one if you want a sad song. Every girl I've showed it too has cried. Forever Love by X-Japan at their Last ever concert. Truly emotional. [YOUTUBE]Ex2z2154cHc[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dreamspace Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 [YOUTUBE]_E9x5A9qov4[/YOUTUBE] and the solo is pure badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KCTigerChief Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 my exact thought, minus the mainstream part. and that's why the song is so sad. the combination of his voice, and the images in the video strikes something deep inside me. i get all watery eyed just thinking about it, but that's because i understand what johnny meant when he made that song his. trent reznor may have written it, but that is johnny cash's song.now i gotta go watch it. {censored}. Dude, i had to comment on this...That is the most powerful song i've ever listened to. It really brings a tear to my eye, and pressure in my chest when i hear it...Trent Reznor himself said that even though he wrote that song, he considers it a Johnny Cash song...He said Johnny Cash's version is the one that made that song popular, and he brought his own meaning to the song...I think it's awesome that Trent can put himself aside, to give credit to someone else for making something of his mean so much to so many people...i have to go watch the video too :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jbviper4 Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 A lot of the songs on The Rising are sad, but none hits home like Empty Sky for me. My best friend's brother was lost in the WTC and nothing was ever found. You're Missing is a very close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ravelm3nt Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 Dude, i had to comment on this... That is the most powerful song i've ever listened to. It really brings a tear to my eye, and pressure in my chest when i hear it... Trent Reznor himself said that even though he wrote that song, he considers it a Johnny Cash song...He said Johnny Cash's version is the one that made that song popular, and he brought his own meaning to the song... I think it's awesome that Trent can put himself aside, to give credit to someone else for making something of his mean so much to so many people... i have to go watch the video too :cry: Damn, that's awesome. I remember reading that when Trent and the guys were writing/recording that song. He said that everyone was choked up. It is a very cool song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darkwaters Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 1) Richard Thompson "Dimming Of The Day" 2) Fairport convention "Farewell, Farewell'. 3) Blue Rodeo "Dark Angel" 4) Nick Drake "Fruit Tree". 5) Beach Boys "God Only Knows" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jaytee123 Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 "You Don't Know Me" by Ray Charles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike_E_McGee Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 Maggot Brain In case you don't know the story behind it, George Clinton told Eddie Hazel to picture the saddest thing he could imagine and play. Hazel imagined hearing that his Mother had died and really expressed anguish with his playing. After a long fight with drugs and alcohol and a pretty much failed career, he was able to quit the drugs, but drank himself to death... after moving back in with his Mother...who had Maggot Brain played at her own son's funeral. The song's sad enough, but the bitter irony behind it just pushes it over the cliff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members "sasquatch" Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 Chris Cornell "Sunshower" Makes me cry every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members In Absentia Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 Operator-Jim Croce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newholland Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 loads of stuff from the codeine catalog.. loss leader comes to mind first from the white birch.. but theres so many! i think sadie by joanna newsom is up there too.. {censored}... the entirety of nick drake pink moon too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members telephant Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 trent reznor may have written it, but that is johnny cash's song. Thats retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhr74 Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 Anything off the album Berlin by Lou Reed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weathered Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 Every song Dallas Green has ever written. Happiness By The Kilowatt is a good one. Add: "The Tide" - The Spill Canvas"Fade To Black" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marcher5877 Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 So Many Roads Seeing Jerry Garcia play this in 95, after a life lived on the road, a few months before his death really hit me hard. They played this at the last Grateful Dead concert at Soldier Field.A different version. Also check out those trippy mid-90s video effects. Ahg! hippies on the lightboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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